Bassprocop

I recently had the satellite radio activated in my 05. The reception is not very good. Sirius/XM sent another signal to the unit but its hit or miss if it picks up very well. When it does it takes a while to make contact with the station if that makes sense. Also the radio in this car seems to have a mind of its on. Sometimes when you turn it on rather a CD is playing or the radio it does not start playing for about 30-40 seconds. Its a factory head unit with no modifications. Anyone else have these issues? Any suggestions? I feel like the satellite and the 30-40 second delay may somehow be related.

RocketDawg

With the factory radio there shouldn't be any delay. Or at least mine didn't have a delay. I was never happy with the way the SiriusXM sounded either (or the radio in general, for that matter).

I had the factory unit replaced with a Kenwood by DD Mods, and it has a substantial delay, maybe 30 seconds, but I'm pretty sure that's normal with that unit. The best sound I have comes from a CD or USB. The radio itself is not all that great, and the XM receiver is worse. Music doesn't sound good, and I tried to listen to a football game this weekend and the announcers' voices are virtually unintelligible. And there's a fair amount of static. Not sure if it's the XM signal, the antenna, or the receiver itself. I guess I need to ask Dennis. XM in our Cadillac ATS is fine.

Bassprocop

I hate the Bose set up in this car. I eventually want to replace all of it but for no more than I drive it I will leave it as is for now. My Tahoe has a Bose satellite system in it and it works just fine and it sounds much better too. I'm just disappointed in the Vette's overall sound system and the fact that the satellite works shoddy at best just adds to the unhappiness. I will likely just cancel the Sirius subscription.

Youngchris

I have a C5 and would like to replace the factory radio with a satellite radio. Can this be done and I would appreciate any and all advice that you can provide, even recommendations on radios and installation shops.

Thanks so much!!

RobLo

ALLEN007

I have XM in my 05 with Bose, but I do have a new Kenwood Head Unit. But XM in this car or any other car I have had has never sounded as good as the CD or normal Radio Stations.

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Sunnyvale Dave

The radio on my '06 had problems with FM reception since day one. I sometimes had to reboot the radio for every FM station. Sometimes there was just a delay. The dealer found a problem with the radio and replaced it. I have had no problems since.