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Old 11-23-07, 02:02 PM
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Sorry for a noob question but what is it for? I've been looking at a few gs's but only the 430 has them on the trunk at different locations. Is possible to relocate them? Are they drilled to trunk? It looks like crap to me.
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If at all possible, can you post a picture of it so people can identify what you are referring to?
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that looks like something for XM radio. Mine has a sharkfin that hides something like the XM antenna even though i dont have XM.


My friend's car, but notice the top of the roof.
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It's the satellite radio antenna for XM or Sirius...

They can be put on the rear deck of the inside of the car, if that's where you would prefer it to be....
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It's the air density sensor for the ECU, they put them on cars with superchargers. If you see one, don't bother messing with it because you will be blown into the weeds.








































































Just kidding, couldn't resist. They are XM/Sirius antennas as stated earlier.
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ha ha .....that's a good laugh

sharkfins looks better than a black box.....
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Originally Posted by cvex
Sorry for a noob question but what is it for? I've been looking at a few gs's but only the 430 has them on the trunk at different locations. Is possible to relocate them? Are they drilled to trunk? It looks like crap to me.
they look cheap on the trunk..I mounted my xm antenna on the inside rear deck to avoid doing that and also my black antenna is a 1/4 that size..those look like they are from the 2004 edition of xm antenna's...LOL.
my reception on the inside seems to be a little more sensitive when i have some type of cover blocking the feed than putting it on the outside
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Originally Posted by ek9vboi
that looks like something for XM radio. Mine has a sharkfin that hides something like the XM antenna even though i dont have XM.


My friend's car, but notice the top of the roof.
BTW..nice color and nice ride
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Man, those aftermarket boxes look like crap. You're way better off with
a shark fin...
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