Pioneer Car CDINCAR2 Car Kit for inno2 XM Radio Player

Pioneer Car CDINCAR2 Car Kit for inno2 XM Radio Player Features:

• Accessory kit for playing Pioneer inno satellite radio over your car stereo
• Includes dock, cigarette lighter power adapter, cassette audio adapter, full function remote control
• Universal swivel mounting bracket, optional vent mount
• Can connect dock directly to car stereo with optional RCA left/right cord
• Compatible with the Pioneer inno2bk radio

Customer Reviews:

• XM Wires.: Having just gotten a vehicle with XM radio it's hard to understand that this many wires are required to adapt an Inno for car use. My wife doesn't want this many wires in her car. In an age where we have Bluetooth it's pathetic to have a primitive kit like this, it's not cheap for what it is. I won't be fitting it and it's a pity I discarded the packing or else it would have gone back to the store.
• Works Great: Car kit works great with my inno and car radio. No problems what so ever and installation was a breeze, i hear a little static sometimes but I think that's because i didn't use the sure connect that came with the kit, just haven't had the time to install it.
• Gotta get the adapter.: You need to get the FM adapter, otherwise you'll just be upset you paid so much for this and the XM radio for poor quality radio.
• Complete Set: Very happy with this product. The only drawback I found was that the power cable is short (about 3 feet long), but if that is not an issue, then this product does the job.
• Not very compatible with newer cars: The main reason for this kit (instead of the INNO1 version) is because the FCC forced Pioneer to reduce the FM transmitter strength. This means that to get the signal to your car's antenna you have to use an extra cable that runs from the in-dash mount, OUTSIDE YOUR CAR, and is clipped directly to your car's built-in antenna.
  
  There are problems with this approach:
  
  1. The first time you go through an automatic car wash the clip-on cable will be stripped right off.
  
  2. The clip-on portion only works with extremely thin "whip" style antennas. My wife's car has a short, thick "aero" style antenna (in the center of the very rear of the roof) that is totally incompatible with this kit. They don't tell you that before you buy it.
  
  3. Who wants a cable strung through your car for passengers to trip over? Who is going to rip out dashboards and upholstery in a new car to run this underneath? Maybe a professional installer, but this kit was aimed at the home user, supposedly.
  
  In my case I finally tried running the "sure connect" cable under the floor mats, into the back cargo area, and then ran it in a large loop around the inner edge of the rubber seal around the hatch back, leaving the clip-on tip dangling where it wasn't obvious. The only reason this kit gets two stars instead of one is that worked: the signal is strong enough to reach the external antenna without any wires going outside the car.
  
  If you're going to use your INNO2 in a car, be warned, and you probably should save the $70 and give it to a professional installer who'll jack it into the back of your existing radio's FM input--except I bet you have to buy the kit anyway, to get the FM transmitter enabled through the cradle, don't you?