Sirius Antenna

[exokomp]

Anyone with a Sirius Sportster be careful when installing the antenna in your 4Runner. I did my install this weekend and started out by centering the antenna on the roof just over the rear lift gate. I then ran the wire around the lift gate gasket and into the truck and tucked the wire in along the entire driver side and then up to the dash. The wire ended up being 6 inches too short. I had to remove the whole thing and start over by moving the antenna to the driver side of the roof over the lift gate and gained about 18 inches of extra wire. Now that it's done it worked out great.

My only remaining problem is the power cord. My receiver is on the top center of the dash. The power cord is way too short to conceal and run to the power port in the center console so my cord is visible for a bit until it is hidden by the glove box door and then of course again when it pops up from the side of the passenger seat and plugs in.

 

[atomic punk]

Is it the Sportster Replay? Just curious, because it sounds like you originally ran the wire along almost the same route as I did, and my antennae is in the middle of the rear roof. I ended up with about 2 feet of extra antennae wire that I wrapped and tucked inside the center console. Strange...

Check out my sig for hardwiring that unit. Saves you the plug space for something else + it works great.

 

[exokomp]

Atomic. I do have the Sportster Replay. I guess the length of the wire isn't exact and I got jipped.

I would love to hardwire but I'm not at all a techie and don't trust myself. My dad is a whiz with that stuff so maybe I'll get him to take a look at it sometime.

 

[atomic punk]

Don't have your dad do it, have him watch/coach while you do it yourself. Live and learn, bro! It's a good, easy electrical project to start off with, and won't take long. If you need more detail on the hardware install, PM or email me.