I was looking at the XM Snap radio, wil this work? For the price it sure seems like a cheap alternative. Anyone done this install? If so ,sure would like to see some pics of the install.

 

Never heard of the XM snap? I guess your talking about satalite radio?
I have a Sirius Starmate on my bike from Walmart for 50 bux. Just plug it into the aux. port in your radio and it plays thru your speakers. Bought a cover from ebay, no probs from rain.

 

The XM "Snap" will work for you as a low tech, low cost solution to getting sat radio on your bike. Installed one today. Plugs right in to the lighter. The flexible mount is only about 5 inches long so it will not put the receiver within easy view but it is close. Very small reciever which works well if you aren't a channel surfer. Pick a station and leave it alone. The aux cable will plug right into your stereo in the front and the antenna wire is only about 10 ft long so you can tuck it up out of sight. The antenna head is magnetic so you could stick it to the back fender or maybe even the top of the brake fluid reseviour. It is all plug and play and very portable. Only downside I discovered is when you run something through the aux port on your radio you lose significant volume. You have to crank it more than you would just playing the stereo straight up. I suppose this is a drawback of anything you run through an aux setup,( loss of power from the amplifier). You get what you pay for. Costs almost nothing but you do get sat radio with no frills.

 

I found no difference in volume from my FM radio or pluging my sat. radio pluged into the aux port. And the quilaty of sound is just as good. I never run my volume more than half, while running up to 80 mph. I have mine hard wired in and the sat. antenna stuck to the top of my radio. Just brake apart the cig plug to get to the power and ground wires. The sat. radio runs off of 5 volts.

 

interesting.....Might have to give it a try.