Ever wonder how a company started that specializes in electronics mounts? The first mount we ever sold was a seat bolt mount for a Delphi Skyfi XM Radio. Tired of having our personal radio plop onto the floor because the sticky tape didn’t hold, we found a mount that attached to the back of the Skyfi cradle that also attached to the car seat bolt. We were so impressed with ourselves, we put one on eBay. That was a long time ago. We now sell thousands of mounts every year for everything from XM radios to Garmin GPS units and even cold drinks!
Satellite Radio has come a long way since we sold our first mount. There are millions of subscribers and some pretty cool music and personalities on XM and Sirius. Remarkably though, the mounts are as bad today as they were years ago when our radio plopped onto the floor.
Today, there are a variety of mounting solutions available for your car, motorcycle, bike or boat. All have one thing in common: they need a car kit to attach to. A lot of customers are hoping otherwise, but the car kit and accompanying cradle, antenna and power are needed to attach to any mount. Most XM Radios have a slot on the back and the mounts have a T that fits into the groove. Most Sirius Radios have a 4-hole mounting pattern on the back of the cradle (called an AMPS mounting pattern). So you need to ensure that the mount that you purchase can accomodate the pattern on the back of the cradle.
The most popular mount for satellite radios remains the car seat bolt mount. The attaches to the bolt on your seat bolt. A lot of people ask us if our mount will fit their car model. Our answer is always the same: if the seat bolt is exposed these ought to fit fine. But just in case the bolt isn’t exposed, we include hardware to attach it right to the floor. These are the sturdiest mounts we sell for satellite radios. It sits at the perfect height for you to switch stations and see the display.
Attachment is a quick 5 minute exercise.
XM / Sirius Radio using our floor mount
The second most popular mount for XM and Sirius radio is the cup holder mount. These mounts fit the back of your cradle just like the floor mount. Depending upon where your cup holder is located, these may sit an even better location than the floor mount. These are the easiest to install. The bottom is expandable so that it can contour to almost any size cup holder. We find these work in all vehicles except those with pullout cup holders.
The next most popular is the vent mount. We sell a lot of these for GPS units too. As long as your vent mounts are horizontal, these should fit fine. We find they fit most cars except Pontiacs and some Lexus models which have either circular or vertical vents slats. Satellite radios aren’t very heavy so don’t worry about damaging your vents. And the temperature of the air coming our of your vents won’t damage your radio either.
All of our satellite radio mounts come with both XM and Sirius attachments to fit the vast majority of radio car kits. And by the way, if you like that old style mount that sticks to your car dash, we have them too!
Our Sportster in a cup holder of a Hyundai Santa Fe
Our vent mount with a Sirius Sportster Radio
