xm radio

bryan213 · 09-29-2008, 06:24 PM

so i got a xm radio i put it in my head liner all good looking but i snipped off the 12v thing and was gonna hard wire it hooked it all up and no power ah!! so what do u guys think all the grounds r god and power connection is good ....

Silentalero · 09-29-2008, 06:35 PM

power = run it to your little cubby light
ground = just find metal and ground it to a bolt. or run that also to your cubby light.

Gr1m · 09-29-2008, 06:49 PM

are you sure you dont have the wires crossed?

Ian 2000GL LA1 · 09-29-2008, 10:28 PM

well it could be a regulated 12V product, or have very tight tolerences, and if your car is putting out ~14.4V... you might be screwed, i worked at a radio shack i saw that acouple of times.

lonnie · 09-29-2008, 10:48 PM

You do know they make hard wire kits right? No snipping involved, and it comes with an inline fuse, eliminates alternator whine, and more importantly it takes the voltage down to 6v which is what I think most of them run on. The cord is like 9feet altogether. LOL!

bryan213 · 10-10-2008, 10:03 AM

yea but wanted to just wire it up my self and be done with it but i dident try the cubby light yet

Nate's Alero · 10-10-2008, 10:12 AM

it has that little end piece for a reason moron.....

BeeMain · 10-10-2008, 10:30 AM

you can't hard wire it without the little electronic thing on the lighter thing. I believe it puts it down to 5 volts.

Fi-Alero · 10-10-2008, 11:20 AM

I had a friend that fried his radar detector this way lol. Hard wired it...instant smoke.

Nate's Alero · 10-10-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Fi-Alero

I had a friend that fried his radar detector this way lol. Hard wired it...instant smoke.

that was my first GPS....learned that the hard way...til i found the hardwire kits!

darksobsession · 10-17-2008, 05:06 AM

*points and laughs* radio shack! :P