[bradical]

ive had my fx for over a year and i just decided that i want to get a satellite radio after driving wifey's honda with sat radio this week.

anyone get this installed on a tech FX after the fact? i am assuming that its pre-wired for it. does it take long? any ideas on overall cost with labor?

thanks!

brad

 

[FXLENT]

Added mine after the fact. Non-tech. Theres a spot under the middle rear seat where it slides right in and is connected to the pre-wired setup. Has a velcro closure to conceal in case the seat is down. Install and equipment cost me $505.

 

[PINITI]

it's the equivilent of buying an FX w/o, but having it installed as a dealer installed option, they can do it, bargain with parts and service dept. for a fair price, shoot for about $500., or buy it from grubbs and install it yourself or install shop (no warr. that way though) , mine was after the fact , but before del. / paid invoice.and 1.9% finance ...why am i rambling......oh my glass is empty.

 

[bradical]

i went to rosenthal infiniti in tysons corner va and most of the guys were out for the day, but two folks separately told me that the install would be 800 dollars (arrox 400 for the euip and 400 for the labor!!!). they are also saying that there is only ONE antenna type they can install for each brand (XM vs. Sirius) and they are both the BIG ones. in addition i asked about alternate placement positions and the guy said that there is only one place that they can place it and that there is NO way they can do it other places.

i mentioned that i know of folks that have had dealers do this in other places and with smaller antennas and he was like "no, its not possible..they are wrong" :roll:

so ...

(1) anyone here get a smaller antenna for XM or sirius installed by the dealer?

(2) anyone have the DEALER install the antenna in a custom location?

(3) what is involved on the delaers side for the actual install (i.e.. what costs 400$ for labor! i would think that the only real labor is running the antenna cable

(4) where does the antenna cable go? thru the roof where the rails are?

thanks for any info

brad

 

[PINITI]

search stealth xm install at F/A , print it and show them , thats what i did - we know more than they do because of this site.

 

[bradical]

search stealth xm install at F/A , print it and show them , thats what i did - we know more than they do because of this site.

cool. i was looking at this the other day and couldnt remember if you said it was done at the dealer.

thanks,

brad

 

[PINITI]

show them the grubbs site XM $299 , ants. etc....

 

[bradical]

show them the grubbs site XM $299 , ants. etc....

im gathering my ammo as we speak :razz:

 

[FromHereToInfiniti]

Brad,

I bought my Sirius from Grubbs, but never got around to installing it. I also checked at Rosenthal, and couldn't believe the price they wanted for installlation. I called Passport, and though I don't recall the quote, it was significantly less expensive. I do have the printed instructions for the installation, and if you're willing to give it a try maybe we could do the two togeather some weekend...otherwise, I'll be heading to Passport when I get back from my trip (after Labor Day)

Oh, and you are covered on a one-year warranty for self installations, but you get the full vehicle warranty if the dealer does it.

Don

 

[bradical]

Brad,

I bought my Sirius from Grubbs, but never got around to installing it. I also checked at Rosenthal, and couldn't believe the price they wanted for installlation. I called Passport, and though I don't recall the quote, it was significantly less expensive. I do have the printed instructions for the installation, and if you're willing to give it a try maybe we could do the two togeather some weekend...otherwise, I'll be heading to Passport when I get back from my trip (after Labor Day)

Oh, and you are covered on a one-year warranty for self installations, but you get the full vehicle warranty if the dealer does it.


Don

its funny you said this becuase i looked at the instructions from grubbs too and i said to tracy that i should jusy buy the kit there, call up don, grab a 6-pack of beer, and do the install together.

im going to review the self install instructions in detail this weekend. maybe ill get mine at grubbs too and we can do a dual install in early september

 

[PINITI]

...and if one gets sirius and the other gets xm, you can do the "dual-remote ant. mod." to get the best of both sources!

 

[phader07]

Added mine after the fact. Non-tech. Theres a spot under the middle rear seat where it slides right in and is connected to the pre-wired setup. Has a velcro closure to conceal in case the seat is down. Install and equipment cost me $505.

anyone have a wire diagram for this pre-wired setup?

 

[fxhobo]

pictures

I have great pictures of the complete install, the directions given by grubbs are decent but supplementing them with pictures would help alot.

Geesh i'm lazy - need to downsize and upload, took me like 3 hours total, you need space b/c you have to take everything out of the back to run the wires. Unfortunately I didn't do the stealth install under the hatch, but I am using the small Terk antenna and it definitely works as well as the generation 1 antenna i had with skyfi.

 

[bradical]

Re: pictures

I have great pictures of the complete install, the directions given by grubbs are decent but supplementing them with pictures would help alot.

Geesh i'm lazy - need to downsize and upload, took me like 3 hours total, you need space b/c you have to take everything out of the back to run the wires. Unfortunately I didn't do the stealth install under the hatch, but I am using the small Terk antenna and it definitely works as well as the generation 1 antenna i had with skyfi.

im thinking about doing the install myself and possibly going for the stelath install. but if you have good pictures, could you post them or email them to me?

also, did you have to obtain any special tools to do this, or better yet, were there any real tough points that i need to be warned of?

thanks!

brad

 

[bradical]

I do have the printed instructions for the installation, and if you're willing to give it a try maybe we could do the two togeather some weekend...otherwise, I'll be heading to Passport when I get back from my trip (after Labor Day)

don,

save yourself the cash and ill come over there and help you and do this yourself. i got bored last weekend and installed mine with stealth antenna and it works great. for the amount of cash that you'll save, you shouldnt even need to worry about the warranty since ,if it breaks after a year, you could buy a whole new unit for less than the extra cost of the install

i already have the steps fresh in my mind, and its easy to do...

 

[FXLENT]

Brad,

If I were to replace my Terk's antenna with a stealth antenna such as yours would I have to go all the way back into the receiver or just splice it somewhere?

Any pics of your stealth placement?

 

[bradical]

Brad,

If I were to replace my Terk's antenna with a stealth antenna such as yours would I have to go all the way back into the receiver or just splice it somewhere?

Any pics of your stealth placement?

i didnt take any pics when i did mine since i was planning on doing that when we do dons FX45.

my "stealth" antenna is a Terk antenna...just a small one that i got from grubbs...and yes, i do think you will have to go all the way back to the reciever. The only caveat is if its possible to "cut" the cable on the old antenna and the new antenna and splice them together. i dont know much about the antenna differences except that my small antenna needed an adapter (splitter) since the antenna only has one lead and the reciever splits into to inputs.

if you didnt do the intall yourself, rerouting the antenna is not hard as long as you have a handfull of small zip ties and some electrical tape.

 

[OIIIIIIO]

I was thinking about it, although, I would prolly use it more in my Jeep while offroading in the mountians (where I cant pick up a radio station). This thread made me think I'd rather have a portable unit that will allow more tunes.

http://www.infinitifx.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1535

 

[kcrudup]

Grubbs is selling XM/Sirius recievers (no ant) for $266

 

[bradical]

Grubbs is selling XM/Sirius recievers (no ant) for $266

this is a good choice to get your sat and antenna. get the small antenna for the extra cash as it lets you put it in different locations easily.

also...anyone that wants this after the fact, do yourself a favor and install it yourself. its not hard when using the small antenna and it will save you anywhere from 100-450 bucks depending on where and who you would normally use for the install.