Dan wrote:

What are the options here? How difficult and/or expensive would it be
to have one of these installed? The avionics are relatively new, but I
prefer to use my Garmin 396 for weather, XM, etc. and would really
like to have a place to plug it in.

We'll probably have the plane in the shop soon for a Garmin 430
installation.

Have the avionics shop install a 4-pin connector to power the 396,
connect the audio output from the 396 to the audio panel, and the flight
plan output from the 430 to the 396. That's what I have (except mine's a
GNS480). They made up a special cable for the 396. One plug/cable does
it all, no cables dangling all over the cockpit.

Dave