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MCourson Senior Enthusiast

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Looking to put the Xm setup in the '03. I am going to use the Delphi Sky Fi reciever and I also want to be able to get the boom box for home that uses the Delphi unit too. What all do I need? Stock 03 non Bose RDS single cd player.

 

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Shotgun Enthusiast

Shotgun

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you need the FM modulator and car kit unless you want to use the cassette adapter that comes with the car kit.I have the boom box too and I know you will love it :sigh:

Black02Silverado Senior Enthusiast

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I got the Delphi Ski Fi for the wife and she loves it. The only problem is where to mount it. So it is sitting in her cup holder for now, till I can find a place to mount it. I tried plugging it into the RCA jacks on the DVD player and it sounded worse than using the Tape adapter. That really tripped me out. I thought it would sound better running it through that RCA inputs, but it picked up engine noise and was lower in volume. Go figure. The antenna was really easy to mount, magnetic mount. and ran it right down the window channel and through the firewall to the dash. Now to get another antenna so I can put it in the truck on my long drives back home to Pa. :(

LarryE Senior Enthusiast

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You can get the Delphi Roady kit now which is 119 and has the car kit and has an available home kit now.

 

At best buy you get the home kit free when you buy the Roady Kit till this saturday

endo Enthusiast

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I would highly recommend looking into doing something other than FM modulation. My Sirius setup runs through FM modulation and the sound quality is not that great. SoundGate (www.soundgate.com) just came out with a couple of modules that allow you to directly connect a Kenwood Sirius or Pioneer XM unit directly into a 2003 stereo. They are the only company that I am aware of who makes such a device. I ordered it last week, and it is supposed to ship on Thursday. They literally just went into production this week. I can't wait.

 

There's another company that makes auxillary inputs for the 2003s (PIE) but their units require a slave unit, i.e., you must have a factory-installed external CD changer, tape player, or DVD system in your truck.

 

The Delphi Skyfi system looks really nice, and the user interface of it is quite a bit cleaner than most other sat receivers. I would not buy it unless its possible to run it without FM modulation though.

 

BTW, pics of my Sirius install can be found at http://www.catastrophicerror.com/~endo/z71

If you look at the FM modulator is underneath the satellite receiver, mounted vertically. It just barely fits. I'm sure the FM mod unit will fit fine in the garbage though :(

MCourson Senior Enthusiast

MCourson

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Thanks for the help guys. I have pretty much decided on the Delphi SkyFi kit. Does any one have a pic and perhaps measurements of the XM antenna location on stock XM trucks? I would like to have it in the stock location but the guys installing it want to put it by the 3rd brake light. :(

Shotgun Enthusiast

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The new Delphi FM modulators work fine..I have it installed in two vehicles and believe me it's better than the cassette adapter.Makes a much cleaner install.The only better sound quality option is if you are changing out your factory deck.

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