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heavy_chevy29
12-11-2005, 06:17 PM
in getting sirius satilite radio for christmas. i was wondering if i have to get a new head unit or will it work with a stock head unit. its going in my truck wich is a 1990 F-150 if that matters. if anyone has any info on this please let me know. thaks alot
Ian
12-11-2005, 06:21 PM
my guess would be that you're gonna need a new head unit. If its still the original head unit, it wont have any provisions for satellite. You can get a pioneer or alpine head unit with satellite capability for pretty cheap.
trashman01
12-11-2005, 07:16 PM
no as long as u get the car kit. all u do is just broadcast it over fm freq. its like 88.5fm. i have it in my acclaim with a jvc headunit. just make sure u get the right car kit.
deadtrend1
12-11-2005, 07:41 PM
Depending on the Sirius unit you get, you could get one with built in FM modulation and all you would need to do is stick a antenna on your roof, plug it in to your cigarette light and stick the thing to your dash. Its not the cleanest sounding thing out there though, but it works.

I only use the fm modulator when I drive a work truck (no tape/cdplayers only radio) and its sometimes a pain. If you only use it locally and keep it tuned to a empty station your fine, but on long trips that i take, i have to swithc stations every once in a while.

Or, if you want it to sound really nice but use your stock radio, get one of these.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2sIXOMms552/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=251550&I=142FMMOD01
or
if you get a audiovox sirius reciever, you could maybe use this.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2sIXOMms552/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=251550&I=220SATSWB
BigAls87Z28
12-11-2005, 09:01 PM
Why did you pic the inferiour Sirius over the much greater XM?
deadtrend1
12-11-2005, 09:08 PM
Why did you pic the inferiour Sirius over the much greater XM?

I got XM, but the overall basis of how to get the units to make sound come out of your car speakers is relatively the same.
heavy_chevy29
12-12-2005, 04:52 PM
Why did you pic the inferiour Sirius over the much greater XM?

im a howard stern fan

i dont know what sirius unit im getting. ill have to wait and see. thanks for all the info