# Sirius help.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [April 13, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496 "2009-04-13T05:20:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/1 "2009-04-13T05:20:12Z")
So I recently installed the sportster 5 kit in my 01 jetta. I am using it through 88.1fm. I have noticed that I get signifant feedback while driving around and it doesn’t sound good at all, like im getting other peoples stations. I assume this is because were all set to 88.1 I have the antenna mounted on the trunk. Can you guys reccomend anything to improve the feedback it’s not very clear. I’m debating just picking up an aftermarket deck… ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/2 "2009-04-13T05:29:33Z")
I’m posting here to give a false sense that maybe, just maybe, someone had an answer to your question. Here’s to hoping you have a subscription with instant email notification to this thread, so you can get all excited and expect a decent answer as you’re reading this. Instead you get nonsense. I bid you adieu. Good day sir. ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/3 "2009-04-13T06:13:48Z")
God I hate you in so many forms, good thing Jim is smart. Aparently I need the direct fm modulator so it doesn’t sound so shitty. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/4 "2009-04-13T06:23:56Z")
Haha you love it! ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/5 "2009-04-13T13:39:34Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/16980/38): > > God I hate you in so many forms, good thing Jim is smart. > > Aparently I need the direct fm modulator so it doesn’t sound so shitty. Ryan why did you even make a thread for this if you knew Jim was going to have the answer…he always has the answer for car audio and you have his number dumbass lol ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/6 "2009-04-21T05:12:21Z")
Good thing you have my number… I just saw this thread. :lol ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/7 "2009-04-21T06:11:30Z")
i’d get a nice aftermarket head unit. those radio transmitters are teh fail. ---
**Author:** ![CustomLowz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/customlowz/32/6279_2.png) [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/8 "2009-04-21T14:14:59Z")
I have the same unit. I use 89.5 and the system also comes with an FM out antenna. Mount that to the window as close to your vehicle antenna as possible. That should get rid of your feedback noise. ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/9 "2009-04-21T14:22:25Z")
nah, nothing beats a direct connection. most of the time ull catch other signals from others. its annoying ---
**Author:** ![CustomLowz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/customlowz/32/6279_2.png) [@CustomLowz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CustomLowz)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/10 "2009-04-21T14:23:19Z")
> [@OWNED](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/owned/17255/40): > > nah, nothing beats a direct connection. most of the time ull catch other signals from others. its annoying correct, nothing beats a direct connection, but he was asking for help with the transmitter. ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/11 "2009-04-21T16:47:08Z")
> [@OWNED](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/owned/17255/40): > > nah, nothing beats a direct connection. most of the time ull catch other signals from others. its annoying Thats the point of the direct connect adapter, it plugs in-line with your vehicles antenna and uses a relay to break the input from your vehicles antenna when the sirius tuner is on. ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/12 "2009-04-22T06:37:37Z")
Jim \> all of you ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/13 "2009-04-22T06:46:50Z")
im just not a fan of using those things. i prefer an aftermarket deck with an aux plug in it. plus they end up sounding cleaner than oem stuff most of the time. Jim’s suggestion totally works, dont get me wrong, but its like the cheap way out, or temporary if youre waiting on a new headunit to come in. most of you here dont give two shits about SQ, so something like that setup will surfice, i need an actual cable with a plug. ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/14 "2009-04-22T08:54:44Z")
> [@Played Hold em Sat night.Why bother????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/played-hold-em-sat-night-why-bother/17338/6): > > im just not a fan of using those things. i prefer an aftermarket deck with an aux plug in it. plus they end up sounding cleaner than oem stuff most of the time. Jim’s suggestion totally works, dont get me wrong, but its like the cheap way out, or temporary if youre waiting on a new headunit to come in. most of you here dont give two shits about SQ, so something like that setup will surfice, i need an actual cable with a plug. I give a shit about SQ, but my GF bought me this and If I dont use it she will hit me. :lol ---
**Author:** ![Jammer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jammer/32/6349_2.png) [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/15 "2009-04-22T09:06:02Z")
if The sportster is recent , it should have come with a second antenna… a real thin gauge wire with a sticky section on the end. I couldnt get shit in my Chevy pick up , until i removed the 2nd antenna… With my Ford, I have to use the 2nd antenna. I have 5 preset stations, and use most of them depending where I am locally, due to feedback… ---
**Author:** ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/16 "2009-04-22T09:07:15Z")
> [@Played Hold em Sat night.Why bother????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/played-hold-em-sat-night-why-bother/17338/7): > > if The sportster is recent , it should have come with a second antenna… a real thin gauge wire with a sticky section on the end. I couldnt get shit in my Chevy pick up , until i removed the 2nd antenna… With my Ford, I have to use the 2nd antenna. I have 5 preset stations, and use most of them depending where I am locally, due to feedback… I have that but didn’t install it. I didn’t know WTF it was. I actually found a better station to use and it does sound much better… ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/17 "2009-04-22T10:09:26Z")
> [@WNY Solo Champagne Run, 9/17, ECC-N](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wny-solo-champagne-run-9-17-ecc-n/17275/10): > > I give a shit about SQ, but my GF bought me this and If I dont use it she will hit me. :lol ahhhh, see? THATS what you should have started with, man :lol ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/18 "2009-04-23T05:28:53Z")
> [@Played Hold em Sat night.Why bother????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/played-hold-em-sat-night-why-bother/17338/6): > > im just not a fan of using those things. i prefer an aftermarket deck with an aux plug in it. plus they end up sounding cleaner than oem stuff most of the time. Jim’s suggestion totally works, dont get me wrong, but its like the cheap way out, or temporary if youre waiting on a new headunit to come in. most of you here dont give two shits about SQ, so something like that setup will surfice, i need an actual cable with a plug. Sirius and XM quality sucks cock anyway, it’s a waste to buy a deck and sat tuner for ~$300 when you can just buy the cheapest siruis tuner and an FM mod for $60 ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/19 "2009-04-23T05:50:48Z")
i wouldnt be buying a deck exclusively for satellite radio. but like i was saying, SQ isnt for everyone ---
**Author:** ![JiM\_P\_2001](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim_p_2001/32/6364_2.png) [@JiM\_P\_2001](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JiM_P_2001)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496/20 "2009-04-23T15:48:56Z")
> [@95 eclipse turbo awd - what is this wire? (engine bay)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/95-eclipse-turbo-awd-what-is-this-wire-engine-bay/17378/11): > > i wouldnt be buying a deck exclusively for satellite radio. but like i was saying, SQ isnt for everyone That’s what you said before… > [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/17027/34): > > i’d get a nice aftermarket head unit. those radio transmitters are teh fail. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-help/243496.md?page=2)