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Old 9/6/06, 06:29 PM
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XM Radio Receiver & Adaptor Install

I received my XM Radio Receiver & Alpine Adapter tonight
I had to get a little creative (at least for me it was) to install it where;
1) It wasn't easily noticeable
2)Still reached the HU
3)A decent place for the antenna.

My solution? The glove box. I don't know if anyone else has done this yet or not, but I think it turned out rather well. I very RARELY get in the glove box, it didn't take up a lot of room and and you really can't see it once it's open anyway.

I screwed the adapter to the left most side of the glove box and ran the Ai-Net cable over the left side of the glove box and into the HU.
Attachment 8728

Then I dremeled two small slots to accommodate the screw tabs on the bottom of the receiver, slid them into the slots and bent them over on the backside. Then I screwed the top two tabs to the glove box.
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I connected the two pieces together using the supplied cables and zip tied them tight.
Then I ran the antenna wire through the right side of the glove box through the access panel and to the dash where it sits on the passenger side dash.
When I was done it looked like this.
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The cord hanging loose on the left side is a pass through for the Ai-Net cable. I can attach other peroducts there later (Navigation, 6-Disc Changer, etc.)
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Here is some screenshots before I have gotten it activated.

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Looks good, Daryl!

Just the DVD left and you're complete!
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