Thread: how-to: diy aux input for 04+ xm equipped cars

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money pit? my car is awesome. lol. I don't mind making one on my own but i dont trust myself with sheet alluminium. i'd cut myself easy.

hav eyou looked at any of the hai/cai threads?

Originally Posted by Jteske88

hav eyou looked at any of the hai/cai threads?

yeah i had even started a thread on it.

The reason you hook it up at the radio and not the xm receiver is because longer wires = voltage drop. The shorter the wire the more volume/cleaner sound you'd get out of it.


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it wont matter man, people in vetts do it all the time and your not gonna have any drop with whats runnign through it. the case being is the xm signal is super loud already and its gets compinsated for. i have a line driver for mine to adjust to my likeing, but most will like the sound output. and what your using to playhe music can make a difference also.

If i were to take the deck out to get to the back of the wire harness I would replace it anyways XD.
The cable should be here today, I might try and extend the wires a little on the rca's that way I have room for trial and error, so I dont end up with no wire left.

Cut it where the wife goes into the RCA, that way you'll have the most for trial and error

Originally Posted by Jteske88

Cut it where the wife goes into the RCA

Dont cut the wife!

I'm giving up lol. I cut the rca end off in order to wire it up and there was only a red wire on one side, and a white wire on the other side. there were no negatives . so i'll just wait till i replace the deck...stupid cables...

Seriously though...PayPal me the $25 bucks it'll take for shipping UPS and the parts (ill send you nice high end set of rcas & rca to headphone and barrel connectors...

essentially exactly what you need pre wired up all you have to do is attach the 3 wires at the radio or xm receiver and route the wires to your center console or wherever you want it... It will literally be the exact product and a no brainer to what I'm using.

If you want it I'm located in Michigan. I have a ups station at work. It will ship tomorrow. I'm just trying to help. I'll also include printed photo pictures of each step lol

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ok the cable has the red and white, look around those for a copper shield now. the copper shield or it might be metal sheild. thats your ground. dont give up man.

Originally Posted by sirricealot

I'm giving up lol. I cut the rca end off in order to wire it up and there was only a red wire on one side, and a white wire on the other side. there were no negatives . so i'll just wait till i replace the deck...stupid cables...

The shielding is used for outside interface they don't use that for a common ground. A good set of rcas will have the two wires for each and a shield. If that's what you meant.

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yes but i also have a cheap cable and thats the way mine is. in the cheap cables the ground usally is the shield. they run the + through em thus getting a red and white

Ill try the shield as the negative tomorrow. Im getting and closer to havin a deck put in . Christmas is around the corner

to get the band to work you need a signal from the xm reciver in the trunk. i havent had to do anything else or any other kind other than mine, i wanted to keep my nav so i wanted a stock jack, you could just get a new deck with input built in.

Originally Posted by PCweber

Can this be done on the 5 disk, non XM, Monsoon radio? I have read a lot of threamd on this. People keep saying you must have a "Band" button. I do. I dont have a XM module on the rear left fender though, etc. Just want an Aux jack and to keep stock radio so I have steering wheel controls.

i want to know the same thing, if anyone has connected one to a monsoon system please let us know
I have a aux/cd button but no jack

I have a moo soon system with it connected to it...did u now read the post before urs I posted

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