TUOA- That ugly Onstar antenna
01-24-2006, 02:44 PM
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I'm gonna paint the land radio (front) antenna if I can get it off/loose. I'm wary of pulling on the headliner much since I'm afraid I'll blow the airbags. I may be able to pull out the sunfroof/microphone panel and access it.
The XM receiver issue I addressed in another thread.
jerij
The XM receiver issue I addressed in another thread.
jerij
01-24-2006, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jerij
I'm gonna paint the land radio (front) antenna if I can get it off/loose. I'm wary of pulling on the headliner much since I'm afraid I'll blow the airbags. I may be able to pull out the sunfroof/microphone panel and access it.
The XM receiver issue I addressed in another thread.
jerij
The XM receiver issue I addressed in another thread.
jerij
How is pulling on the headliner going to blow the air bags??
01-24-2006, 04:06 PM
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no I wasn't being sarcastic...there was debate a little while ago about that rear antenna also being both the XM and the OnS...and I was almost positive that they are the same...as in if you have XM but no OnS you still have that thing back there just no little stub...
-wC
-wC
While snksknr94 was still waiting for his HHR to arrive.
01-24-2006, 04:40 PM
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Stub = Onstar
Blob = XM
Stub -n- Blob = XMOnstar
Front antenna = AM/FM
About the air bags....
I have side air bags. It looks like to fully pull the headliner down, I need to slightly pull the door pillar panels out. I was afraid of getting "bagged" in the process. I guess I could pull the AB fuse but what if I set off a sensor that sends the signal once I plug the fuse back in?
jerij
Blob = XM
Stub -n- Blob = XMOnstar
Front antenna = AM/FM
About the air bags....
I have side air bags. It looks like to fully pull the headliner down, I need to slightly pull the door pillar panels out. I was afraid of getting "bagged" in the process. I guess I could pull the AB fuse but what if I set off a sensor that sends the signal once I plug the fuse back in?
jerij
01-24-2006, 07:46 PM
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Having cut open more than a few cars in my day, I don't think you have too much to worry about. If you really know your GM service tech well, ask him the location of the air bag detonator/actuators. They may be in the upper section of the pillars, although sometimes they locate the seatbelt tensioners there. It does take quite a bit of pressure to blow them, but better to be safe than sorry.