Looking at a new gmc pickup. For some reason it only has an am/fm radio. The dealer says they make an adapter to convert it to xm. Has anyone had any experience with an adapter? Hate to buy something cobbled up. Who would have thought that a new truck would come without xm radio. It? not a stripped down truck.
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Tony in SD
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I?d pass on the truck unless the dealer can exchange the radio for one with a built in XM radio.
fastfarmall
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They didn't offer it,because they didn't have one on the lot!!
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
On star and XM radio are two different things.
Did this truck have crank windows and puke-on floors? It must have been really stripped down to have no XM radio.
Did this truck have crank windows and puke-on floors? It must have been really stripped down to have no XM radio.
I bought a used 2013 Chev Impala years ago. The radio had a spot to play xm but I could not get it to work. I asked the Chev dealer why it wouldn't work. He said I had to have a convertor installed that I had to buy. I never did it because of the fee to make it work, and I didn't think we needed it.
KCTractors
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]I have a 2015 GMC 2500 SLE and I have XM on mine. I have to renew the subscription in March. If they negotiate a lower price, I might keep it. I am not in the truck that often.
steve terplak
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Parents just bought a new Kia...same thing.
Dealer said many manufacturers are skipping Xm since people now mostly stream.
CD players also. Xm will send a free adapter.
Dealer said many manufacturers are skipping Xm since people now mostly stream.
CD players also. Xm will send a free adapter.
Traditional Farmer
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- Virginia
Must a sign you need to drop by the Toyota dealership.
Hay hay hay
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I have 3 XM capable vehicles and no subscription. Too much free music and sports jabber to need it.
Pete in MD
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- Central Maryland
KC,
I renewed my sirius/xm in January for $60/year plus some tax.
I renewed my sirius/xm in January for $60/year plus some tax.
Tramway Guy
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I didn?t think I would care much about XM, but I got a free year with my new Ram. I really got good use of it and didn?t hesitate to renew.
News channels, ?oldies?, and live sports. All NFL games(both home and away announcers); all MLB games (home team announcers); most major college football and basketball. I drive a lot, and having to search for a different station when one fades out is a pain.
Plus, with the Sirius XM app on my phone, I can listen via the internet to anything that?s on the radio. Even visiting team MLB game announcers.
It suits me.
News channels, ?oldies?, and live sports. All NFL games(both home and away announcers); all MLB games (home team announcers); most major college football and basketball. I drive a lot, and having to search for a different station when one fades out is a pain.
Plus, with the Sirius XM app on my phone, I can listen via the internet to anything that?s on the radio. Even visiting team MLB game announcers.
It suits me.
Your vehicle firstly needs an information center. That is the one with a view screen. Has a boat load of options. As the others said you can stick on an adapter. Right now you can get an entire year subscription for around 70 bucks. Just updated mine. I highly doubt you want to spend for an information center. Ask them if they will throw in a converter. There are guys who travel around who can hook you up out of their service truck in their parking lot no trouble. Almost as good as the real thing. Can't hurt to ask the dealer. Hope I helped.
An adapter may be advantageous if it's the same as what I call my portable unit meaning it plugs into a power source and onto the auxiliary port for sound (mine will also transmit through an empty fm station). This unit can be moved between different vehicles allowing you to have xm in what ever vehicle or tractor you want with only 1 subscription
The down fall is this is extra wires and a little control box plus an external magnetic antenna that clutter up your dash or center console.
The down fall is this is extra wires and a little control box plus an external magnetic antenna that clutter up your dash or center console.
I using a earlier receiver like the Stratus 7 in
my Nissan Frontier. I have it on a floor mount that attaches
to the seat rail bolt. Mine uses a FM modulator to play through
the radio.
Floor Mount
my Nissan Frontier. I have it on a floor mount that attaches
to the seat rail bolt. Mine uses a FM modulator to play through
the radio.
Floor Mount
MarkB_MI
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Welcome to the pains of buying an off-the-lot vehicle. Dealers are notorious for configuring vehicles to maximize their profit, not for providing their customers with the best value. For example, dealers love to sell crappy dealer-installed plastic bedliners rather than the superior factory spray-in liner.
Go to gmc.com and configure your truck the way YOU want it. Pick an upgraded trim level (e.g. SLE or SLT) and then pick one of the "convenience packages" that includes the upgraded radio. When you have a truck configured how you want it, you can search dealer stock or take your build to the dealer and order it from the factory. You'll have to watch the salesman like a hawk; when I ordered my last truck, the salesman kept de-selecting one of the options. The dealer's invoice amount should match the amount you got from gmc.com EXACTLY.
BTW, don't forget to order the trailering package; it's a great deal since it includes a locking differential. (Don't order the "Max Trailering" package unless you need the brake controller.)
Go to gmc.com and configure your truck the way YOU want it. Pick an upgraded trim level (e.g. SLE or SLT) and then pick one of the "convenience packages" that includes the upgraded radio. When you have a truck configured how you want it, you can search dealer stock or take your build to the dealer and order it from the factory. You'll have to watch the salesman like a hawk; when I ordered my last truck, the salesman kept de-selecting one of the options. The dealer's invoice amount should match the amount you got from gmc.com EXACTLY.
BTW, don't forget to order the trailering package; it's a great deal since it includes a locking differential. (Don't order the "Max Trailering" package unless you need the brake controller.)
I got the free year with my Ram too, but I don't drive that much, and Sirius didn't do better than the $60/yr so I just listen to my local FM station. I did get another "Free Week" couple weeks ago but didn't change my mind. I really wasn't impressed with the selection of music they offered. Wife got it in her '15 Ford Edge, she commutes a half hour to/from work every day.
After I got my '96 F-250 diesel I started commuting 60-70 miles to/from work every day, To be perfectly honest, most days I never turned up the radio volume. I opened the passenger window a couple inches and listened to the straight piped turbo whistle!
After I got my '96 F-250 diesel I started commuting 60-70 miles to/from work every day, To be perfectly honest, most days I never turned up the radio volume. I opened the passenger window a couple inches and listened to the straight piped turbo whistle!
Advice from an ex-dealer tech? Find the truck that is equipped with what you want from the factory. That add on stuff gets dicey for warranty and reliability, even if it's from the GM Accessory cataloge. I saw it too many times that people got talked into buying a vehicle that was best for the salesman's commission, not what the customer actually wanted. Then the customer is instantly disappointed and becomes a nightmare customer for the service department.
Usually, the odd optioned vehicles on the lot are stuff that somebody who didn't know what they were doing spec'd a new car. Once, our owner's son ordered a loaded up Avalanche, everything on it, $40K+ truck, but forgot the 4wd option. That one was still there 2 years later when I left. Another time, new car manager ordered 10 Duramax HD pickups in various trim levels, but forgot to order trailer hitches. Yep, diesel trucks with no hitches. I made good money putting on hitches and wiring on those.
Usually, the odd optioned vehicles on the lot are stuff that somebody who didn't know what they were doing spec'd a new car. Once, our owner's son ordered a loaded up Avalanche, everything on it, $40K+ truck, but forgot the 4wd option. That one was still there 2 years later when I left. Another time, new car manager ordered 10 Duramax HD pickups in various trim levels, but forgot to order trailer hitches. Yep, diesel trucks with no hitches. I made good money putting on hitches and wiring on those.
OldFarmTractor
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I had an add on XM box in my Ram and XM radio in my car. This time when the XM renewal came around, I went XM in car and XM online for everything else. So I have satellite radio on my phone, computer, tablet and with Bluetooth, I can listen in my Ram.
Billy Shafer
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I hate to be the idot. But what is XM radio.
BarnyardEngineering
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- Rochester, NY
Right, but you have to fumble with your phone to change stations. Same as these "adapters" they're not integrated into the vehicle's radio so you have to fumble with some tiny thingamajig to change stations.
If it's integrated into the factory radio it's no different than switching stations as you have for the past 50 years: Reach over and turn the knob without taking your eyes off the road.
If it's integrated into the factory radio it's no different than switching stations as you have for the past 50 years: Reach over and turn the knob without taking your eyes off the road.
Adirondack case guy
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I don't get this XM craze. I listen to radio every day and I want to hear what is happening in my area, including what advertisers are having sales plus my local weather and news, and events/gatherings. Maybe our local CW station is different from most as they play near a dozen songs in a row without commercials or useless talk so I am not overwhelmed with commercials and BS..================Loren
timcasbolt
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Neither do I. I don't drive much, so that might explain it. Somebody earlier in this thread said it's $60/yr. That's right about $55 more than I'd be willing to pay.
Billy Shafer
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Thanks. I guess I am stuck in the old days. I don't think the cows I deal with really care. Plus where I live it is hard to get a signal.That doesn't change every five minutes.
I would buy a truck that has it already. It can?t cost much. I bought a ?work truck model? that had it. It also has a built in WiFi connection that I use almost every day. I also got the max towing package with it. What a great system. I can run up and down I70 from Denver to Utah and hardly ever use the breaks pulling a trailer. They have the transmission management figured out pretty well.
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