hey guys, i`m thinking about doing this but just trying to get as much info as i can first. has anyone ever installed a t.v. into the headrest yourself? if yes please post some pics. i have to extra headrest lying around and this seems like a good idea.

 

I was going to do that but I got a 7" widescreen fold down fronm the headliner instead...

 

yeah i did....i also installed it myself...

 

man I feel you
yo DIY installs are the best you did a good job on them I saw your page last week and I ment to tell but now is better than never...cool....

 

I did an install too here is the pic

This is a 7" monitor. I am actually in the process of redoing this install though. (Plan to change the seats to custom leather.) I will make a custom bezel for it next time. My site has a close up pic as well.

http://www.maximacar.com/stereo.htm

 

all of those installs look really good. anyone have a write up on this? what extactly i would need and what size tv`s i could put in there. and by the way on a scale of 1 to 10 being the most difficult how would you rate it?

 

thanx guy!

 

ok here is m write up.
take off the cloth part off the headrest.
center the tv in the center of the headrest and use permanent marker to trace where the tv sits ont h headrest....
then take a lof of measure ments just ot mae sure u wont screw up the hole u cut
if u cut the hole SMALLER than the tv then when u put the tv in place it will be ncie and tight and u wont ahve to worry about the tv falling out....
all u need is a nice sharp razor balde so start cutting in the headrest...it is really easy....id say a 6 on a scale of 10...the reason its a 6 is cuz it was my first time....if i were to do this project again id have both headrests done in less than 45 min...just cuz its easy to do it...once u r all done cutting the hole for ur tv put the cloth peice back on the headrest and then find the spiot where ur tv is gonnan fit in and cut that cloth out .......really easy.......if u hve any questions just reply to the thread......take it easy.........BTW what tv's r u gonna install?

 

damn .... both of those look tight ... good work

 

by any chance would anyone here who has done the install from CT?

 

That looks pretty good. Does the setup block your view in the rearview mirror? I know it would when it's flipped down, but how about when it is closed? I'm asking b/c I was thinkin of installing this 10.4" flipdown I saw for a decent price...

 

here's a nice link for your project 96MAXIMAGXE i hope this helps.

http://www.autosoundmag.com/archives...ndsons01.shtml


enjoy

 

thanks for the link i also foung that partsexpress.com has a great write up as well.

 

No problem post a few pix of how you're building it and the final result so that others can appreciate all the work and the time you put in.

-Vadim

 

I have two 5.6" in my headrests.

Dixit

 

hey bigjon those tv`s look good did you put them in or did someone else put them in?

 

I did all the work.

Dixit

 

ive got two farenheit 7" screens and im about top install them in my front visors. anyone done this and can throw some tips out? I dont think it will be too different from installing them in headrests, but i think it will look really sweet.

also, for those with 2 or more screens, what kind of tuner did you use?

 

With my TVs for the hearests, they are each controlled with a small powered control unit. It accepts a line in for video and then a line out video that I send to the other unit. Each of the units I have boost the line frequency so you dont have loss of video quality.

I dont know about doing them in the headrests, I not a fan of that since I am bout 6' tall and when I sit the people in the back cant really see the screens and I rather have it on the back of the headrests for the people in the back.

Dixit

 

yeah im 6-3 and I was concerned about that too, but it doesnt seem like it would pose a problem. Ive sat in the front with the visors pulled down and people in the back could see the entire visor clearly over my head. not only that, but the visors down dont hinder my road visibility at all (even tho i wouldnt drive with mine down anyways).

That would be a good way of hooking them up, but my screens dont have a line out! I need a brain with 2 or more outputs, and just about all that I have seen only have 1

 

Couldn't you use a splitter?

 

sure you could.........that hos i wired all ym tv's in my car (i have 3) but im almost positive u lose pic quality when using a spliter.