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Old 08-28-2010, 04:45 PM
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Sirius Stratus 6 for my C240

My wife activated the Sirius radio in her ML350 and bought this retrofit kit for me. Her anniversary present for our's coming up Thursday.

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I took about three hours to install. Antenna is at the back of the roof.

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The antenna wire runs in the wire channel along the left side of the car. I had to remove the trim and underdash cover to get it to the radio.



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The power cord runs inside the console. I drilled a hole at the back of the tray to run the power and antenna through.

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cool ! nice clean install. enjoy !
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Clean install. However, even if you have to pay someone to do it (I did - don't trust myself with electrical stuff on this car, and wouldn't cost much at all), you should think about hardwiring it - will make it look much better. And you won't hit it with your elbow in the future.
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Clean install. However, even if you have to pay someone to do it (I did - don't trust myself with electrical stuff on this car, and wouldn't cost much at all), you should think about hardwiring it - will make it look much better. And you won't hit it with your elbow in the future.
Absolutely, this was to get it in and operational on a Saturday afternoon. I will hardwire the power over the long labor day weekend. I'm kind of handy that way. Once for an R&D project for Honda, I took an Acura engine, ecu, fuel pump and wiring schematic and wired it on the shop floor. I had it running within two days. I also have restored cars, built tube amps from scratch and wired computers for deep space satellites for NASA. Yes, I'm old.
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LOL. Watch your cane when getting in to do the hardwire, then.

If you need any DIY on it (sounds like you don't), there have been write-ups here on doing it. Good luck.

Oh, since you have the wood trim, if you need either the stereo surround or the part that goes in front of your armrest (free, of course), I've got 3 of the stereo and one of the lower portion. Salvage yard messed up an ebay order of mine, and threw them in to make up for it. Having designo trim and a coupe, they are of no use to me.
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Appreciate the offer, but I'm good to go for now. By the way, the cane comes in handy when trained in Kendo.

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