I think the antennas may be interchangeable, I hope so because I just got
one off of ebay that is listed for both services.  Right now I keep my
antenna in the space between the dash and windshield, the only issue is
sometimes it angles too low and I'll get a dropout, I planned to put a
little bent piece of metal in the crack to level it out but then winter
came.  I spent alot of time doing a nice install on my Jetta, I opted for
the trunk mount like sirius suggests for a convertible, it worked great
until the antenna died after about 14 months of service.  When my wife got
her Passat I temporarily put it on the trunk shelf until I got around to a
more permanent install, guess what?  It works great there so I used a piece
of velcro I think to keep it sliding and it's quite inconspicous compared to
the external suggested mount.  One thing is for sure, I love Sirius.  I got
is for Howard but I'll keep it for the music and news.

Ryan (still glowing from my bargain parts find)
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Clarkson" <Dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 1:15 PM
Subject: Sirius radio antenna for Westfalia

>I am trying to install a Sirius radio in my 90 Westfalia and the car
>install
> kit has the magnetic satellite antenna which won't work for obvious
> reasons.
> I really don't want to glue it to the poptop which is the only flat  spot
> that will allow for 3 inches of space all the way around as Sirius
> recommends.
> This might cause some reception problems when using the radio  when
> camping
> with the top popped. I was thinking of a through the windshield  antenna.
> There
> is one that is an XM antenna that is made for the Honda Ridgeline  that
> seems
> to work well and has what looks to be the same connector on the cable
> that
> the Sirius radio needs. Does anyone know if one brands antenna works with
> the
> other brand of radio. I would think that the frequency and connections
> would
> be standardized within the industry. I know that the home type antenna
> that
> comes with the boombox has pretty good reception sitting on the dash. I'm
> looking for as clean an install with the best reception possible. I have
> posed
> this question to the folks at Sirius but thought that I would check with
> the
> list for what has worked well for other listees.Thanks for any suggestions
> from
> the list.
>
> David Clarkson
> 90 Westy 248K
>
>
>
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