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I've seen some others mount their XM radios in various places and I took a different tact. I thought about mounting it by the front cup holders but it seemed to me that it would be to far away. I decided to use the 'too small' cell phone holder. See the shots in the gallery.
I cut a piece of wood and tapered it so it would sit snugly in the hole. I then mounted the XM Roady holder that I have to it. The location was good as the power goes to the inside compartment in the center console. The lid cover closes just fine. I ran the antenna wire in a similar way as others (at the top of the windshield, down the a-pillar, and inside the door jamb). I put the wire through the grommet in the door jam and under all of the plastic trim (see the picture in my gallery). It came out pretty clean from a wiring standpoint.
The display is in a good place for accessibilty. I do have to look away from the windshield to see it but it's not any different then the mounting location down by the cup holders.
The wood looks a bit rough right now. I didn't have time to spruce it up but I'm going to go back and finish it better so it looks a bit more professional. I thought I'd share the idea in case others were looking for options.
I cut a piece of wood and tapered it so it would sit snugly in the hole. I then mounted the XM Roady holder that I have to it. The location was good as the power goes to the inside compartment in the center console. The lid cover closes just fine. I ran the antenna wire in a similar way as others (at the top of the windshield, down the a-pillar, and inside the door jamb). I put the wire through the grommet in the door jam and under all of the plastic trim (see the picture in my gallery). It came out pretty clean from a wiring standpoint.
The display is in a good place for accessibilty. I do have to look away from the windshield to see it but it's not any different then the mounting location down by the cup holders.
The wood looks a bit rough right now. I didn't have time to spruce it up but I'm going to go back and finish it better so it looks a bit more professional. I thought I'd share the idea in case others were looking for options.