Car audio question-

[Doug5984]

I just got a new truck, and I am looking to upgrade the CD player in it- what I'm looking for is something with either an aux or usb imput on the front- as well as built in sirius (or xm) radio- does that exist? I had XM in my old truck, but it was a delphi 2, and was big and stuck out of the dash- I don't want that again- I'd like something totally integrated in 1.

I looked on crutchfield, and the only thing I came up with was a pioneer that had the USB and it said free XM tuner- now I wasn't sure if that meant it could handle XM as well or if I would have to add another piece similar to the delphi.

I just got an '06 toyota tundra if that helps.

Also, what are the best sites for finding car audio?

[Cringer]

I would assume XM has similar things as Sirius, but I am a Sirius guy and only bothered looking for those.

These are all Sirius tuners for car stereos....basically they are brains that just plug into the back of certain radios and the rest is tucked away somewhere in your car. I am guessing the XM tuner you found is similar.....

http://www.tss-radio.com/for-the-car...3_242_293.html

I would say look through those and see what radios they match up with, maybe you will find one you like. Maybe not.

[Doug5984]

Originally Posted by Cringer

I would assume XM has similar things as Sirius, but I am a Sirius guy and only bothered looking for those.

These are all Sirius tuners for car stereos....basically they are brains that just plug into the back of certain radios and the rest is tucked away somewhere in your car. I am guessing the XM tuner you found is similar.....

http://www.tss-radio.com/for-the-car...3_242_293.html

I would say look through those and see what radios they match up with, maybe you will find one you like. Maybe not.

Ah ok- that answers my question, it is hidden under- Right now I have XM, my dad has XM, and my mom has Sirius, I like Sirius better- simply because of NFL network so hopefully I can find one for that.

thanks!

Now just to find one- and find the money to pay for it...

[terpkristin]

I don't know if it's too late, but for ordering stuff, I'd recommend http://www.crutchfield.com

Their prices are pretty darn good, they have a car finder (to make sure it fits in your car), they include instructions on how to install it if you want to do it on your own (and usually the required wiring harness), and you can buy vouchers through them for one of their affiliated installers to do the installation if you want.

On my old Mazda, I ended up with a Sony head unit that I installed aftermarket. I installed the XM tuner for it, so I had control for it all through the head unit (or my remote). I particularly liked that head unit because it had an auxiliary input port on the front, so I could hook my iPod in that way (instead of using say an FM transmitter). Actually if you get one with an aux in port on the front, you can get a Delphi or other portable XM unit, if you ended up going that route...

/tk

[cartman]

There are also options if you want to keep the "factory" look and functionality (like steering wheel controls) but be able to add on the aftermarket things you mentioned. The previously mentioned Crutchfield has several of these types of devices listed on their site.