[s-cars] Sirius/XM box mounting ideas

[Wayne Dohnal]

After many hours of agony trying to find a place, I mounted my Sirius radio 
on the lower left dash panel, below the wood trim.  It's easy to reach and 
see there, but of course a passenger can't get to it.  I made a mounting 
bracket so all the holes that I had to drill were down low and won't be 
visible when the unit is removed.  I put the antenna on the roof just above 
the cell phone antenna.  Ran the wire into the trunk, under the trunk seal, 
and up a channel in the rear window weatherstrip.  I held the wire in the 
weatherstrip with dabs of black RTV silicone every few inches.  It's not 
invisible, but if you're not at exactly the correct angle it doesn't attract 
any attention.

For getting the audio to the sound system, I used a permanently-installed 
casette adapter which I think delivers good audio quality.  With some 
tinkering I disabled the tape drive motor.  I traded tape for an aux input, 
so now when I select tape, I get Sirius.

Wayne Dohnal
1994 S4