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What is this box on trunk?

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Old 06-12-16, 05:35 AM
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Default What is this box on trunk?

This is a 2006 custom luxury. I haven't really noticed the box on other models on the road. Trunk<br ><br >
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It's an antenna for XM satellite radio. the '04 - '06 LS models were satellite radio "ready." Meaning, you had to add the satellite radio tuner accessory package (with antenna) to have access to satellite radio features.
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And since sat radio sucks in both value and audio quality, you need not concern yourself with it.

It's actually a supplemental antenna. Most users find the shark fin (or wherever the stock antenna is) is enough, but if you begin to get excessive cut-outs from bad reception, they install this one which is supposed to be better at bringing in the ****ty programming and compressed to hell music.
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