sirius antenna

[jm99z71]

the sirius sat. radio antrnna on my truck went bad this week & i was wondering if anyone else was having this problem. jm99z71.

[cmccarthy]

I have problems with weak signal strength, but I've never had an outright hardware failure.

[plainvanilla]

When I bought mine at Circuit City, I bought the $12 insurance that covers the entire Sirius system for a few years. The tech told me that the antennas don't last much more than a year or so.

[mrhooie]

The tech told me that the antennas don't last much more than a year or so.

 

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when installed properly, they will last a heck of a lot longer than a year.

 

I have one on my father's truck i put in 3 years ago and it's still functioning.

 

i replaced mine when i returned my lease Chev last year. when i went to remove it, the wire disintigrated in a few places.

 

all this and I live through 40 below 3 months a year

[plainvanilla]

The tech told me that the antennas don't last much more than a year or so.

 

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when installed properly, they will last a heck of a lot longer than a year.

 

I have one on my father's truck i put in 3 years ago and it's still functioning.

 

i replaced mine when i returned my lease Chev last year. when i went to remove it, the wire disintigrated in a few places.

 

all this and I live through 40 below 3 months a year

 

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Thats what the tech was saying, it all depends on how your wire is ran and what it is in contact with. It's the wire insulation that gives you trouble.