Installed OEM Sirius/SIGMA antenna in 04

mjw357 · 03-28-2006, 09:27 PM

Parts I bought (at local dealer where I bought my truck)
999U9-AS004 Sirius tuner $215
999U9-VS003 SIGMA antenna $68
999U9-VS006 Tuner pack brackets $20
All in stock.
TOTAL (tax inc) $323.45

Went in pretty quick. I did not remove any of the lower dash trim panels. Only thing I unbolted was the gas pedal assembly.

Mounted it using the brackets, piggy-back on the BCM with included bolts. Solid. PM me if you want a little more detailed procedure on how I did it.

From what I can tell, this is the latest Sirius tuner, it has one antenna jack, so no dorking around with a splitter. Tuner kit comes with a nice bag of installation goodies: velcro, cable ties, tape, foam pads etc, etc. Hanging on to what I don't use for other projects.

Sigma antenna. I was shocked at it's size when I unpacked it (big), but now that it is up, it is very unobtrusive. Mounted it dead-center on the glass in the shaded area above the mirror.

Only thing left is to finish routing antenna wire, and dressing up wires to/from mirror. It was dark out when I got it running, I will clean that up this w/e. I will get a pic up when done for those who are itching to try this.

Got it activated, the sound quality is fantastic. Equal or better than CD. Now I am gonna have to upgrade speakers and get a nice 100w 4 channel amp so I can fully enjoy it!

Yes, it is the more costly way to go. Probably set up a no-frills portable setup for a quarter of the costs.

But it works great, I can just tap the audio button if I want title/artist, a turn of the tuning knob shows the rest of the song/artist name if it is long. I have assigned presets, so I can use the wheel controls for volume and flipping between presets, and jumping between music categories.

I know there are a couple of other guys here thinking about doing this- just go for it!

Internet n00b · 03-30-2006, 04:36 PM

You have a PM kind sir

*TitanFan59* · 03-30-2006, 04:46 PM

Nice.............

mjw357 · 03-30-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Internet n00b

You have a PM kind sir

Sent you PM.
If anyone else wants this proocedure, please PM with e-mail addy. It's too long for one PM, had to send it in 3-4 parts.

mjw357 · 03-31-2006, 11:35 AM

Here is pic of tuner on BCM brackets (you can barely see the bottom edge of tuner behind BCM)

Here is SIGMA mounted.

TITANSTEELER · 03-31-2006, 12:17 PM

Hey mjw,

If I buy the Sirius factory unit online, will bestbuy or circuit city install this for me? Do you know how much I should expect to pay?

Thanks

tgmotoman · 03-31-2006, 01:48 PM

Dealer suggested install time for this is 2hrs to include the antenna. this is from the Nissan Accesory guide.

mjw357 · 03-31-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by TITANSTEELER

Hey mjw,

If I buy the Sirius factory unit online, will bestbuy or circuit city install this for me? Do you know how much I should expect to pay?

Thanks

I would think any reputable car audio/accessory shop could handle the install. What they will charge will vary, some places charge a premium when they are installing items not purchased at their shop.

TITANSTEELER · 03-31-2006, 09:53 PM

Thanks mjw!

Hard time deciding between my hardwiring my Sirius sporster or the buying the factory unit. Decisions, decisions.

RedRaider97 · 04-07-2006, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mjw357

Here is SIGMA mounted.

So is the entire antenna is on the inside with no outside portion? I ordered the Sirius as a factory option & it should be delivered in 2 weeks.

mjw357 · 04-07-2006, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RedRaider97

So is the entire antenna is on the inside with no outside portion?

That is correct, earthling.

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Originally Posted by RedRaider97

I ordered the Sirius as a factory option & it should be delivered in 2 weeks.

I don't know what antenna they install at the factory. It may be a roof mount, maybe someone out there can answer that?

RedRaider97 · 04-08-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mjw357

I don't know what antenna they install at the factory. It may be a roof mount, maybe someone out there can answer that?

I was told the SIGMA was installed at the factory. Guess I'll find out in a couple weeks.

Titan3805 · 04-08-2006, 08:52 PM

my dealer installed my oem sirius and they used the sigma antenna and it was mounted in the front winshield just like the photo above.

wahoo821 · 06-19-2006, 06:33 PM

I am ready to install my sigma antenna for my factory sirius radio and the directions say to mount it off to the side of the mirror if you have a "electrochromatic mirror" which I believe I do. I looked at your picture and saw you mounted it centered. Is your mirror a electrochromatic? I thought that was almost standard. If so have you had any ill effects? I would rather have it centered also.

I am glad I went with the factory receiver, shopped around different Nissan dealers and found a wide range of prices. The lowest was $200 for unit and $60 for antenna.

mjw357 · 06-19-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wahoo821

Is your mirror a electrochromatic? I thought that was almost standard.

Not sure what 'electrochromatic' means, mine has the thermometer and compass. Maybe what you are talking about is the one that 'dims', do you have an LE? Anybody know more about this mirror he's talking about?

Yes, the sigma antenna is HUGE, it's twice the size I thought it would be. I couldn't believe it when I pulled it out of the box. So, I had to mount it centered or it would have looked just stupid. The only thing I had to deal with were the wires to the mirror.

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Originally Posted by wahoo821

I am glad I went with the factory receiver, shopped around different Nissan dealers and found a wide range of prices. The lowest was $200 for unit and $60 for antenna.

Yeah, that's a real good price if you can pick it up local.