jfoxny

Looking at a car that has an aftermarket sat radio installed right where my right knee needs to go. It was installed on a metal bracket that was screwed in underneath the dash. So, that part seems simple; just unscrew it. However, the antenna pops out where the window meets the dash and I'm not sure how they got it there.

I am not a car stereo buff and I have no idea what's involved in uninstalling this setup. Do you have to remove the dash to get rid of this thing or just pull out the PCM head unit or can I just unscrew the mount, cut the wires and pull (probably a bad idea :-P)?

If anyone has dealt with this before and could provide som insight it would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
Jason

buddy911t

Are you sure your knee needs to go there?

jfoxny

Hehe... Yes, I am sure, I drove the car. Plus I have zero interest in sat radio and hate the look. But thanks for asking. :-P

alpine-al

I removed a Kenwood Sirius satellite radio receiver installed by the prior owner. I found that the unit was connected to the existing antenna cable behind the PCM. If yours is similar, you will have to remove the two side panels from your front console, then look for the black coaxial antenna cable. You should find a Y-connector, which you will simply unplug and then reconnect the standard antenna cable. No cutting is involved. Then, try to trace the others wires from the satellite radio (power, ground, infrared remote, etc.). You can either disconnect them (best) or cut them and tape the ends. After I removed the satellite radio, my AM/FM radio signal improved noticeably.
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AP997S

Just bring it into a good automotive electrical shop (ie. stereo radio, alarms, etc etc) that works w/ Porsche vehicles. They'll get it out in no time. Should quick & easy for them.

jfoxny

Excellent, this ^^^ is what I was looking for and this is probably what I'll end up doing if I get the car...

Thanks for the replies.

Jason

jhbrennan

Interesting that the Sirius radio was spliced nto the standard antenna - I thought satellite radios had entirely different antennas and antenna connectors.

alpine-al

You're right. The Kenwood box had a little Sirius antenna stuck on the dash that was connected back to the box by a thin wire.

The Kenwood box tapped into the existing am/fm antenna cable and fed the satellite radio signal into the factory system that way because there were no auxilliary inputs on the factory radio. The factory unit antenna had a male/female coupling - so it was simple to remove the "Y" tap and just reconnect the factory am/fm antenna without the tap.