Just bought 2009, noob question about Sirius and iPod

[snowtire]

Apologies in advance for a noob question. Here's my background. After years of driving a Civic Si, I have returned home. I owned a 323 GTX years ago and have owned two Proteges as well. Yesterday I went and picked up my very low miles (7500) 09 MS3 GT (no nav) in white. I LOVE it.

I have searched around the forum and on the interweb, but can't find a straightforward answer to my questions regarding Sirius and ipod integration:

1) The car has Sirius and about 1 year remaining on the subscription. I don't care too much about this feature, because I use my ipod for podcasts and audiobooks. Did the PO have the Sirius receiver installed by the dealer, or did it come standard with the GT stereo? Is this something I can pull out and sell, or is it part of the car?

2) I want to get my ipod integrated into my stereo. I see that this requires a harness and an integration module. Do I need both of these, or does my car already have the first part (the harness) because it has Sirius?

3) I have installed my own stereo stuff before and am comfortable ripping apart my dash. Is this a job I can do myself, or is it enough of a PITA that it is worth paying a dealer to do?

4) Can I just forget about this stuff and use Bluetooth somehow to get songs to the head unit?

Thanks in advance, and I look forward to years of participation here!

 

[leadf00t]

What you're looking for can be found here, as far as parts are concerned.
http://www.mazdaparts.org/au1.html

You can remove the Sirius from the car. They didnt come standard on the GT's. You'll just have to decide which way you want to go, and purchase the appropriate ipod adapter from the link above.