When you are going to install Sirius radio in your car, you can spend the money having it professional installed if you want to. Most people prefer to install Sirius radio in their cars themselves.

Most Sirius instruction books will display the “appropriate means” of installation by having the Sirius radio antenna placed somewhere strategically on the vehicle roof. The cord could be weaved through the back of your car, in and around your floor carpets.

I have personally never been comfortable with this method. If you live in an area with high crime, it is just easy for someone to come by your car and simply snip the antenna cord. The Sirius radio installation guide will say that the antenna must be somewhere clear so the signal can come in.

What I prefer to do is have my Sirius vehicle kit completely in the car. I will have the Sirius antenna on the dashboard taped down so it does not slide around. In one vehicle I have the dash mount sitting down underneath the beverage holder. In my other vehicle I have it sitting in a perfectly fitted cavity above the glove box.

Majority of people either mount the Sirius unit using the suction cups on the windshield or clipping the Sirius car unit through the vents.

I have found that the Sirius vent clips do not hold very well. If you must use one or the other, the suction cup mount is much better.

If you want to spend the money on a professional Sirius radio installation, I certainly would encourage it. But surely that money can be spent elsewhere if you can figure out to do it yourself.