Sirius InVo (the cheapest one, I think that's the name) fits perfectly into the cubby.

I grabbed power from fusebox switched source; make sure you get a harwire kit for your Sirius as the units are 5v and the car is 12v; originally I just spliced a 12v outlet splitter but it was not shielded so it led to alternator hum.

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Wow, that's great! Was that a custom trim kit?

It doesn't help with my XM Roady XT but it's a great suggestion.

I wired an auxilliary power outlet ($7, Radio Shack) into the fuse panel and used the power adapter supplied with the tuner. The auxilliary outlet fits behind the kick panel left of the fuses. I used zip ties to hold it in place.

Now, seeing Suneet's pic, I think I need to go buy an Invo.

That's almost exactly what I did when I had my Roady XT installed in my Boxster; the CDR-23 had a (your choice) switched or unswitched power connector for Porsche's telephone that you could plug into and get power for a power socket so you could retain the stock lighter plug.

I was surprised when I found they removed that power connector on the CDR-24.

Did you get any alternator hum from using this new auxilliary power outlet or was this outlet shielded?

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Aux power outlet has no shielding but there is no alternator hum whatsoever. Keys to this are:
- Good ground near fuse panel
- Use of power adapter supplied with receiver to achieve proper voltage and current.

Some satellite receivers use 12V, but many use 5V. In the case of 5V units, the power adapter supplied with the unit adjusts the voltage.

I moved the antenna from the dash to the upper left corner of the winshield. Better reception, but I am still getting occasional dropouts. Now comes the agonizing decision whether to mount it on the roof of the car, even if it is only when I am driving it and can put the antenna inside when she is parked.

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Had my XM antenna located at the metal bracket previous mentioned near the battery. Too many drop outs here in hilly Cincinnati. So, I moved it to the nav. antenna location. Used a metal mount that the XM antenna attaches via the magnet installed in the XM antenna. The metal bracket was a snap. Took a small right angle metal bracket (think shelf bracket at Home Depot or hardware store), placed it in a bench vise and formed it into a straight piece. It fit the nav slide in point perfect. Had to enlarge one of the holes already drilled in the metal bracket for the proper size screw. Used a captive spring loaded nut and screw. Added a lock washer and it's been working very well. No drop outs.

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Thanks rhhack. I'll have to spend some time rerouting the antenna and give that location a try.

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i have both the sirius ant, and the gps ant, on the dash,
i'd like to know if you are able to tap into the steering column mic for my after market bluetooth, is the mic in there if i just had the cdr24?

My XM antenna is also under the cowl, and while in town reception is fine (via what I am guessing are the local terrestrial broadcast antennas), but on the open road, I too will get drop outs that seem to be direction dependent.

I had tons of issues during the round trip to Parade last year.

I am not 100% sure were the installer placed it, but I am going to see about moving it per your suggestion...no point driving from Albuquerque to Charlotte and back for this year's Parade with poor radio reception!

Brian

Well, just to reply to myself and add another data point....

My '06 CS does in fact have what feels like a small metal shelf in the space about 1/2 way between the filter and the battery location. In fact, there seem to be two small metal shelves of some sort, one on top of the other. More like wide "L" brackets, really.

I am not sure if this is what is being called the "nav antenna" location or not, and it is very hard to see, but I was able to locate the magnetic antenna on to the top bracket. Actually, it seems to fit on either, but of course it would then be blocked by the top.

The original install had it sitting on the sheet metal just to the right of the filter area. The proof will be in the pudding when I head east next Thursday for the run to Parade.

Brian

Well, to keep the discussion with myself going, the round trip from Albuquerque to Parade has proven that the new antenna location is poor. From my previous post, I moved it from a position adjacent to the air filter to the small metal shelf more towards the center of the car (said to be the location for the nav system antenna).

Eastbound travel was pretty good (a very few drop outs) from Albuquerque all the way to Oklahoma City. I did not use it again until my return trip, but found that reception was almost impossible with the car headed west. I periodically tried it when I got to locations that were good when I was headed east, but found that drop outs were almost continuous.

Oh well. It does work will in the city, since we have terrestrial antennas, but it is completely unacceptable on the road.

YMMV, but prior to my next road trip, I am going to chat with my installer about having a a proper roof mount antenna installed.

Brian