Gunslinger420 said:
I've searched everywhere even at TitanTalk.com for a topic on my question to no avail. I have the Bose system in my 04 Armada LE and want to add the OEM Satellite radio. On the official Satellite radio instructions, it says (Model Application: Armada 2004 ~ last 6 digits of VIN is 738594 or later). My Armada VIN ends in 726495 so according to the instructions it won't work. I looked under thdash and have th N-Bus connector. So is my Armada pre-wired for it with the antenna wire also? And 2nd, my Bose headunit doesn't say "Sat" when I push the radio button and was wondering if I did install the satellite radio will the "Sat" selection appear when I press the radio button? I hate to drop $352 at my dealer to find out it won't work. Any help would be appreciated.
You can install the radio, however you will have to run your own antenna wire since it is not prewired. I went through the same thing it is easy to fix. Contact crutchfield.com or your favorite audio supplier and order an antenna and splitter (if your antenna is single lead) and run it yourself around the headliner and such. I did it in about 45 minutes one night.
I would advise you go with Sirius, much better in my opinion and they are signing new talent left and right. I got the factory Sirius Tuner, a SirMini Terk Antenna (Very low profile) and a Terk splitter and everything works great.
I ran the antenna from the rear roof bulge (center of rear roof) through the weatherstripping (if you pull the stripping back you will see a small 1/4" cutout in the sheetmetal that is perfect for running the wire through) and up around the headliner to the back drivers door then ran it under all the floor trim to the tuner under the dash. The SirMini antenna is about 1/4 the size of the factory antenna and you cant even see it unless you are looking for it. You can also paint it to match whatever color vehicle you have, I left mine black since my Armada is Galaxy.
If you got any other specific questions feel free to ask.