SL/R230: Pics of my Sirius Sat install...as promised!
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2011 350 4Matic EClass Sport Edition and 2003 500SL & 2010 Range Rover Sport
Pics of my Sirius Sat install...as promised!
OK. Yesterday I had Sirius Satellite installed in my 2003 SL500. I bought this car before Christmas with only 7800 miles on it, and I missed my Sirius addiction. So, after numerous posts on this forum and others, I felt it could be done...seamlessly.
I am absolutely thrilled and amazed at the final product: I went to Worldwide Stereo in Montgomeryville, Pa. and David (in the auto install dept) arranged for Jeff to do the job. Jeff is well-known in the Philadelphia area for award winning installations of audio/video equipment in all kinds of vehicles. He's done incredible work on autos costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He took 7 hours to do my SL, and he did it by making it invisible (my request). It's an ASHTRAY installation. It did require him to make a template frame around the radio, paint it to match, and make it look like it was factory-installed. The antenna is under the driver's side vented plate on the hood. Wires are run invisibly across the underside of the hood (in the hood bracing across to the passenger side and down the wiring harness).
The sound is incredible, and I don't have any signal losses, other than in an enclosed garage.
I've uploaded the pics I took this morning. Total cost, including the radio and all the custom work: $590.00. A bargain, as far as I'm concerned. The radio alone sells for $150.00. I've included the link that shows the exact radio and accessories used for this installation.
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...SCFM1&g=247350
Here are the 1st 6 pics. 5 more on next thread since there is a maximum of 6 pics.
I am absolutely thrilled and amazed at the final product: I went to Worldwide Stereo in Montgomeryville, Pa. and David (in the auto install dept) arranged for Jeff to do the job. Jeff is well-known in the Philadelphia area for award winning installations of audio/video equipment in all kinds of vehicles. He's done incredible work on autos costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
He took 7 hours to do my SL, and he did it by making it invisible (my request). It's an ASHTRAY installation. It did require him to make a template frame around the radio, paint it to match, and make it look like it was factory-installed. The antenna is under the driver's side vented plate on the hood. Wires are run invisibly across the underside of the hood (in the hood bracing across to the passenger side and down the wiring harness).
The sound is incredible, and I don't have any signal losses, other than in an enclosed garage.
I've uploaded the pics I took this morning. Total cost, including the radio and all the custom work: $590.00. A bargain, as far as I'm concerned. The radio alone sells for $150.00. I've included the link that shows the exact radio and accessories used for this installation.
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...SCFM1&g=247350
Here are the 1st 6 pics. 5 more on next thread since there is a maximum of 6 pics.
Last edited by spilok; Mar 9, 2008 at 12:40 PM.
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First class install!
Wow that really looks great and it's stealthy too! I agree that the total price is a bargain, that sort of painstaking work takes time, so I'm not surprised to hear that it took him 7 hours!
Do the volume controls on the steering wheel control the SAT radio?
Congrats!
J T
Do the volume controls on the steering wheel control the SAT radio?
Congrats!
J T
Last edited by J Tinsby; Mar 9, 2008 at 06:38 PM.
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Haven't checked the steering wheel yet. I'll do it tomorrow and let you know. I've just been enjoying the experience today...but it was 36 degrees outside. I can't wait to check. I absolutely love it. "Stealthy" is the correct adjective. Superb work.
Stan
Stan
