Liftback with XM Satellite Radio

[Pompeii66]

Almost couldn't find a place that would work for mounting my Sky-FI 2 receiver. It's not where I would have like it to be as a first pick but it is out of sight. Drilled only one hole for wire access into the one compartment.
Used a 6' stereo mini plug to connect it into the AUX port.
Works better going line-in rather than FM transmitter.
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[Chris07LB]

Nice! I really want to try XM! :thumbup:

[ChinoCharles]

XM is sweet, but an iPod and a giant collection of stolen music would be sweeter.

[ben dover]

looks good. two question, do you get any motor noice? douse it sound as good as an mp3 player? cause i have add sirius and xm plug and play units (like skify 2, myfi, s50) to other toyota (not yaris) oem factory aux and they sound bad. i think that it has some thing to do with the power but have no clue how to fix it. thanks

[eight_heads]

a ground-loop isolator should fix any alternator noise...a whirring like sound... also, running your aux wires away from any power wires should fix that too

[ben dover]

true, but could it be that the oem auxs has a bad ground? if so how would you fix that with out ground-loop isolator? in other words the chapes way to go.? i don't got funds to go buy a good ground-loop isolator.

[Mattiepl]

It is hard to keep the power seperate from the audio cable on most sat. radios because they usually plug in beside the power to the unit. I just ran mine fm mod with a wired modulator and it works fine. That plus I have my ipod running in the aux.

[eight_heads]

wait, you have Sirius and XM and you don't have a little money for a loop isolator? also, keep your wires as short as possible... or use better shielded ones

[ben dover]

I'm a penny pincher.plus how would you hook up a ground loop insulator? are those RCA to RCA. i also heard you lose some of the signal???

[Kiteless]

I was thinking of doing that but with the compartment behind the steering wheel. It would be nice to hide it some place. Can you show (or tell us) how you routed the wire along the window seal and actually got it into the car?

- Kiteless

[Pompeii66]

Can you show (or tell us) how you routed the wire along the window seal and actually got it into the car?

- Kiteless


The antenna wire for the XM is very thin. There is enough room just behind the windshield rubber seal to slip it just behind it.
Using something small and non-scratching, you can lift the rubber up just slightly and slip the wire behind it, then feed the wire all the way around and down to where the piller/fender joint is.
Ron the wire through that joint and then slip it behind that black plastic triangle on the side that is next to the side mirror (when the door is closed).
I then ran it under the door trim moulding under/behind the passenger glove box and in.
I had to drill one access hole to gain entry into the upper glove box.
The lower glove box will pull out at the top when you grab the two ends with catches together and squeeze just enough to get the "stops" through.
Then, the box just lifts off and "unsnaps" from the hinge.
Tons of room to work under there and also secrure your excess loose wires.
Be mindful of your airbag parts.
Finally, I put a small piece of duct tape on the door jamb where the wire sits (very small exposed area) for proctection.

Hope this helps/gives you the idea.

[Violin]

I want to add XM. My head unit is XM Radio ready so I plan to get one of those units that goes behind the dash.

Has anyone done this on a liftback?

Where did you put the antenna?

I don't really like the idea of a visible wire and the magnetic mount and wouldn't mind drilling a hole somewhere in the roof.

Ideas?

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Anyone?

[atebit]

Has anyone tried this on a sedan with the side curtain airbags in the pillars? I wouldn't want to set those off poking around in there...

[vodkalush]

as far as the liftback goes, if the center console is anything like the sedan (behind it that is) there should be plenty of room below the stereo...

as far as the side curtain airbags go I would grab a copy of the repair manual and see where the sensors/compents for it are and play it safe around those areas; when I was going through the repair manual I didnt see any comments/warnings about the side curtains when removing the roof lining (my guess is because the sensors for the side curtain would have to be on the door/body panel, not on the inside behind the plastic trim)....

then again if you get an airbag in the face at 200mph dont start yelling at me... :smile:

[Violin]

There's all kind of space behind the ventilation controls for the XM reciever and adapter. I just used 3M sticky tape and put them on the sides of that cavity.

The antenna goes on the outside. I ran the wire up under the headliner and out the hatch. I pulled the weather stripping down and taped over the sharp edge, ran the wire through and put the weather stripping back.

If you have side airbags, I'd disconnect the battery ground and wait a couple of minutes before poking around up there.

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