So - I wanted to share what I did and how I did it with you guys. I wanted Sirius and Navigation, but didn't want to replace the stock head unit, or use FM modulation, or have wires everywhere. So... here's how I did it...

Sirius - I used the Sirius One SVI unit. As you can see, it fits right in the small compartment right by the radio. I drilled a small hole in the back of the compartment and ran the power, audio and antenna cables through. The power cable is wired into a 12V aux line. The antenna is running under the runners to the magnetic mount antenna on the roof. I ran this in between the weatherstripping so no wires show anywhere.

Sirius Audio - Now for the good part. I mentioned above that I ran the audio cable to the Sirius One. This audio cable is the 3.5mm stereo (which plugs into theSirius unit)to RCA left/right pair (which plugs into a ground loop isolotor, to eliminate noise). This then plugs into the PA11-VOL aux input. The PA11-VOL is an ipod and aux inputer converter... I only used the aux input as I didn't need the ipod. The PA11-VOL then plugs into the CD changer port of the stereo. Voila - the stereo now sees the Sirius One as Disc 6 track 1 of the CD changer... Great sound, no FM modulator.

AVIC-S1... Since Volvo uses that spot for factory Navigation, I figured I would do the same. I drlled a hole through the speaker grill then used a rubber grommet so the hole wouldn't look like crap. I then wired the power cord into a 12v aux lead, and ran it through the grommet. I then used the bracked that actually came with the Sirius One, bent it a little, added a limb, and attached it to the AVIC-SI and mounted it on the speaker grill. I can still pop the AVIC-S1 right out if I need to, and the power cord and cradle stay right on the dash. It works perfect...

All in all, a clean factory like install, with Navigation and Sirius. One modification I may do in the future is actually use the speaker grill insert that Volvo uses for their nav units... But for now it looks pretty sweet...

 

nice work!

 

By the way...which GPS unit did you end up with? Obviously it's a Pioneer but whats the modle number on it?

 

AVIC-S1

 

OMG.....serious, it's the flippin' title of the post.....