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So I have satellite radio in our Edge and when we signed up we were lucky enough to get a lifetime subscription for under $400. Is the satellite receiver in the radio head unit? The CD player is messed up and jammed and I don't want to take it out and swap it if I have to go to a monthly subscription.

 

My task if it can be done is to remove the head unit and get another one and put the satellite components into the new one and keep on going.

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So I have satellite radio in our Edge and when we signed up we were lucky enough to get a lifetime subscription for under $400. Is the satellite receiver in the radio head unit? The CD player is messed up and jammed and I don't want to take it out and swap it if I have to go to a monthly subscription.

 

My task if it can be done is to remove the head unit and get another one and put the satellite components into the new one and keep on going.

Might be cheaper and easier to have it repaired. This company charges $115-$150 for single decks, $125-$200 for Ford 6-decks. http://oem-auto-accessory.com/repair_us___company_info.html

 

I'd Goggle Ford Radio Repair and see who can do it local to your location (faster turnaround time rather than waiting for radio to get UPS'd ground across the country.)

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Actually, a Sirius "lifetime" subscription is for the life of the receiver, not the life of the owner. If originally applied to a portable receiver, it can be transferred to new portable receiver for a $75 transfer fee (be sure to say you are replacing the receiver because the previous one failed - you can't transfer but still have the old receiver working). You can also transfer it once to a permanent (built-in) car receiver. Once the subscription has been applied to a built-in car receiver, it cannot be transferred. They will allow you to transfer (with the same $75 fee) to another receiver in the same vehicle if the original receiver has to be replaced due to failure but they will not allow you to transfer to another vehicle under any circumstances.

 

I bought a lifetime subscription to Sirius on sale for $299 about twelve years ago (when they were really anxious to add subscribers). It was originally applied to a portable receiver I was using on my Gold Wing. I transferred it once to a "portable" receiver attached to an aftermarket (Kenwood) head unit in my previous car. I then transferred it again to the built-in receiver in my Mustang. They were quite insistent during that last transfer that I would be unable to transfer again other than if I replaced the Mustang HU with another factory one due to failure. Not a problem... I've already had it in the Mustang almost five years and plan to keep it for several more so I've really gotten my money's worth out of the subscription.

 

Bottom line... if you replace the HU in your car with another factory one and have to transfer the subscription, they will do it for a $75 fee (sometimes you can get them to waive the fee). If you decide to install an aftermarket head unit or if you buy a new vehicle, they probably won't allow you to transfer the subscription.

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