OnStar / XM antenna question.. can it be used with aftermarket NAV?

[Mark805]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> And even if it has a slightly different end on it (which I have yet to see) you can take the plastic snap cover off and just use the metal coax connector on the end. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

SO.. I go in today and bump into a fellow H3'r and avid reader of our boards.. he's got a stack of print outs from this very thread.. glad to see this stuff help others out there

Anyhow... the installer comes out, asks me what I wanted done and I explain. He gives me some BS about factory XM antenna is not the same outlet but he'll go look. 30 minutes later he comes out to tell me the cable is too short to reach the XM unit... he's advised to pull it from the harness... Then about 10 minutes later (maybe more) he comes back to tell me how the "end is different" and I tell him almost word for word to pull off the plastic piece and plug it in.

ROFL... it worked and I dont think he likes me much. But its a small price to pay to get me out of there

SO the answer to the question.. can the XM antenna be used on aftermarket xm nav unit? YES it can... insist they do it and not mess with more antenna BS.