Here are the pics i promised from my install. You can see the antenna is mounted on the dash against the front drivers side window. very clean and no wires. The pocket below the nav screen was utilized and still is able to close and hide the unit. It is FM modded but no noise from alt due to grounding the antenna.

Here is the antenna

Unit hides completely in the pocket

Unit off and notice the custom trim plate made from black plastic from a standard head unit kit

Unit up and running. And yes i listen to country too!! haha

Enjoy the pics. More coming of other mods

 

Also notice the antenna signal strength in the last pic.....its full and i am in my garage. when i had it on the back window it wouldnt ever get 3 bars

 

Do you have a metallic tint on your rear window? Nice, clean install.

 

nice! i like it.

waiting to see the '05 models' XM option, otherwise i am going your route

 

Hey whoseanthony....

WOW!! That looks GREAT!! Who did the install for you? I see we both live in OC so hopefully I can use the same installer. I've been dying to get XM in my car!

Thanks!

 

looks good!

 

I did the install took about 2-3 hours. I dont have metalic tint. I have formulaONE tint (dark) all the way around and on the sunroof. It is a ceramic tint that doesnt fade and is super expensive but if u have the antenna in the window or navi or xm it is worth it. Costs about $650 including felt on all the windows. I have this tint on my 2004 MB E500 and My 04 IS 300. Beautiful!! Check out www.thetintpros.com for more info. They are the only authorized installer in SoCal for this item

 

Looks good man

I installed my XM Commander in the "Not an Ashtray" bin below that storage compartment because i didnt want to give up any valuable storage space. Also, that fake ashtray bin was pretty much a waste anyway...

Check it oot http://www.acura-tsx.com/forums/show...t=xm+commander

 

Same here...except I don't have the nice mounting plate you have, I just stuck the mounting plate it came with on the not an ashtray (after I removed the cig. lighter and the red felt). Don't laugh, I know its not perfect, but everyone I ask thinks it looks factory, except that the door won't close, but then I never would close it anyways (my cupholders are always open too). It was a good solution for not having many tools I think.

 

actually that is my install in rogers car.

 

No trust me it is my car....i pulled the man hours dont want anyone takin my credit. but thanks though

 

Yup. I think i gave you credit for the install in the link i posted

 

I think Bass is referring to my install of the XM Commander in the fake ashtray compartment, which he fabricated for me. I was just comparing that to your XM Commander install (which is in the compartment above the ashtray bin) to say that i didnt want to lose the valuable storage space by installing it there. Your install looks tight, mang

 

haha sorry for the confusion BASS

 

Using that method of install - 2 questions:

1) How easy is it to pull out after the car goes back on lease (as is my situation)
2) Do you still have access to the DC adapter in the "not an ashtray" compartment?

Otherwise, I'm sure I can figure out how to run the sat wire. Jeeze.. I just gotta figure out if I have the balls to do this myself or if I should bring pictures to a pro installer and let them do it - and then let them remove it

Ah well. Gettin married this week - and it's the first thing I'm doing after I get back!

 

It is really easy to pull out after your lease is up. Everything simply unplugs. You will however have to buy a new middle compartement which shouldnt be more that 30-40 bucks but well worth it. And yes you still have access to the lower power connector in the 'not an ash tray' bin