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What the heck is this little black cube on the top of my trunk? I'm assuming it's a radio antenna, but why here??
Is there any possibility for me to buy, say, a sharkfin antenna "blank" and paint it, then put the little cube underneath?
Is there any possibility for me to buy, say, a sharkfin antenna "blank" and paint it, then put the little cube underneath?
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I have an 06 IS350 when sat radio wasn't an option. The aftermarket setup includes an antenna which looks like what you have. The official instructions say to mount it just like it is in your pic. There was no way in hell I was going to do that when I added the XM receiver.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...install-7.html
check post #99 to see where I mounted mine...get a few drop outs..but not sure any worse than if I mounted in the offical spot
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...install-7.html
check post #99 to see where I mounted mine...get a few drop outs..but not sure any worse than if I mounted in the offical spot
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Mine is also an 06. Maybe that's the deal. They just did what they were told instead of actually THINKING first. Seems to be an ever increasingly common thing...
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It is an XM/Sirius antenna. The problem is that since satellite radio is more "line of sight" than AM or FM, it has to be somewhere that gets good "vision" of the satellite. We used to mount some inside the car on the package tray, but that didn't always give good constant signal, thru the glass. Then, you would have to go back and move the antenna and it doubled the work. All of this before the current shark fin.
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07 onward had the sharkfin standard, even if you didn't opt for Sat radio; 06 did not. Your seller had an aftermarket Sat radio installed, but left the transmitter when you bought it.
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