How to Hook Up a Car DVD Player Many types of DVD players can be installed in a
car. The three basic options are installed in the dashboard, installed in a seat
headrest and mounted on the ceiling. Hooking up a DVD player in your car depends
on the type you get. Reading all instructions that come with the player's
installation kit is highly recommended. Things You'll Need��Knife; Rubber
cement; Wrench; Drill; Screwdriver�� Instructions�� Installation 1. Disconnect
the car's negative battery cable. On most cars, the cable is clamped onto the
terminal; loosen the clamp nut with an insulated wrench. 2. Replace the car
stereo with the DVD player if you have a dash mount model--pry off the trim
panel bezel with a flat tool, remove the stereo's fasteners with a screwdriver
or wrench, disconnect the stereo's electrical connectors and remove the unit.
Install the DVD and its bracket in the dash. 3. Cut a hole in the seat headrest
if you have a headrest player. Use the player's mounting frame as a guide to
carefully cut through the leather and foam with a knife, molding the hole until
the frame fits into it. Add holes that the cables will fit through and install
the player in the frame. 4. Drill a ceiling mounted DVD player into the
headboard of the ceiling using a drill and the installation kit's mounting
screws. These screws are often within the player's mount. Drill a hole in the
headboard first so the wiring will fit through it. Wiring 5. Route the wiring
for the DVD player to the front end of the car. A dash-mounted player is already
in position. For a headrest player, route the wiring down the seat's upholstery
and along the floorboard. For a ceiling mount, route it behind the headboard and
down the A-frame trim pillars. 6. Connect the player's power wire--usually the
yellow one--to the car's power source. Route this wire through the firewall,
loosen the clamp for the battery's positive cable, fit the wire lead onto the
battery terminal and tighten the clamp with your wrench. 7. Attach the starter
wire--usually the red one--to the car starter maxidiag
elite md802 updates. Insert the wire lead into an available hole in the
starter motor's electrical connector. 8. Mount the ground wire--the black
one--onto a good ground somewhere on the car autel
ds708 update. Find a metal screw on the chassis, loosen it enough to fit the
wire lead under it and then tighten the screw with the screwdriver. 9. Reconnect
the negative battery cable. Tips & Warnings Many headrest players require
rubber cement to fasten the frame into the hole created in the headrest. Make
sure the cement is dry and the frame is secure in the headrest before you place
the player inside it.
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