Factory Sirius tuner

Mine sucks too! I have a regular siruis tuner in my truck with the small magnetic antenna on the hood and it works very well.

brokenleaf said:

I don't even know where it is installed now.

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At the top of B pillar on the passenger side.

Alec, did you relocate yours to the B pillar or was that the factory location?

Mine is mounted on the bottom side of the upper dash panel, just above the MyGIG. Poor reception! I ran another antenna to the top of the roll bar this summer when I was running with the top off. It worked great until I put the top back on. With the top on the Sirius was only marginally worse than the dash location, but the GPS kept losing reception so I hooked the factory antenna back up.

JeepThing said:

Alec, did you relocate yours to the B pillar or was that the factory location?

Mine is mounted on the bottom side of the upper dash panel, just above the MyGIG. Poor reception! I ran another antenna to the top of the roll bar this summer when I was running with the top off. It worked great until I put the top back on. With the top on the Sirius was only marginally worse than the dash location, but the GPS kept losing reception so I hooked the factory antenna back up.

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Ahhh... so an aftermarket antenna will fit. I couldn't remember what the antenna connector looked like when I had the head unit out. So with the soft top it worked well or were you only running with no top at all?

Moot point for me. Since the Sirius/XM merger, they've managed to drop channels that I regularly listen to. I really liked sat radio too.:bawling:

JeepThing said:

Alec, did you relocate yours to the B pillar or was that the factory location?

Mine is mounted on the bottom side of the upper dash panel, just above the MyGIG. Poor reception!

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The SAT antenna is above the B pillar from the factory. What you see on the underside of the upper dash is the GPS antenna and compass.

Go to page 153 in this PDF http://www.myprojectjk.com/images/2008wranglerparts.pdf

JohnnyWalker said:

Moot point for me. Since the Sirius/XM merger, they've managed to drop channels that I regularly listen to. I really liked sat radio too.:bawling:

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Still much better than AM/FM, stop crying

I just listen to the little voices....

bfj aka tambil said:

I just listen to the little voices....

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:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Alec W said:

The SAT antenna is above the B pillar from the factory. What you see on the underside of the upper dash is the GPS antenna and compass.

Go to page 153 in this PDF http://www.myprojectjk.com/images/2008wranglerparts.pdf

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My bad! Looks like I had been given some bad info. Thanks for the link to the parts manual, looks like it can be a great resource!

brokenleaf said:

Ahhh... so an aftermarket antenna will fit. I couldn't remember what the antenna connector looked like when I had the head unit out. So with the soft top it worked well or were you only running with no top at all?

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Aftermarket antenna plugged in fine - but per Alec's post I was replacing the GPS antenna, not the Sirius antenna like I thought I was. The aftermarket had the same connection, just didn't have the blue plastic fitting (plug) around it.

Never put the soft top on, just ran topless this summer.

JeepThing said:

My bad! Looks like I had been given some bad info. Thanks for the link to the parts manual, looks like it can be a great resource!



Aftermarket antenna plugged in fine - but per Alec's post I was replacing the GPS antenna, not the Sirius antenna like I thought I was. The aftermarket had the same connection, just didn't have the blue plastic fitting (plug) around it.

Never put the soft top on, just ran topless this summer.

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You know...this begs the question. If the factory antenna is basically above the b-pillar / roll bar, why does it suck so bad? Perhaps it has no gain like some of the aftermarket antennas. I guess I'll be the guinea pig on this one. I am going to order a good high gain antenna today.

Oh... one thing. Does anyone happen to happen to have a picture of the connector? Even a picture of it plugged into the back of the head unit would be fine. I want to make sure I get the right on and I am too lazy to pull it from the dash. Thanks!

brokenleaf said:

Oh... one thing. Does anyone happen to happen to have a picture of the connector? Even a picture of it plugged into the back of the head unit would be fine. I want to make sure I get the right on and I am too lazy to pull it from the dash. Thanks!

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Picture on page 7 shows it plugged in, http://www.coastaletech.com/media/MYGIG LOCKPICK INSTRUCTION.pdf. The blue plug on the right of the picture is the plug for the Sirius.

Thanks JeepThing! I'll you all know how it performs.
Jeff

Good luck with it. I hope you come back with good news!

If you haven't had that center console off and radio out before, here is a video that shows the removal, http://www.coastaletech.com/WRANGLER_INSTALL.htm. Easy to do, just be careful not to mar the plastic up or scratch the screen of the MyGIG. I wrap a rag around the screwdriver that I use to pry the plastic pieces up with.

I got one on order today. It is supposed to have a better receive performance over the stocker. +2db gain average. We'll see!

actory antenna

JeepThing said:

Alec, did you relocate yours to the B pillar or was that the factory location?

Mine is mounted on the bottom side of the upper dash panel, just above the MyGIG. Poor reception! I ran another antenna to the top of the roll bar this summer when I was running with the top off. It worked great until I put the top back on. With the top on the Sirius was only marginally worse than the dash location, but the GPS kept losing reception so I hooked the factory antenna back up.

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The antenna under the top panel of the dash is for the GPS and the compass. The Satellite Radio antenna is on top of the Roll Bar above the Speaker on the Passenger side.

Sheeeet Quit whinin, mine works in Mexico. Its the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!

brokenleaf said:

I got one on order today. It is supposed to have a better receive performance over the stocker. +2db gain average. We'll see!

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Any improvement Jeff?

JeepThing said:

Any improvement Jeff?

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Sorry guys... I haven't had much luck. I ordered an antenna that had the wrong connector. I figured out I need a FAKRA style connector. I'll look around for that connector that I can solder on or just buy a new antenna. I'll get back to you soon!
Jeff