I had it in the last PT cruiser demo i had, but never turned it on....the interface is the same as your radio, and there is a 2" plastic bump on the roof that i assume is the antena. i dont get into the details of selling particular features on existing cars, but no one has asked to have it installed, as far as i know. the people i've talked to that have it swear by it.....how do you like it?

I turned it on in your demo one day LJ :)

It just had a message telling you to subscribe...

right, and if i had called the number on the window sticker, they would have turned it on for a free 6 months under the demonstrator program. The person that bought it got a free year if she called...... I just never bothered to do it....

oh, btw....they sold my wrangler a couple weeks ago, and i took a convertible GT Pt cruiser. it goes like a scalded dog.......but it's purple....:(

I love it (I have XM)... I spend most of my time on the three classical music channels, the broadway, and the comedy, with occasional forays to jazz, 80s, and some of the talk stations.

OK dumb question... now that I've got the new antenna in hand I actually went to scope things out. How do you suggest that I get outside to the roof? What you describe is neater than I had before (down the side of the central dash console, under the passenger seat, up the C pillar, and out). (And yes, Bruce, secured in place with duct tape!!) What I'm trying to figure out is if there's a way to take the cable out from the interior to the roof without exposing it to the rigors of having the doors slammed on it. (Actually it seemed OK--several months worth--as long as it was in the front door. It was went it got moved around and got mixed up with the sliding door that it got chopped.)

This is typical me, by the way. I can screw or snap electronic components together, but when it comes to large moving parts and/or power tools, I usually find a way to screw the pooch.

you said that the antena is magnetic, right?

what does the end of the feed cable that attaches to the antena look like? is it suposed to attach to the bare metal of the roof under where the antena sits, or what?

It feeds right into the antenna (which is about 1.5" square and 1/2" thick), and is NOT detachable.

But, don't worry about it. After doing some further reading I see that this antenna, which is newer than the one that came with the radio back in Dec. 2002, is also suggested for dash mounting. So for the time being it's sitting on the dash, and it seems to be giving reception just as good as the previous arrangement.

You could try the professional way of drilling a hole through the roof (but not the headliner) and passing the wires through the hole and lining the edges with a grommet to prevent moisture from entering and make a neat appearance. That's how I once installed the CB antenna on my Cavalier. It beat having the wire running through the door frame or the rear window and creating a water leak.

Brian "handyguy"

Well, I am now 0 for 3 on cars breaking down through old age.

I got T-boned by someone running a red light, and need to go car shopping. :mad2:

That's what you get for believing those lying bastard geen lights. :(
Sorry to hear it, HM, hope you're OK.

d'oh!

you ok?

Yeah, I'm fine. I was Achy for a bit, but I'm pretty much fine now.

so... what are you gonna get??

erma gerd!

the choices are endless!

What are your criteria?

There outa be a law. Sorry about yer wheels.