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Old 06-12-12, 02:29 PM
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Default DIY DVD Headrest integrate with GPS screen

I bought XTRONS HD7053 Car Headrest DVD Player 7'' Digital Screen from ebay and installed yesterday. All necessary cables, remote etc. came with the headrest. You need to buy extra video spliter to integrate with gps nav screen output to both headrestsand two extra rca male couplers or male to male rca cable to connect with headrest video in with video spliter.
First: Remove both oem head rests by holding the plastic piece next to poles. It is easy to recline the seat all the way back and pull. Now you adjust seat straight.
Second: remove the both front seat backs by pressing up with both hand and pull out towards to you. It holds by two clips (up left and right side) each back seat. For the power source I use the left door sills and route to center console under the carpet and grounded with door piller ground. Here some pics:
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Old 06-12-12, 02:41 PM
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Seat back removed and installed with 12 mm pole adapter. More pics.
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Red circled clips hold the seat back.
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Here you connect the cables. You have to pop out this plastic holder red lines marked and hide all cables go by the red line toward to center console under the carpet.
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Remove the center console will be easy to connect both video in and out, power, ground connections here for both headrests. Easily rca cables goes to center in dash to the radio under the carpet. You have to remove the indash lower plastic cover by infront of the center console( Red arrow in pic). To do this you need to remove the glove box.
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Follow the wires from the headrests towards redline to center console. Same way other headrest also.
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Reassembled back everything. You done. I will upload videos in the you tube later. More pics. The picture quality is very good and leather color almost similiar.
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That looks great. I would love to see it in action.
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X2, look's awesome! Can't wait to see the videos!
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It is raining here but I did some videos by my ipod touch. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsdJi...ature=youtu.be
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Here I keep the Ipod touch.
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Looks great
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Thanks for your compliments.
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Wow man...nice work
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Great writeup....I am truely impressed.


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