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Old 07-13-06, 08:57 AM
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Does anyone know if there is a company that has come out with and aftermarket kit yet that interfaces Sirius digitally without having to use FM Modulator? I am upset because when I bought my car I worked out that when it was eventually available my dealer would install it for me free of charge.

I went to the dealer yesterday and just found out that Lexus has discontinued Sirius as a factory interface like XM indefinitely. XM is now the only one you can get from them that will hook up digitally and work with the factory interface.

My guess is that it has something to do with XM's exclusive contract with Toyota.
Old 07-13-06, 09:49 AM
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You should be able to wire the line level audio output of the Sirius unit to the auxiliary input in the armrest. The only gotcha is that you'll probably need to add a ground loop isolator.
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Originally Posted by blkIS350
Does anyone know if there is a company that has come out with and aftermarket kit yet that interfaces Sirius digitally without having to use FM Modulator? I am upset because when I bought my car I worked out that when it was eventually available my dealer would install it for me free of charge.

I went to the dealer yesterday and just found out that Lexus has discontinued Sirius as a factory interface like XM indefinitely. XM is now the only one you can get from them that will hook up digitally and work with the factory interface.

My guess is that it has something to do with XM's exclusive contract with Toyota.
did you get that agreement in writting? my dealer trid to pull some crap like that on me. however, i told him that if sirius couldnt be installed immediately, i would accept 500 bucks off of my bottom like price in lieu of the radio. im glad i did that. otherwise, he wouldve bent me over and screwed me without using any lube.
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Yeah, I have it in writing so I am proabably just going to exchange either for XM or some other accessory.
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hey bulwinkl24, are you in tallahassee?
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