Season 1: Episode 14
Ford Mustang Sirius Satellite Radio Car Kit Installation
Aired: December 12, 2008
Posted in: All Episodes, Cars, Electronics, Season 1
Chris Duke shows you how to install a satellite radio car kit and receiver from SiriusXM on a 2008 Ford Mustang GT.
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April 8th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Chris…another great video! However…I was hoping that you would have shoen how to hardwire this to the actual antenna. I have the fm adapter kit and the antenna booster, as shown in the begining. Living where I do it is still very staticy, hence I rarely use it in my car. There is a kit that allows you to hardwire it in, to really minimize all the static and having to switch stations. The local sound guys want big$ to do it..It cant be that hard, even on an 08 Chevy Uplander? Help, if you can
May 2nd, 2009 at 10:53 am
Everything is mindless, if you already know how to do it. The easy part is knowing how everything needs to be hooked up – the hard part is dealing with all those little details that make the difference between a hack job and a pro-like installation. So thank you for this video, since I’ve never done anything like this before. Having a similar video for routing speaker wires throughout a car into the dash would also be great. The wires are the biggest obstacle to doing a nice job. And soldering.
July 24th, 2009 at 2:15 am
lol, he got in the car. Hey, thanks for the vid, I have to install one in my car and this made it seem easy.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:28 am
Just wanted to note that a more universal approach to connecting directly to a head unit, especially a stock one, or an after market one if it does not have an auxilary input is a direct connect fm interface, not an audio cable. A direct connecting fm interface still plays through the fm tuner but has the same sound quality as the direct audio cable, but does not need the head unit to have an aux in. The only additional items you may need are antenna adapters, but not all vehicles need them. Have a great one guys, keep up the good work. AJ Michelson Professional Installer for Automotive Performance Parts, Mobile Audio and Mobile Security.
November 17th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Also, as the antenna is a coax cable, it is not recommended that you DO NOT put it through the trunk, seams, doors or windows, pretty much anywhere it could get pinched, if pinched, will render the antenna useless.
November 22nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
i got one i like it alot but it cuts out all the time 1 tree in the way going down the road and it loses if they worked on that it would be great!
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
this was a funny video thanks for the laugh.
January 21st, 2010 at 7:23 pm
How do you remove the weatherstrip (I have a Hyundai Accent 2009) What do we do if water enter by the tiny hole in the weatherstrip
January 21st, 2010 at 7:26 pm
How do we remove the weatherstrip (I have a hyundai Accent 2009 3 doors) What do we do if the water enter by the tiny hole of the weather strip. Can we put a little bit of silicone
February 25th, 2010 at 11:54 am
This is fine and dandy if you have a regular car like this, but if you have a SCION ur screwed. I hadda pay 80 bucks for Geek squad to install it. The little bastard left smugey finger prints all over my clean polished dash. Bastards!
February 25th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Ps the stations sound like shit! They sound like they’re talking and singing in a locked closet, and a bit muffled. there go’s that unemployment check.
February 28th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
oh check out my latest video on Sirius Satellite Radio’s new promo where they just activate old accounts and start billing you.. lol they say “your service is on” haha check my vids
July 30th, 2010 at 5:49 am
nice video! and for all who are complaining about reception and sound quality all i have to say is iv installed 3 myself in both of my cars and in my house which runs 4 radios off the one house unit. they all sound great and i never loose my signal unless im in a tunnel or under a drive thru. other then that iv not had ONE problem with either unit or the siganl/quality of sound in 5 years.
October 12th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I hate sat radio because every time I go under a tree or a bridge the signal gets cut but I love it because howard stern is funny as shit
October 16th, 2010 at 1:32 am
@testify221 that and commercial free radio with heavy rotation and variety and REAL hip hop, thats more for me though, satellite radio is the future
November 5th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
@testify221 sat radio gets block my dads radio will lose signal a lot of places
November 5th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
love xm sat radio
November 6th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
we have two radio in the house and one in my dads car
November 11th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
@doglover101991 we only we in a parking garage a tonnully
November 24th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
@doglover101991 we only lose in a tunnel which is normal and it block in garages also normal
November 27th, 2010 at 4:27 am
We have two in our house one in my room and one down stairs
December 7th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
do you still have siruis in your car
December 7th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
@doglover101991 Yes
December 7th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
I satlile radio it the best you can beat commercial free music and 100 percent digital radio
December 8th, 2010 at 9:40 am
I love those outtakes!!
December 8th, 2010 at 9:55 am
@tetra021 Thanks! We have a lot of fun as you can tell…
December 11th, 2010 at 10:31 am
I just bought a new truck that came with sirius xm and its great!If I bought a handheld reciever could I just plug it into my bose sounddock?Any help would be appreciated.
December 15th, 2010 at 12:25 am
how do you guy pronounce the word sirius? do you pronounce it as serious or do you pronounce it as syrus??
December 15th, 2010 at 12:25 am
how do you guy pronounce the word sirius? do you pronounce it as serious or do you pronounce it as syrus??
December 15th, 2010 at 12:28 am
@ruddiato Serious.
December 18th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
I’m %100 hetro male, but jealous of his baritone voice
December 18th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
@92007cardiff Thanks. Barry White is my hero –Chris
December 19th, 2010 at 9:04 am
will it not get ruin. for example rain, storm, or snow… i live in illinois,. snow is bad
January 20th, 2011 at 10:20 am
hi do i pay for using the service of the sirius Satellite Radio Stratus 5 can it works on a standart car radio ?? in every country ( europe ) ?? thx..
January 20th, 2011 at 10:22 am
@Bloe007 Unfortunately Sirius doesn’t work in Europe. It’s mainly North America.
January 20th, 2011 at 10:22 am
@Bloe007 Unfortunately Sirius doesn’t work in Europe. It’s mainly North America.
January 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am
@motorztv thanks , do you know something that works in europe ??
January 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am
@motorztv thanks , do you know something that works in europe ??
January 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Bloe007 I do not know the equivalent service in Europe, but you might want to try Google.
January 20th, 2011 at 10:25 am
@Bloe007 I do not know the equivalent service in Europe, but you might want to try Google.
January 20th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
hi do i pay for using the service of thesirius Satellite Radio Stratus 5can it works on a standart car radio ?? in every country ( europe ) ?? thx..
February 4th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
their site changed, its siriusxm.com now
February 20th, 2011 at 10:19 am
@motorztv can you do a video how to install in a truck?
February 20th, 2011 at 10:19 am
@motorztv can you do a video how to install in a truck?
February 21st, 2011 at 6:43 pm
@JDTVEXTREMEVIDEOS they should of comblend the websites when they first megred
February 21st, 2011 at 7:43 pm
LOL, howard stern is the funniest guy on radio, opia an anthony are funny but howard gets better guest.
March 3rd, 2011 at 4:44 pm
that sux that it doesnt work in Europe. i live in minnesota and i have sirus radio. i also have a pt cruiser
April 2nd, 2011 at 6:14 pm
what if my car has no auxiliary port??
April 24th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
this stuff is so easy for a thief to steal.
April 24th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
this stuff is so easy for a thief to steal.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:55 am
Is that your car
May 4th, 2011 at 8:29 am
@Nickatwar1 The owner is the camera guy at the time.
May 25th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
hey I was wondering, I am wanting to install my satellite radio into my car but I want to eliminate the cigarette power adapter.. is there anyways of doing this or do you have a video showing the process of this?? I have attempted it already and have had no luck was wondering if that extra black cylinder on the wire is a stepper for the power up or down or is it just a noise eliminator?? hope someone can help
May 25th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
hey I was wondering, I am wanting to install my satellite radio into my car but I want to eliminate the cigarette power adapter.. is there anyways of doing this or do you have a video showing the process of this??I have attempted it already and have had no luck was wondering if that extra black cylinder on the wire is a stepper for the power up or down or is it just a noise eliminator??hope someone can help
May 29th, 2011 at 10:27 am
sweeeeeeeet thanks alot
May 29th, 2011 at 10:28 am
@hatahurta20 You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!!
May 29th, 2011 at 10:29 am
@speedfreakcl67 You can definitely hard-wire the system. We’ll do a video on how to do this at some point, since it’s a popular request… but you should also just try checking eBay to look for what you need to make the wiring easier.
July 18th, 2011 at 5:15 am
@hatahurta: the black cylinder probably is the sureconnect, used to eliminate static and noise on your sat radio.
November 27th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
thats such a beautiful vehicle…
January 18th, 2012 at 10:07 am
hahah i came across your video and the gag reel at the end had me on the floor. no to play “the im a girl and dont know anything about cars card” but i honestly dont know anything hahaha but i actaully used your tips to install my xm radio and my guy friends who are pro installers are really impressed. thanks alot for this video. :P
January 18th, 2012 at 10:12 am
@BeyondBeautyInStyle You’re welcome! Thanks for the funny comment… :)
March 13th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
i have a ford focus, and i can see that installation will be easy as you say, but what if i don’t have an audio input port already installed? will i need to have one professionally installed?
March 25th, 2012 at 2:46 am
omg is this real ??? 3 new videos in just under 24h :) it must be my lucky day :D
March 25th, 2012 at 2:50 am
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March 25th, 2012 at 2:54 am
omg ♥
March 25th, 2012 at 5:28 am
First!
March 25th, 2012 at 5:50 am
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June 29th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
The Almighty Emergency Trunk Handle <3
June 29th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
The Almighty Emergency Trunk Handle <3
June 29th, 2012 at 11:32 pm
The Almighty Emergency Trunk Handle <3
January 15th, 2013 at 11:55 pm
nice video, thanks 4 tht tutorial
January 15th, 2013 at 11:55 pm
nice video, thanks 4 tht tutorial
March 17th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
I’m 13 what am I doing here?
March 17th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
I’m 13 what am I doing here?
March 18th, 2013 at 10:36 pm
This is probably the worst way to install a satellite radio. The antenna wire routing can cause it to become damaged, and placement of the radio itself could be hazardous for someone driving and becoming distracted fumbling to change a channel. Have your satellite radio professionally installed; or if your factory head unit permits, purchase a direct interface. There is no drilling required for professional installation on a direct, fm modulated, or Aux interface.
March 18th, 2013 at 10:36 pm
This is probably the worst way to install a satellite radio. The antenna wire routing can cause it to become damaged, and placement of the radio itself could be hazardous for someone driving and becoming distracted fumbling to change a channel. Have your satellite radio professionally installed; or if your factory head unit permits, purchase a direct interface. There is no drilling required for professional installation on a direct, fm modulated, or Aux interface.