XM Antenna Location
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Printed Date: May 29, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Topic: XM Antenna Location
Posted By: F4Pilot
Subject: XM Antenna Location
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 3:32 PM
1. Has anyone mounted an XM antenna to the bumper inside the bodywork? 2. Has anyone mounted a through-glass type antenna? Any problems with reception on either? ------------- 02 Odyssey / 99 F4
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Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 8:47 PM
XM antenna has to have a clear, unobstructed view of the sky.. I have put on the glass mount antennas and they only thing I have to say about them is that they are just plain ugly.. the Terk Roof mount is out most popular model..
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George
David's Car Stereo
Baton Rouge, LA
Posted By: djfearny2
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 8:50 PM
an thing you do like snow said has to have clear view i have done sirius sat in the car on the front dash as close to window as possible. and it works fine try that if you want., ------------- Jon
Installer/Help Technician
---coral springs florida---
mecp certification is not always needed. I have it and it has not helped me out at all. my experience out shines it.
Posted By: GSaquarius
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 9:04 PM
i would agree..the glass mount antenna is not asthetically pleasing, plus any curvature in the glass will not allow the adhesive tape to set properly...(it will fall off eventually ) however the roof mount antennas provide many installation options...i've installed them on the front cowl of hard body jeeps just before the hood...on the left and right sides of cargo vans (above the side doors),on the rear deck of any vehicles, and of course the trunk lid and just forward of the rear window on the roof...these installations all receive a proper signal.......
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MECP 1st Class and Basic
Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 9:33 PM
Did you know that the 3M tape on the terk antenna are aviation double stick.. good for up to 500MPH! Impressive..
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George
David's Car Stereo
Baton Rouge, LA
Posted By: Dave1984
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 11:47 PM
I have found when I put in my XM antenna that it worked fine when I just put it on the rear deck of my car. Best Buy, where I bought the radio at said that they have put the antenna there on a lot of cars.
Posted By: SOUND PRESSURE
Date Posted: December 12, 2002 at 11:56 PM
Hey Snoman, A little off the subject but 3M should think about having some of that installed into homes here in Florida for those nasty hurricanes that we get! ------------- Sound Pressure
You know you have the right amount of pressure when your eyes start to water! Now you've got Juice!
Posted By: KBToys
Date Posted: December 13, 2002 at 6:21 AM
Posted By: F4Pilot
Date Posted: December 13, 2002 at 10:42 AM
Great. Thanks to all. I like the idea of placing the antenna on the dash. Its a big dash. Im not keen on a magnetic although on the roof of an Odyssey would be most inconspicuous. The terk is more asthaetically (sp?) pleasing than the others but as mentioned above, the contours of the windows might prevent ideal placement. Back to the drawing board...Hope I can catch that internet order...... ------------- 02 Odyssey / 99 F4
Posted By: cgav8r
Date Posted: December 14, 2002 at 4:18 PM
I have a 3g eclipse gt, and I installed the small dome shaped Terk ant. in my dash beside my center speaker and have had no problems at all with it there. If I drive downtown where there are alot of really tall bldg's. then it fades out sometimes. But that's only happened twice that I've noticed.
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