'94-'97 Accord - XM Radio Install

Tools: Flathead Screwdriver

Time: About 30 minutes

FM Transmitter Install:

There is a little
sticky backed piece that goes on the rear window over
the antenna.
Just remove the sticky part covering and make sure the
metal
contacts the antenna that is built in to the rear window. The top 6

inches or so of rear "wires" are the antenna, the lower lines that run
all
the way across are your defroster so don't put it on that. I put
this
piece close to the edge of the window. Then just tuck the wire down
the side pillar as best you can. Mine had a little "lump" of some sort
that
was about 6 inches down from the piece that attached to the rear
window.
So I do have a little cord that runs along side the pillar since

I'm to lazy to remove the pillar and conceal it perfectly. at the base
of
the pillar where it connects with the rear deck lid I put the
screwdriver
in there to create a little space and then tucked the wire
underneath
the pillar, just work along slowly and gently push the wire
underneath
the trim pieces and it will go. once the pillar reached the
rear
seat I just ran it down along the seat and pushed it all in out of
sight.
Now continue working your way forward and tuck the wire under the

plastic trim on the drivers side and it should slide under there
nicely.
Just work your way forward and use the screwdriver as needed to
lift
up the pieces and tuck the wire under the plastic trim as you move
forward,
once you get nearly to the front of the drivers side door I
found
that sliding the wire under that little rubber piece works great.
Now
you should have your excess antenna wire up front by the fuse box.

XM Antenna:

I put my antenna on the
drivers side corner near my windshield. Just
stick it on there (it's
magnetic) and run the wire over to the door
frame, make sure you
leave enough excess for it to trace the line of the
door when the
doors closed. If you look at the rubber seal that lines
your door
frame you'll notice that it has a small groove or split of
sorts
that works perfect for squishing the wire into. If you want to
make
this really permanent you can use a small amount of super glue on
the
wire every 12 inches or so, I didn't put glue or tape or anything on
mine and it's still holding just fine. Continue tucking it into that
little
groove all the way down and around the door until you get to the
bottom
where the plastic trim piece covers the rubber. I chose to run
along
the front edge of the door but feel free to do as you please. Once

you're at that plastic piece just tuck the wire under it and then tuck
it
under the rubber piece or the plastic trim so that it's under your
dash
with the excess that you have from the FM wire.

Finalizing Installation:

I personally
just mounted my radio using the suction cup mount
kit that was
provided and put it just up and to the right of my gauge
cluster on
the windshield. This allows me to see it easily and then use
the
remote or just reach up there and change it without really taking my
eyes off the road. Connect the XM antenna into the little plug on the
FM
Transmitter, then connect the FM transmitter into your radio. If you
choose
to mount everything like I have it then you'll find that with the

door open the wire running up/to your radio can easily be tucked in
next
to the dash. Connect to the radio then hold the top part of the
wire
above the dash and the bottom part of the wire under the dash and
just
thread it in next to the dash (with the drivers door open). Now
neatly
bunch up the excess wire and just zip tie it under the dash next
to
the fuse box. The power cable that came with mine was simply a
cigarette
adapter and I haven't had a chance to test the voltages etc.
and
hard wired it in yet. So the power cable sucks because it's so short
but it works. Questions or comments please post them!