Sirius Sat Radio at C-Spot Party
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Re: Sirius
Originally posted by rmklaw
The subscription is activated for a given ESN (electronic serial number) like a cell phone. If you replace the equipment all you do is call them and swith the ESN. I tried that when a thought that I had a receiver problem and they said that you can change ESN. All it means is that tou can only have the subscription in one piece of hardware at a given time, but you can move it to another ESN.
The subscription is activated for a given ESN (electronic serial number) like a cell phone. If you replace the equipment all you do is call them and swith the ESN. I tried that when a thought that I had a receiver problem and they said that you can change ESN. All it means is that tou can only have the subscription in one piece of hardware at a given time, but you can move it to another ESN.
I have a lifetime Tivo subscription on my DirecTivo unit. I've heard they will move it to a new tuner if you talk nice to them on the phone. I was thinking of upgrading to a series II unit and hopefully bring my lifetime with me.
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i want to hook up sat radio thru my aux input of my comand. i'm not sure where to put ht erest of the equipment. would i be able to change sat radio stations through the comand unit or no?
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EXCEPT THAT...
If all W203 factory head units can indeed recognize the mercedes OEM Sirius sat tuner, would it not be reasonable to assume that all W203 Command units ALSO should recognize the Sirius oem tuner once it's plugged in?
Buelwinkle: Were any of the Sirius-equipped C Classes you saw at this event equipped with Command?
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Buelwinkle: Were any of the Sirius-equipped C Classes you saw at this event equipped with Command?
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The C-class'es that I saw had the standard Audio 30 radio and there were a few. The E-class there had their fancy radio with a large multiline display and then you can see more info at once like a Delphi Skifi or Audiovox Shuttle. All MB's with Sirius had the cheezy magnetic trunk mount antenna.
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The SLK, it's the only model that is forbiden from having Sirius, says so in the brochure. That throws my decision on next car towards the new Mustang GT convertible instead of the SLK. Fine balancing act, Sirius or free car washes...
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What do we need to retro fit our cars for it? New radio, or is it already compatable? Where can we put the antenae? Or is it just cheaper and easier to go aftermarket? I saw it was $800 from the dealer in a past post but what does that include?
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Didn't you read my response. To make any W203 have Sirius from MB, you only need $800 + tax and the dealer will install the module and the ugly antenna and it will show up as the the word SAT as one of the soft buttons on the factory cassette radio.
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Sounds like the $1200 CD changers they want you to buy. Hopefully there will be a way to get the parts cheaper and do the installs ourselves. Besides, what's the fun in letting someone else do it?
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Thanks Buell. Yes I read your response days ago when this thread started. But I did not go and re-read it as I thought I had all the info correct. Oh well, wrong once again I guess.
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
Didn't you read my response. To make any W203 have Sirius from MB, you only need $800 + tax and the dealer will install the module and the ugly antenna and it will show up as the the word SAT as one of the soft buttons on the factory cassette radio.
Didn't you read my response. To make any W203 have Sirius from MB, you only need $800 + tax and the dealer will install the module and the ugly antenna and it will show up as the the word SAT as one of the soft buttons on the factory cassette radio.
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Don't know, didn't see any command systems at C-Spot. There's a very good chance that if you have the European command from Steve or the Audio 10 that it will not work as they don't have Sirius outside the U.S. If you have the U.S. Command then your dealer should know.
As for the price coming down, once a part number is available, we can call it into the wholesale price desk at Hoehn Motors and see what they say, my guess is that if they want $800 installed then it's probably about $500 for the unit and it will probably sell for mid 3's wholesale. The CD changer was about $700 list but Autoclass.net was selling them for $375 for the longest time (but that was because they were importing them) and Hoehn was selling them for about $500. Also if Evosport can put such a good deal on the AMG brakes together, maybe they'll do something with Sirius if there's enough interest.
As for the price coming down, once a part number is available, we can call it into the wholesale price desk at Hoehn Motors and see what they say, my guess is that if they want $800 installed then it's probably about $500 for the unit and it will probably sell for mid 3's wholesale. The CD changer was about $700 list but Autoclass.net was selling them for $375 for the longest time (but that was because they were importing them) and Hoehn was selling them for about $500. Also if Evosport can put such a good deal on the AMG brakes together, maybe they'll do something with Sirius if there's enough interest.
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Sirius Price
I agree. At most, one should not have to pay more than, say, $500 for the equipment, which should only consist of (1) the tuner; (2) the antenna; and (3) any necessary cables. Heck, there's no reason to pay more than $50 bucks for the antenna; this one should do:
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Exactly, pretty sad for a $800 tuner/antenna combo. In my coupe I had it in the hatch area but you do get a few more dropouts than when it's outside, specially Sirius which is not in stationary orbit so one hour you get no dropouts, a few hours later you get a lot of dropouts. The new generation 2 antennas are tiny in comparison and won't look as bad just on the edge of the trunk lip but the one they put on is pretty large in comparison.
