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XM Radio Conversion

03-04-2008, 06:55 PM

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HBarlow

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XM Radio Conversion

Two years ago when I bought my '06 Ram I wanted XM instead of Sirius and followed the information posted on this site and purchased an aftermarket converter that was supposed to allow converting my RAQ 6 disc premium radio with Sirius to XM. Well, it didn't work. I was never able to determine whether it was because my truck had the RAQ radio or because it was an '06 with Canbus communication. I eventually bought and used a small Audiovox unit that utilized the FM radio to receive XM signals.

Now, I have purchased an '08 Ram with the same RAQ radio and, once again, would like to have XM instead of Sirius.

Do any of you auto electronics experts who are knowledgeable about what's available on the currrent market know if there are any XM converter boxes that can be hardwired into the Dodge RAQ radio to provide XM signal without a bunch of wires running here and there on the dash?

Harvey

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2007 HitchHiker Discover America 32 LKTG
2010 Goldwing XM/Nav

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