How to Install an In-dash DVD Player The steps needed to install an in-dash DVD
player in your car depend on the type of player that will work with your car. If
you have a faceplate stereo,for example,you can get a faceplate DVD player,take
off the stereo,and connect the DVD in its place. Some car types will require you
to completely install the DVD player in the radio's place in the dashboard,and
wire it to the car's power. You might need professional assistance,depending on
your vehicle type and what must be done to make the player fit in the dash.
Things You'll Need: Wrench; Screwdriver; Trim stick Instructions 1. Disconnect
the battery on your vehicle by loosening the clamp on the black battery cable
with a wench and removing the cable from its battery terminal. 2. Remove the
trim panel surrounding the radio. Sometimes,you can just grasp and pull the
panel off its clips. In many other cases,you must pay it off with a flat trim
tool. 3. Remove the radio. The tools needed for the clips/fasteners can vary.
Disconnect the wiring harness and antenna lead in the back. 4. Remove the
steering column covers,usually by unscrewing the screws at the bottom with a
screwdriver and separating the two halves,to access the wiring harness for the
ignition switch/starter. 5. Feed the DVD's constant power wire (usually the
yellow one) through to the engine compartment; there should be a hole in the
firewall. Loosen the cable clamp for the positive battery cable,fit the wire
lead on the terminal,and tighten the cable. 6. Insert the DVD's switched power
wire -- usually the red -- into an available slot on the ignition switch's
wiring harness autel
maxiscan. 7. Mount the DVD's black ground wire to a screw on the chassis --
loosen the screw with a screwdriver Autel
MaxiTPMS TS601,and place the wire lead under it -- or a similar metal
ground. 8. Install and fit the DVD player within the dashboard where the radio
was,using its fasteners and your screwdriver/wrench. Reconnect the trim panels.
9. Reconnect the negative battery cable.
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