FYI Sattelite radio
10-14-03, 11:31 PM
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if you guys want to know something thats sad, the $28,000 honda accord has xm radio standerd. I cant belive Lexus is charging $600 for it when your spending $70k. Thats just weird.
10-15-03, 12:42 AM
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My father just had a Circuit City aftermarket XM installed in his '03 LS430 with no problems.
10-15-03, 06:03 AM
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if you guys want to know something thats sad, the $28,000 honda accord has xm radio standerd. I cant belive Lexus is charging $600 for it when your spending $70k. Thats just weird.
My father just had a Circuit City aftermarket XM installed in his '03 LS430 with no problems.
10-15-03, 07:48 AM
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Yeah, I think they used a wireless FM transmitter. It works great. So what's wrong with that? I agree it's not the same as an integrated system, but it works well nonetheless.
10-15-03, 04:09 PM
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naw, the new 2004 accord has it intergrated into their navi also. so you can use your voice command and steering wheel controls also. And you get a nice display on your navi screen (if you ahve one).
10-15-03, 05:43 PM
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Since you can't integrate an aftermarket XM receiver into the '03 LS430 Nav system the only way I would add the receiver is thru an FM modulator installed in-line with the antenna cable. The cassette adapter looks tacky with that wire hanging out of the tape deck and makes for a messy installation. Furthermore, the tape deck motor runs all the time you are listening to XM. Given that I would have XM on almost all the time I would not want premature failure of the tape deck motor. I don't want the wireless FM transmitter because I have not seen one that isn't battery operated and even if I did , I don't want it because of a greater susceptibility for interference when compared to the in-line installation. IMHO
My point in my original post was that in order to install an in-line FM modulator on a LS430, you have to cut the antenna cable and splice in the FM modulator (thats a serious modification for which I would not want BB or CC to perform). The LS430 has a unique antenna connector at the tuner box for which there are no adapter cables available. (at least as far as I have been able to find)
I probably could have articulated that better in my original comment.
My point in my original post was that in order to install an in-line FM modulator on a LS430, you have to cut the antenna cable and splice in the FM modulator (thats a serious modification for which I would not want BB or CC to perform). The LS430 has a unique antenna connector at the tuner box for which there are no adapter cables available. (at least as far as I have been able to find)
I probably could have articulated that better in my original comment.
10-15-03, 06:05 PM
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Is there anyone out there who has installed the factory option through Lexus and can tell me what price they paid. I know the tuner is listing for $600.00, but it seems that some dealers are tacking on a labor fee for installation, and others may not be. If anyone has paid the dealer or received a firm quote, I would appreciate sharing it with me.
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