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Old 02-20-2008, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by bfranks
Please do take some pics. According to the service manual, the only thing on the right side of the trunk is the camera control unit. Are you sure you are seeing the XM receiver and not that?

On cars without navigation the sat receiver and TEL adapter unit are mounted in the same spot that the camera control unit is on the nav cars. I wonder if they didn't use the same wiring harness for both cars (which would explain the "extra" connector)?
my service manual CD shows the XM reciever on the right side of the trunk...

In any event... it works!
I ran the antenna onto the inside rear decklid between the two bose speakers. Can't even really see it...
Old 02-20-2008, 08:12 PM
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Not sure what to tell you. As you can see in the pics, the bose system with nav does not have an external receiver. This was verified by Grubbs, by a tech at the local Infiniti dealer, and by me tearing my car apart. So please post pics if you can. No one wants this to work more then me.....it's killing me that I'm going to have to mount a radio somewhere on my dash/ windshield.

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Old 02-20-2008, 09:32 PM
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Run the wire up through the backseat and on the rear deck, no big deal it will hardly be noticeable.
Old 02-21-2008, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondGCoupe
Run the wire up through the backseat and on the rear deck, no big deal it will hardly be noticeable.
Thats what I did.
Old 02-22-2008, 07:39 AM
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Pics for the non-believers...

Remember... your dealer's service department is full of morons. Half the time they're just oil change jockeys and if the service manual doesn't say it works, it doesn't.
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Old 02-22-2008, 09:21 AM
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Nice taste in music . Those two, along with Faction, are some of my favorite stations.

Grats on getting it done..... I guess I'll just chalk it up to the difference between the G37 and G35
Old 02-22-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by DiamondGCoupe
Run the wire up through the backseat and on the rear deck, no big deal it will hardly be noticeable.
That's what I did with my aftermarket unit. The reception is great (full bars on satellite reception, though the terrestrial signal is a little low.....not sure if that's my location or not...never had one that measured the terrestrial signal before).
Old 02-22-2008, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt
I didn't speak with anyone at grubbs. I just ordered the reciever and antenna and tried it.
I'll snap a pic when I get home.
What parts did you order? Thanks!
Old 02-22-2008, 12:43 PM
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So to recap: This WILL work with NAV? Run addtional Antenna to rear decklid. Did you leave the (XM) reciever plugged in? Where did you mount the Sirius reciever?

Thanks for this upgrade, I'll be down to Grubbs this weekend...

Hate the XM...
Old 02-22-2008, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 08G37S
What parts did you order? Thanks!
This and an antenna should be all you need.

Grubbs
Old 02-22-2008, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt
Pics for the non-believers...

Remember... your dealer's service department is full of morons. Half the time they're just oil change jockeys and if the service manual doesn't say it works, it doesn't.
Can you post a pic of the controller in the trunk?

Not finding this connector on Service Manual (looking at av.pdf) Scratch that....found it

Duh...im getting it now. So NAV cars should not have a SAT radio mounted in the trunk (thus the reason for extra harness). So, how does the Head display choose sirius instead of XM?

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dang.. I want this.
Old 02-22-2008, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt
Pics for the non-believers...

Remember... your dealer's service department is full of morons. Half the time they're just oil change jockeys and if the service manual doesn't say it works, it doesn't.
THANK YOU for posting the pictures!! I hate XM and I've let it expire. I figured I'd have to wait a very long time (or never) for them to make an adaptor for the interface. This is what Sirius and Grubbs told me.

Thanks again! There is hope!
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So, must you still pay for XM traffic or does Sirius offer something the like and will work with the navigation?!
Old 02-25-2008, 04:14 PM
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I have the NAV option. THIS WORKS!!!!

Ok went to Grubbs this weekend and purchased a Sirius radio. Bullitt is indeed correct about pigtail plug under the RH trunk. it comes off the Rear Camera unit for those with NAV.

Installed unit, ran antenna up through the seats to the rear decklid, registrered service...BAM!!! have Sirius displyed on NAV screen.

Happy now, as I let XM radio and traffic expire...


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