senior_brown

has anyone been able to use the factory xm antenna for their aftermarket deck or xm or siruis hookup?

i have a deck i was gonna put in and i was gonna get the sirius brain for it, i was wondering if i could stil use that antenna as i really dont want to put another antenna on my car

Sempher55

theres a way to do it... but i dont know how... i said **** it and got serious...

senior_brown

well can you use the sm antenna for the sirius radio? instead of having to use an additional antenna?

WSFrazier

I am pretty sure XM and Sirius use different antennas for their different satilite systems.

senior_brown

for sure? cause i figure an antenna is just that, an antenna, you'd just need the proper receiver with the proper codes , like satelite tv, to get the programming, and frequencies

iLLmaTic3s

the factory antenna for xm..is totally different then those plug n play units. sirius is coming out with a unit that will plug up to the factory head unit that is XM ready and u will have sirius right to that factory HU. only thing is u have to use another antenna for sirius...im waiting for it. xm sucks..lol

CTCOBALTSSS

Sorry to be alittle off topic with this but is it ok to paint the antena. I think it looks like shat black. It would look way better painted to match like the BMW's and what not. Is it ok to paint it?

senior_brown

umm i thnk im more confused, siruis and xm are competitors, why would the make something compatible with each other? also, i dont want sirius to my factory deck, i hate that deck, albeit its a good deck for factory, im just used to having my up-grades and high end **** lol

RedCavyRS99

xm and sirius antennas are interchangable they are nothing special. You could even use the stock one if you wanted the only trick is how they conect to the blackbox/reciever for the satelite signal.

joeworkstoohard

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/utilize-factory-roof-mounted-xm-antenna-7245/


i dunno if this will work ot not.

astrocrep

Totally not true...

This is an adapter that will convert your xm antenna to connect to a sirius outlet...

Furthermore!!!

Sirius is coming out with a product called the sir-gm1 that is a direct replacement to swap xm to sirius utilizing ALL STOCK FACTOR HW (Head unit, and antenna)...

How the SIR-GM1 has been delayed month after month...

-Rich

FAUST

I got a question...gona take a real tech head to answer though. I want to get one of those Pioneer AVIC-XX in-dash units for my cobat. I have the XM package already in the car, but here's my question. Is it possible to use the XM antenna for the GPS function in the Pioneer system? I work a little with RF amps but I'm not sure about the antenna. My concern is that the Pioneer is so damn expensive...and the antenna they give you is a pain in the ass & simply will not install anywhere neatly nor easily. I dunno about you all but I don't wana spend over $1000 on crap.

RedCavyRS99

great question i wish i had an answer for you on that one

senior_brown

well i hope they release it soon, cause im sold on it already lol