I am glad to see this thread still kicking

 

Hey Georgie, the antenna connection on the sat radio is the old style 2 connectors. but i actually connected it to my car and it works. i just took off the pink connector on my antenna and stuck it into one side of the sat radio and i get reception.

so sorry i have to tell you im gonna keep it for now.

 

Has anyone here notice any difference between old sirius units (2 connector) vs newer sirius units (1 connector) version? Menu, signal, programming different?

I bought one off eBay works great except for the fact that there are certain areas I get Acquiring signal audio cuts out then comes back right away.

The unit had like 2 months of subscription left so I never called Sirius, I wonder if calling them and activating will update location of ground repeaters on unit? or no such thing?

If newer units have no issues like I'm describing, I'm thinking of getting a new Sirius radio before I activate.

 

LOL this is a COMMON statement throughout ALL the Stealerships! They say this because they want more money from you. This is one of the biggest scams out there that is used. They give you one price to program it and then call you later with problems they are having. Really? If they this incompetent to work on our cars without problems, why do we continue to take our cars to them? They play all of us for such fools, and yet everyday we fall into their trap. It happened to me too... Bottom line they make their money on installing the entire system and when we do part of it; like buying and mounting the unit they can't claim this on their charge to you so they make up "problems" and charge for this. Honestly, I think you can probably get a better deal from them or at least the same end cost if you just have them doit all. Or better yet, maybe a indy shop with the right equipment. They wanted over $450.00 to install a battery in my car and program it! Im my personal opinion, this behavior is what gives BMW a bad name.

 

Apologize for hijacking the thread but does anyone know the part number for the other bracket installed behind the lights in the pictures? I tried to find it on OEM. I thought it was for a CD changer but every time I search for that all I get is the glove box mount info. Thanks.

 

I posted the Sirius mounting parts list.

 

Not sure if that was meant for me. I was talking about the other bracket that was already installed in the car with nothing installed in it in the OP pictures at the top of this thread. Hard to describe but it looks like it is mounted to the floor of the compartment behind the lights. Its not being used for the SAT install. Looks like it was already there although I don't know what its for. I was looking to use it to install some stereo stuff.

 

That bracket is for mounting a DVD player or IBOC-tuner.

Part # 65159120729

REAL OEM

 

THANKS!

 

OK gents, I picked up a used satellite radio off of ebay and got the installation hardware. Trying to do the installation. Is there a trick to separating the MOST block in the trunk? I gave up after an hour of playing with the blocks trying to "push locking tab to the left and sliding the upper block rearward". I was getting frustrated and didn't want to destroy something so I thought it best to retreat for now!