How much to install Sirius

Jun 22, 2005 | 10:17 PM

MazdaRich

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How much to install Sirius

Dealers are quoting me anywhere from $600-800 to install Sirius on a car that I have not even bought yet. I thought it was $399 installed. Anyone know a cheaper way to go about it? Obviously I can install it myself, but I didn't think they would charge me to install the receiver.

Jun 23, 2005 | 01:00 AM

datasmith

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It cost me an additional $550 to have the dealer install the satellite radio when I purchased my 8. That was here in central North Carolina. I was anxious to have it. After installing my custom radar detector later (see my thread in DIY) I realized that I had to go everywhere the dealer had to go to install the radio... coulda done it myself..that is..can you get the SIRIUS kit without going through the dealer? Anyway, just didn't know any better at the time...and wanted that satellite right away.

Jun 23, 2005 | 08:02 AM

cosmicenergy

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Dealer charged me $399 to install when I purhcased my 8.

Jun 23, 2005 | 09:05 AM

keyek

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Do it yourself. Take your time. Save your money. There's plenty of info in the threads and you'll learn a lot and dream up other mods.

Jun 23, 2005 | 10:09 PM

Unser

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I got a Starmate reciever for $49 at circuit city,
Sirius Starmate link
Thew updated my firmware (you might not need to)and PIE adapter (?$80), installed it myself in 2 hours, still have to hide the wires above the dash ( I like the display close to line of sight) but it did not cost me more than $170 or so.

Jun 24, 2005 | 01:11 PM

DivisionMonkey

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My dealer quoted me $350 for the part and $50 to install it. The Phatbox was something like $900 installed.

Jun 30, 2005 | 12:23 AM

mmats69

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Quote:

Originally Posted by keyek

Do it yourself. Take your time. Save your money. There's plenty of info in the threads and you'll learn a lot and dream up other mods.

I totally agree with Keyek on this one. I recently saw a unit on crutchfields website for FREE after mail-in rebate. They also sell the installation kits as well. The unit was refurbished though. But I have a refurbished Bose home theater system in my apartment and still manage to knock my neighbors pictures off the wall.

Jul 16, 2005 | 03:48 PM

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Some Misleading Information

Just to distract you guys I thought I would throw out this link:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com...&preadd=action

At least you can see how things look. Nice $650 price, if it's for real. I ordered through that link and got a reply from Rosenthal Mazda that it is not available yet. Fall 2005, perhaps.