jscott1

quote Originally posted by kawana: If its not a huge job, ill always try to do it myself.. I didn't cut the XM's power supply, so im not doing anything that would damage the XM radio, worst case is the stock radio goes, which isn't something i care about. Anywho, what do you need pictures of exactly? Heres one i just snapped, these are the 2 wires i spliced into. Red to red, black to brown. I used the method above to find out which is the power. edit: sorry guys, i got the static issue worked out, it had to do with the cassette deal. i pulled it out, and the radio stations come in clear as usual, and i bought a hardwired FM transmitter (goes between the antenna and radio), and the XM plays very clearly. Just working out the best way to power the xm radio, i think ill use those 2 wires again, as i now know the static sound wasn't caused by me powering the radio off those wires.

That picture helps...

One of those wires is the "hot at all times" for the radio. The other typically isn't used at all. neither one is a a good source for power.

Look on the 12 pin radio connector and select the wire that goes to +12V (IGN) and also the ground. Those are the two bottom most pins on that 12 pin connector.