Are you Sirius?!

So our new car came equipped with factory-installed Sirius satellite radio. I love it so much, I decided to install it in our other car. The problem is that our other car is four years old, so it didn't come with it factory-installed. And it's a Volkswagen. A Beetle. But I figured what the hell. The car has been long-since paid for, so it doesn't matter if I destroy it. And I've lost some weight recently, so I figure I have a better chance at actually getting this done without getting pinned in the vehicle and having the fire department come out to extract me with the jaws of life.

So I gathered up all of the tools I would need to do the job: Satellite receiver. Check. Power cords. Check. Antenna with 100' of cable attached to it. Check. Mounting hardware. Check. Screwdriver (Torx of course since it's a VW.) Check. Shoe horn. Check. Five gallon bucket of Vaseline. Check. Yoga mat. Check. Loose pants for easily exposing butt crack to neighbors. Check. Short temper. Check. Instructions. HaHaHaHa...right...whatever...

Back in the day, I was a pro at car stereo installation. I was always putting in new cassette decks, speakers (The New Jensen Coaxial!) and big 'ole metal mast antennae. But cars have changed in the last 25 years...So imagine my joy when the Sirius antenna needs to be mounted over the hatchback in the rear of the vehicle, and I get to run the antenna wire all the way from hatchback to radio in dash. I discovered that body panels actually fit pretty tight in these cars. Carpet does not like to be moved. And the Germans are pretty good at designing cars with very little room for extra anything under the dash, not even an extra wire or two. If I ever have a water landing, this damn thing better float because it's pretty damn air tight all around.

But believe it or not, I actually managed to get the darn thing installed without anyone losing a limb or the car being driven over a cliff. It looks like a professional install job, and it sure sounds good. If you don't have satellite radio, I strongly suggest you check it out. Especially if you're like me, and you have a favorite decade or two, and you hate commercials. Now I can drive down the road in my VW listening to the 70's channel and flash back whenever I want. Now where did I put my bell bottoms..?