Yeah thanks for the reply. I went hopping to another forum because no one answed any of the questions..........
Anyway, I already hooked up the radar detector directly to the fuse box above the dash. Used phone cable to connect to the detector and then ran the positive to an open fuse spot (I think I used 35 or 39), used a fuse tap to a 5 Amp fuse. Ran the negative to the negative on the glove box light. 35 or 39 will actually switch off with the car ignition and will not turn on until you hit the start position, that way there it will not comp on when turned to assesories which is nice if you are sitting in a parking lot and don't have to keep hearing the false alarms from the store doors.
XM/Sirius - yes that is what I found out. I wanted XM since I already have an account with several radios. (Probably will not make a difference in the future when they merge.) I went the XM route. Bought the XM 1000 by Terk from a local electronics place here. Have on order a blitzsafe connection that will connect the XM unit to the car harness in the trunk. The blitzsafe also has a pass through for the CD changer so you can still use the CD Changer. Not sure where to actually hide the antenna module, BUT, I think the other day when I popped the deck to drop the top I saw mounted to the underside of the deck lid a satellite connection or the Sirius/gps antenna????? Not really sure. If that is the case then I most likely will mount the new antenna to the underside of the deck lid if it will not have a problem getting through the deck lid material (plastic/composite???) If anyone knows what this piece is that I'm refering to please let me know. It looks like it has the same type of pink connection and same type of cable/wire used for satellite antennas.
Alarms.....I assuming mine does not have it. Does anyone know where to check to verify? My car says it is prewired. I found them on e-by for $149 if the car is manufactured to MArch 04. Basically what you get is something that makes the alarm work with all the door pins plus a siren. There is no motion sensor for convertible pre March 04. Almost seems useless, but then again so is a non-blinking clown nose.......