# DIY: XM into console

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [December 21, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098 "2008-12-21T11:19:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/21 "2008-12-21T12:09:20Z")

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:tup: \<3

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/22 "2008-12-21T12:22:54Z")

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> [@psychopjv](#):
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> i don’t have a 25th thank you!!! it’s a 30th!!! hehe. Bobby no i don’t use that cupholder there is a swing out one next to the console that’s my main choice for cupholer. if not i throw it in one of the back ones. 4th gen fbods have 5 cupholders.

lol i always get confused i thought it was a 30th, my neighbor has a 25th i get confused.

since when did we have 5 cupholders what the fuck! i could only find one!

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/23 "2008-12-21T12:49:37Z")

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only one? center console, flip from console, passenger door bulge, two on back of center console.

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/24 "2008-12-21T12:55:11Z")

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it would have been nice to known that lol, i dont know how many times i dumped shit on myself due to the shitty center console one

ill stop shitting the thread lol

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/25 "2008-12-21T12:58:16Z")

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eh i’m not worried. hehe.

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**Author:** ![skylinez07](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skylinez07/32/4993_2.png) [@skylinez07](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skylinez07)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/26 "2008-12-21T13:13:45Z")

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Looks Really Good. how did you place the vac. hose? Slice it and just like glue it?

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/27 "2008-12-21T13:19:33Z")

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didn’t even glue it. the plastic is thick engouh and the press fit so nice that it can’t move.

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**Author:** ![38stang](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/38stang/32/7479_2.png) [@38stang](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/38stang)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/28 "2008-12-21T13:38:39Z")

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geeez pat, a little bored? lol good job

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**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/29 "2008-12-21T13:44:13Z")

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Horrible

Ricer

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/30 "2008-12-21T13:50:48Z")

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i can’t wait to sabotage your car again.

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**Author:** ![jt76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jt76/32/5100_2.png) [@jt76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jt76)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/31 "2008-12-21T13:55:13Z")

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:lol:

seriously, that is pretty f’in sweet… i was thinking about Xm as well so i can rock out to club music too, and also because of the level of shit we have for radio around here… so you might get an order for a 2nd one, payment to be discussed at a later date :hay:

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**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/32 "2008-12-21T14:12:37Z")

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but when the front goes 5feet up won’t this fall out

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/33 "2008-12-21T14:17:47Z")

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> [@nitroinsane](#):
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> but when the front goes 5feet up won’t this fall out

nope i was slappin this bitch aorund in there last night and it will not budge.

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**Author:** ![chino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bcef8e/32.png) [@chino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/chino)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/34 "2008-12-21T14:50:38Z")

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nice work… i was thinking about doing something similar on my car but there really isnt even anywhere to cut in a spot.

mine’s relatively out of the way now but still don’t like the external mount, i like a more OEM look 🙂

Too bad none of the integrated headunits have decent controls/displays for sat. radio. Even hated my AVIC-D3 sat radio add-on because it was too slow.

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**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/35 "2008-12-21T18:34:19Z")

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noiceeee

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/36 "2008-12-21T19:05:07Z")

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well i cna’t put all these car parts on!!! hehe. i seriously have way too many car parts in my home at the moment. rods/backing plates/injectors/heads/tq arm/panhard bar/center console with newly acquired XM

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**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/37 "2008-12-21T19:15:38Z")

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coo foo. jamming on the dremel :picard: hahahaha

enjoy the beats

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**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/38 "2008-12-21T19:38:54Z")

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god, i hope i don’t hit the power button with my chest. that would be really annoying and kill the mood if the radio kept going on and off, while i was slobbin ya.

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**Author:** ![jetlounge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jetlounge/32/4994_2.png) [@jetlounge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jetlounge)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/39 "2008-12-21T20:06:53Z")

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Good job.  
Mine is in the headliner…but it will be coming out soon.

![http://www.scionxtc.com/images/xmoff.jpg](http://www.scionxtc.com/images/xmoff.jpg)

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-xm-into-console/60098/40 "2008-12-21T20:17:15Z")

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i really like that in the headliner. where did you get the surrounding piece? my biggest issue here is having to have the base on it to make it work.

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