Anyone have pics of satellite antenna through brakelight?

I want to get Sirius (but I think it's the same for XM) and will be upgrading stock stereo (maybe the DNX7100). I don't want to run the wire outside the door or drill through the roof. I also saw a post where the antenna was inside the car, but I thought that didn't work well with satellite radio.

It seems a few of you have figured out a way to get it through the 3rd brakelight. How does it actually come out? Around the plastic? Any pics and/or instructions would be great.

 

Never heard of that but a great idea

 

Just did this yesterday.
Remove the rear hooks on the back headliner (above head) just turn left or right and pop off. then take the two 10mm bolts out of the grab handle driver side back door and 10 mm bolt above the rear seatbelt piller (c) pull plastic out a couple inches. Open back window and stand in the bed take off 3rd brake light cover drill 1/2 hole bottom right so you won't it the brak light wire. (wire comes in center left you can fell it with your fingers) . Go through the plastic, you can put your hand through the window and under the headliner to feal for the drill. Run wire through the break light and out to the top of the headlinner down piller c across door jam B and A ( just pull up and they pop off) and up piller A around under the dash. silicone the hole in the break light cut a little wedge in the rubber so the lense will fit properly.

 

It would be awesome if you could take some pics of what you did. If you closed up your headliner, don't bother with the inside, but I'd love to see the outside. How does the wire lay, the overall look, etc.

 

how do I send pics? It keeps telling be to enter URL of image. Don't know what that is.

 

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i just put mine on my dash and it works great

 

I just did this with my 2008 DBL Cab TRD and it was pretty simple for someone who had no idea what he was doing and just went by the above pics. The only thing I"m concerned about is moisture getting in around the brake light but I've put silicone in there but here's hoping.

I installed the Alpine iDA-X100, with the Sirius Tuner and Alpine connect. The install was a breeze with the Scosche dash kit, worst part was running the antennae. The X100 is awesome, speakers are next.

Cheers Taco lovers!

 

I did that with my Sebring convertable and got sketchy results. Does yours ever loose the signal?
I am thinking of just going this route when I move my sirius to my 06 tacoma, if I works okay.

 

My antennae runs through my brake light as well,just like gdub.I used the factory plastic sheath to hold down the wire and it is slick and clean.

 

I ran my wire from my xm radio thru the fire wall plug up the firewall and out the plastic grill below the wipers. then i ran it up the windshield rubber to the roof and my antenna is right above my passenger side.

 

Not worth the effort & chance of screwing something up. When I heard one say "Drill".

I just ran mine under the dash, out the passengers door frame,up the windshield molding( The wire is thin enough to slide under the molding). And the magnetic antenna sits just above the windsheild. It is strong enough not to move even in carwashes. Took 5 minutes, I used electrical tape to hold the wire under the dash & in the door frame.

 

Ran mine out the 3rd Brakelight without any problems. I had it on the dash in my old truck and there were certain spots locally that it would cut in and out....no problems now that it's outside.

 

Did you do anything extra to seal yours? When I did this with my dad's truck, it started to leak after a few months during downpoars. I didn't want to use any sealant because I tend to remove antenna's frequently and put them in other vehicles.

 

I've had it like this for 4 months without any leaks. The original seal was still really sticky when i took it off, so I just re-used it and put a thin layer of clear all weather silicone on the seal itself. There's also a little silicone on the Ant. wire where it runs through the brakelight bracket.

For what antenna's cost, I'd just buy an extra one to move around from vehicle to vehicle.

 

Just installed through the brake light yesterday. There is enough space between the light assy and cab for the wire. The gasket is not sold alone, so be careful when prying the assy off. Once off you can just run a bead of sealant around the remainder of the gasket and screw the whole thing back in place. No drilling required.

 

Sirius antenna routed through the 3rd brake light in my 02. Sealed w/ no leaks:

 

We ran ours through the trim then up the the top of the rear window. Works fine. Ran the wires from the back of the unit through the front defroster. Everything is hidden

 

Only thing I might do is get some black sealant someplace and run a bead around the light. The clear sealant I used looks kinda messy if you look through the small gap between the light assy and cab.