Under construction Relocating the XM antenna

[Paul4137]

Mine is relocated in the rear seat shelf. plenty of room between trunk and interior panel works great and wiring harness is long enough to plug it right back in.

As for hole in roof my dealer did the body work its perfect!
In my opinion changes the whole look of car

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Paul4137

Mine is relocated in the rear seat shelf. plenty of room between trunk and interior panel works great and wiring harness is long enough to plug it right back in.

As for hole in roof my dealer did the body work its perfect!
In my opinion changes the whole look of car

could you be a little more descriptive in how you did this?

[Paul4137]

In the rear deck were the brake is it has a bump so there is room for antenna to fit in between there the metal deck in trunk

[The Stig]

OK so the whole antenna? and the wiring is long enough to reach to there?

[Paul4137]

Originally Posted by stieger

OK so the whole antenna? and the wiring is long enough to reach to there?

Dealer did it for me but they took hat off antenna like pics above and yes wiring in plenty long enough its runs up rear piller on passenger side into the roof.

[d69chris]

Not you 2SSRS, your pictures are Grrrrrreat!

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

I removed the XM antenna, But its to cold to move the wires today, I will move them in the next day, car look like it was meant to be, Why did GM not do this to the car.

[Don O]

This is one of those DUH moments. Since I don't use Onstar or XM, I think I'll just remove and plug it.

Don O

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

I am painting the plug to mach now but its so cold that i have to move it in the house to dry. lol

[Cam 427]

I removed my antenna today. I think I'm going to try an internal flush patch for the hole.

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

Originally Posted by Cam 427

I removed my antenna today. I think I'm going to try an internal flush patch for the hole.

Got a pic of the part.

[Cam 427]

No, because I'm still deciding on how to make it. But the idea is to use metal plate and cut out a peice to fit the hole and then add it to a larger plate and the use silicone sealer or aircraft sealer ( Pro-seal ) to attach it to the under side. It will be removable should a person decide to re-install the antenna.

If I had access to a milling machine I would mill it out of a square aluminum plate. I'm going to paint it before I install it. I won't be able to get to it until next week or so. The simplest way is to plug it like you have and if my idea doesn't work that's what I will do.

Did you mount the antenna in your mirror yet?

[2SSRS@Gen5diy]

No problem i started moving the wires from the roof man that is some work it will be better for the convertible cars, Any way here is some pics, Had to cut some tape and reroute the 3 coax wires i am to mid point of the front seat, But the way i connected the XM antenna and put it on the outside mirror and it work fine in my garage with the door closed.(garage door closed)

[Cam 427]

Thanks for the pictures. I was hoping the wires were routed by way of the windshield pillar which would have made it easier, but no...

I got the some time off today so I worked on my flush patch. I had some 2 inch by .125 inch flat aluminum bar that was acquired at Lowes a while back. I wittled it down with a vixen file to form the raised square for the plug ( wish I had a milling machine ). This took about three hours. It would be almost worth it to go to a machine shop with a drawing.

Anyhow, here is the unpainted plug installed with tape for the picture and a picture of the plug itself. I have a lousy camera so the pictures aren't that great.