Sirius SLV2 Vehicle Install Kit for the Stiletto 2 Portable Radio
You’ll need this car kit to play the Stiletto 2 satellite radio through your car stereo. It includes a handy mounting cradle with ten buttons for saving preset channels, plus a Jump button that lets you skip directly to a channel you’ve programmed at any time.
You can connect the kit’s cradle directly to your car stereo’s auxiliary input with a set of patch cables (sold separately). If your stereo has no auxiliary input, the built-in wireless FM transmitter lets you play the Stiletto over any FM car stereo. To improve wireless reception, this kit includes an FM Extender cable, which attaches to the inside glass surface closest to your vehicle’s antenna.
The kit also comes with a roof-mount antenna and a car power adapter. The Stiletto 2 is sold separately.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars LOVE THIS ITEM!!!
This is the best radio by far. I love how easy it is to use, the look of the system and the features. The only downside would be is the reception isn’t always that great. If you want the top of the line in your car or at home look no further.
3 Stars Gave it 12v and it burned up
I attempted to hard wire the unit into my vehicle wiring. The tech specs clearly state input voltage 10-16v. Hard wiring means you don’t use the 12v plug BTW. I powered up and the unit worked but got very hot. I cut the power but it was too late. After burning this up, I read online that Sirius receivers take 5v input. This was not stated ANYWHERE in the manual.
I think it would have been a nice product had the instructions not been so disastrously misleading. I think it’s very odd for a unit designed for vehicles to take anything other than 12 volts.
1 Star Service Great, Company the Worst
I’m now in my 4th year with Sirius. As far as the radio and the daily service, it is absolutely awesome. You will not want to return to regular radio again after a couple days of Sirius. The hardware and product they give you daily is phenomenal.
That being said, dealing with the company itself, specifically over the phone, is an absolute nightmare. The utter incompetence of most of the customer service people is staggering. I’d say the average I.Q. is around 25. Harsh, but it is what it is.
Three of my four years with Sirius, I have been lucky enough where I’ve had family/friends want to pay for my yearly subscription as a Birthday/Christmas present. The first time a family member called Sirius, paid for the year with his credit card, and we thought it was set. His credit card was double charged, and at the beginning of January when my plan renews, I was also charged. We both called Sirius and the issue was not resolved for more than a week.
The second issue was a similar issue. A family member called Sirius, provided a credit card, and paid for the year. Once again, a few days into January $150+ was withdrawn from my checking account (renewal price). Not happy again, we had to haggle over the phone for a few days to get it rectified.
This brings me to this year. A friend and a family member wanted to pay for my subscription. They both contacted Sirius and asked if there were Gift Cards or Certificates that could be used towards the subscription. Obviously b/c of past issues. Both were told by Sirius operators that the easiest way was to purchase Egift Certificates, which are sent directly to the recipients email with a code to redeem them. That was what they did.
On December 30th I went to redeem them. Problem is they are only good towards Sirius hardware and cannot be used for subscriptions. I called Sirius to take issue. I was disconnected by the first two associates, the third was yawning into the phone, and finally the fourth try I got someone who could help. The associate told me I could use the Egift credits and buy Gift Cards from the Sirius shop and have them sent to me. I stated that my account was set to renew in a few days and this would be a problem. He assured me it wouldn’t be, and transferred me to customer care.
At customer care, I spoke with an associate who assured me my account would be frozen, it would go into invoice billing, and I simply had to just wait for the Gift Cards to arrive in the mail. I had a bad feeling but decided to go that route. A week later the Gift Cards arrived.
Before I called Sirius back to redeem them, I checked my checking account. Sure enough once again Sirius charged me already for the yearly renewal. Problem this time, I had just paid a bunch of bills out of my checking and it overdrafted my account. I was furious and called Sirius once again. They admitted fault initially, but then began to change their stance and stated that I never had the Sirius account frozen. Luckily I document everyone I speak to. Sirius even refused initially to refund the overdraft fees from the bank. I finally spoke with a supervisor who agreed to refund the fees and subscription price. To rub extra salt in the wounds, it will take 7-10 days, my checking account is now frozen, and I have no way to use it right now. To top it all off, I still never got an apology from Sirius. So to put it simply, don’t ask for your subscription to be paid for as a gift, and avoid dealing with Sirius directly. It is nothing but a hassle that probably will cost you days of problems. This might actually be my last year with them because of this. Good luck if you have to deal with them.
5 Stars Great Value
I bought the Stilleto 2 Vehicle kit and had it professionally installed. With the addition of the direct power it is a nice looking unit which functions very well.
The buttons are easy to see and use and remote control is a nice addition. My installation looks very professional and for less that $50 its a great deal.
4 Stars Sirius stilletto car kit
Works as specified, one problem outside antenna wants to adhere to metal. No metal on the Smart Cars so I needed to get an adhesive pad
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