I recently had installed in my 2005 Roadster a Pioneer DEH-7000BT and a Sirius Connect Vehicle Tuner. Of course there is no appropriate location to place the Sirius antenna on a roadster - my sits in middle of dash close to the windshield.

I noticed that the new Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Avenger & the new Dodge Journey have a combination AM/FM & Sirius antenna mounted on the roof. That unit looks like it could replace the AM/FM antenna on the left rear fender and give a factory look to it. The Crossfire mast does fit this unit.

Now, my question - Will that combination antenna work with the after market Pioneer head unit & the after market Sirius tuner ???

 

Has anyone tried this antenna unit yet ???

 

Does it have seperate plugs for the antenna and Sirius/XM?? Or is it one single plug..?

 

some of the factory antennas have different connectors than the retail radios/modules.

 

It has separate plugs for AM/FM & Sirius cables.

 

If it has seperate plugs then I don't see why not.. you're just gonna need to get an antenna adapter..

 

A local audio tech told me that the factory unit Sirius radios use a different frequency antenna than the after market radios. Didn't seem to make sense to me. This tech was recommended by local 5 Star Chrysler dealer.

I know most audio techs are wrong when it comes to replacing Crossfire audio systems, so I thought I would check to see if I could get more knowledgable answers from the forum.

 

different frequency? far as i know, my "consumer" Sirius radios receive signals from the same satellites the "factory" radios do...presumably on the same frequency...so i'd say that tech doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

Mr. F - That was exactly my thought about different frequencies.