johnnylt

Hello , can someone help ? I believe my 05 ls430 has the sat radio , it also has the antenna on the roof , how do I go about activating it ?

Tom57

Satellite radio was an "accessory" that had to be added by the dealer in '05. Antenna on the roof is not for satellite radio. Not likely that you have satellite radio. When a dealer installed satellite radio, the SAT antenna was installed on the corner of the trunk lid.

johnnylt

the mark levinson sound system has the sat button on it , and my model is the step down from the ultra package , also in the manuel there is a booklet about sat radio

Tom57

Both of my '06's, one a CL (one step down from Ultra) , one a ML, have the SAT button on the Mark Levinson radio, and there is information in my Owner's Manual about Satellite radio too. But neither had satellite radio when I bought them. You need the SAT tuner, cable harness and antenna. I DIY installed SAT radio in my '06 CL. Or, you can go aftermarket. There are several existing threads that discuss this.

johnnylt

ok then I guess I don't have it then , the only way to know is to see if it has an antenna some where for it?

iToaster

You can press the button a few times. If you have it, the radio display will cycle between the AM and SAT screens. If you don't, it won't.

johnnylt

ok thank you very much for all your help , where would the antenna be if I do have it?

Tom57

See post # 2.

LS430Lexus

You do not have sat radio. Your car has the infrastructure to support sat radio. The original owner never added the dealer installed kit. You need to add a kit, tuner and antenna. Most members have been very satisfied with Vais or Grom. Go to their websites or call Vais, they will be happy to tell you what you need and sell it to you. The Vais kit is about $300 and the Grom closer to $200. I have the Vais and am very pleased.

The antenna is a little black box and was mounted by the dealer on the left front of the trunk lid. Members have hidden the antenna inside the middle high brake light, on the top of the front windshield and other places with good results. The black antenna on top of the car is for the extinct Lexus Link system, it is unrelated to sat radio. Search and you will find many posts with pictures on how to install the kit.

johnnylt

yes ,thank you very much everybody for the helpful comments , as it turns out I donot have sat radio , I was hoping to Bluetooth my music from my iphone , but that doesn't seem to work , only the phone comes thru the sound system.

LS430Lexus

Keep your hopes up. Look into the kits from Vais and others. My guess is that you will find a viable solution. Also, some have good luck with inexpensive cassette adapters. While it has a wired connection, it is an inexpensive way to see if you like the music through your car audio system. That way, you get an idea of what works for you before you go through the time and expense of a kit. Keep us posted.