my 2004 z71 has every option but DVD players. I'm going to install a double din up front and want to use that as my source for a ceiling mount screen or head rest screens? anyone ever due this and if so what works and what doesnt?
adding DVD player
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MrBalll
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I thought about doing this at one point. The OEM rear entertainment system has the red, white and yellow video/audio hookups.
I had planned on just wiring those up to my double din in the front. I never did it since no one is in the rear I didn't want to waste the time pulling down the the entire roof fabric top and running wires since the screen would just be burning itself out with no one watching it.
Not sure if anyone has done this or can provide you with more info, but that could be one solution for you.
As far as the headrest screens that would probably be the same concept, just get a Y plug, if not included, for the video and hook that one video cord up to your head unit.
I had planned on just wiring those up to my double din in the front. I never did it since no one is in the rear I didn't want to waste the time pulling down the the entire roof fabric top and running wires since the screen would just be burning itself out with no one watching it.
Not sure if anyone has done this or can provide you with more info, but that could be one solution for you.
As far as the headrest screens that would probably be the same concept, just get a Y plug, if not included, for the video and hook that one video cord up to your head unit.
rockola1971
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Using the head unit as the source for kids to watch a movie leaves you with no tunes while driving. Id pass on that route. Just get a DVD player (They make 12v powered ones) and tuck it under a rear seat and run RCA plugs under the carpet to any trim on the side of vehicle to get to an overhead screen or up the back of the seats for rear of headrest video screens using a RCA "Y" as mentioned before.
I had a chevy astro van that came with an aftermarket overhead monitor, with wiring fed to a portable dvd player between the front seats. After our first trip in the van, getting a kid out of a car seat i broke the monitor off its hinges with my head! I replaced that with one that had a motorized screen that would flip up automatically when the key was off. That unit had a built in dvd player, so I could remove the one between the seats. I rerouted the rca cable to the head unit so the audio could be played either thru either the van speakers, the overhead units speaker, or wireless headphones. That was a pretty nice setup. When we had a chevy avalanche, I opted for headrest units from ebay each with its own built in player. They have built in speakers, a headphone jack, wireless headphone, or FM radio output(low power and noisy). Before I sold the avalanche I removed those to install into our Yukon. I bought another pair to install for 3rd row viewing. The hardest part of installing them is dealing with the seatback covers bottom binder. I always have a hard time with that. I did not remove the cover, I just unfastened the binder and fished the wires down thru the headrest post holes and reached up thru the back to pull them. I covered the wires with plastic loom from the seat to the center console(with enough slack to allow the seat to move forward and back) and hid the power and rca connections under the console. The connections for the players in the second row seats I hid under the carpet joint that is under the second row seats.
Each headrest having a built in player is nice, so everyone can pick what they want to watch. The players have rca in and outs, so I linked each row together so they can watch what is on the other screen too. They are generic chinese units, I paid just over $200 a pair for them on ebay. I had to replace one that stopped working (would not spin the disc), and replaced one that the posts broke off (wife leaned over seatback to help child). If I replace any of them again I plan to spend a little more $ for better quality/ ease of use(the settings are hard to navigate).
Each headrest having a built in player is nice, so everyone can pick what they want to watch. The players have rca in and outs, so I linked each row together so they can watch what is on the other screen too. They are generic chinese units, I paid just over $200 a pair for them on ebay. I had to replace one that stopped working (would not spin the disc), and replaced one that the posts broke off (wife leaned over seatback to help child). If I replace any of them again I plan to spend a little more $ for better quality/ ease of use(the settings are hard to navigate).
