Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS question

I have searched for days on this and I'm so confused. I am ordering the Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS double din unit. I'm gonna go with all the harnesses that I can get my hands on: the stock wiring harness, the steering controls, etc.

The siriusxm radio option and iphone 5 compatiblility is what I am lost on. I see that the 5500 is sirius ready, yet you have to order an adapter to make it actually work. This adapter comes with an antenna. Do I have to use this antenna or can I just use my stock shark fin that I already have on my 2012 Taco? I don't want two antenna's on top of my truck.

Also, is anyone using an iPhone 5 with this unit? I see they have the adapters for the iPhone 5 and it mentions something about a firmware update. But does it actually work?

I'm going to attempt to install all of this myself, I just don't want to F up.

 

i have the pioneer avhx2500bt. setup was easy, got a harness and dash kit from radioshack, 5 pin relay from a auto parts store to do the parking brake bypass. as for the shark antenna, that will be for the fm/am. i do believe that the sirius has a separate antenna. more like a magnet. but i do believe our tacomas have a built in sat radio antenna on the roof. at least my '09 does. there's a lot of how to videos on YouTube. hope this helps. btw im using Android phone, might get an iPhone to use the built in apps.

 

I can't answer any Sirius radio questions cause I don't have it. But I do have the x5500 and the iPhone 5. No problems . I didn't need to update anything just plug and play. The 5500 comes with the USB wire and connect that to the regular lighting wire and that it.

 

Thanks for the responses guys, I did a little more digging and found this: http://www.tss-radio.com/products/lexus-gs-shark-fin-antenna-adapter

Looks like it should make the shark fin work with aftermarket head units.

 

Yeah I used that exact same adapter to connect my stock headunit to the built in antenna.

You're setup will be shark fin adapter -> SiriusXM adapter -> headunit

This is the SiriusXM adapter http://www.amazon.com/SiriusXM-SXV200v1-Connect-SiriusXM-Ready-Receivers/dp/B007T0NM2M

 

As far as the iphone 5 goes, bluetooth and all that should sync no problem and from what C Wills says, plugging into to the usb should work fine for streaming audio. But if you want video from your iPhone 5 you need to buy several (pricey) things...

CD-IV202AV, Apple® Lightning to VGA Adapter and Apple® Lightning to USB Cable.

All-in, you're looking at $150 worth of adapters to get video and appradio on the iphone 5. I'm sure in time, better ways of connecting the 5 will come out and be much cheaper

 

I just installed this same unit in my truck. I'm confused. I need an adapter for the Sirius Radio hookup? Cause it's greyed out on my screen. The wiring harness only fit 2 plugs and the radio is working fine, just not sat radio.

 

Yep you need to use this guy...http://www.amazon.com/SiriusXM-SXV20.../dp/B007T0NM2M

The new radios are all marketed as "SiriusXM" ready. Meaning that they are ready to have an adapter installed lol. That link I posted is technically a "tuner". It receives the antenna signal and translates it to your headunit.

 

I'm having the problem with my iPhone 5 and getting Pandora to stream over Bluetooth. I know there's a bug if you update the firmware on the Pioneer 3500 DVD, but I haven't done that. Anyone else have problems with Bluetooth Pandora on iPhone 5 with any of the 2013 Pioneer lineup? Just says 'Connection Failed'