sman911

Hey guys... I have the stock Becker radio in my 98 993. I need to install a Sirius setup. Any suggestions? Crutchfield had recommended an Alpine to replace the original Thoughts??

JasonF

I had a Becker Trafficpro recently installed along with a hardwired Sirius Starmate Replay. As you can see from the pic, the Sirius headunit is attached to the left vent grill. Since I'm an open-window driver I don't miss any cooling that would come out of the vent and I can still have access to the gas tank lid lever and headlight swtich.

After trying several different locations for the sirius unit, I settled on this location since it's the most out of the way, but still easy to change stations. I'll take update photos of the setup later, the wires are now totally hidden.

sman911

Jason, I forgot to mention that I would prefer something that integrates the satellite radio into the receiver. I just sold a 2003 M5 that was setup like that. With the radar detector on the windshield, I don't want to have a seperate unit mounted on the dash.

CarreraX

i have an extra starmate unit like the one pictured that I will sell cheap. It is new and I was going to put it in the X% but I went all factory instead.

JasonF

My '07 550i has integrated Sirius which drives me nuts. You can't store favorite artists/songs and you're allowed only 12 presets. Switching from am/fm to Sirius is also unduly cumbersome. Since you're going the integrated route, I would recommend an Alpine unit so you can also use their excellent iPod interface.

sman911

Thanks guys...appreciate the info Steve

sman911

Mark, you mentioned you had an extra starmate.... I'm interested, how much do you want? Are all wires,etc included? Thanks

CarreraX

Sman, you have a pm.

C4SJOHN

Where have you installed the antenna for the satllite unit on the outside of your car and how did you route the wires? Can the antenna be painted to match your car? Or do you need to have one at all? Any pictures. Please help me understand. Thanks.

JasonF

My antenna is routed through the inside of the car, and the antenna sits on top of a speaker grill. Reception is fantastic (in fact, much better than my BMW's external "shark fin" antenna) and I have not experienced any ill-effects of the antenna's magnetic base interfering with the speaker's sound. Since it's resting inside the car I have no worries about paint scratches.

CarreraX

In the 993, it is on the rear tray right under the glass. It works great. On my BMW, I did all the factory parts but instead of using the shark fin, I put the antenna under the plastic rear spoiler at the top of the windew. The reception is great.