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DevB Video Install

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sierrax   +1y
This is for DevB to install the video system. Its an easier reference than an email and other members might get something out of it.

1. Remove gauge cluster bezel, heater control bezel, glove box door, glove box inner housing, radio housing.
2. Set your vent control to defog/lower and the other to fresh air.
3. Remove your vent control and air selection controls. Be careful not to change your previous selections by pulling the wires.
4. You will have to cut back the plastic vent tubing about 2 inches. Make a clean even cut. Cut a peice of plastic to fit over the hole and hot glue it in. This will stop the loss of heat behind the dash.
5. Make a small slice in the dash structure beside the heat selector as shown in the photo below. The yellow arrows mark the start and the finish of the cut and the red line shows the path. This is the only cut that you will have to make.



6. Check to see if the monitor now slides in the slot. The opposite side should fit perfectly in a notch and hold the monitor straight (marked by green arrow in the next image).
7. The notch on the right side will set your vertical standard. Now using a 1/8" drill bit, drill the 2 holes circled in red (see next image). The holes are already in the monitor mounting bracket so just mark them and drill.



8. Now remove everything and find the monitor board (green circuit board). Carefully slide the board behind the dash structure keeping the pink and white wires and connector at the top (circled in Blue), the remote eye (marked by the green arrow) and the ribbon cable un obstructed.
9. Take the black wire (looks like RJ45 or eithernet connector) and route it to where the glove box was.
10. now using the screws provided or the factory screws that you took out of the heater control bezel, screw them through the dash structure (factory holes)and into the monitor boards plastic housing (factory holes circled in red)



11. Now plug the pink and white wires and connector into the monitor. Then slide the ribbon cable into the monitor as well.

12. Slide the monitor into the slice that you created earlier and screw it in with the silver screws that were provided.

Now the hard part is done, which isn't really hard.

13. Find the "brain" for the monitor (black box). Plug the video cable that was provided into the video 1 RCA plug. Plug the power connector in also.
14.You can now mount it behind the where the glove box was. There should be tubing for your heating system there. You will find that there in a perfect spot for it to sit. First plug in the black wire that comes from the monitor(looks like RJ45 or eithernet connector).Attach it with some 2 way tape or hot glue. A zip tie around it when your done is not a bad idea.


Alright I'll finish this tomorrow. Don't worry images will be up shortly. My pic hosting site just went down.
nytrdr24   +1y
looks like the begining of a very nice tech write up!
crazymikey   +1y
man,I can't wait to get mine done. It's already been put off for like 3 or 4 weeks.
sierrax   +1y
15. Now route the wires from the monitor brain to the factory radio location.
16. You can now put your glove box back together. You can also attach your new monitor bezel that came with the system.



***You can use the provided radio housing as a template or just use it all together***

17. you can now take apart your radio housing. Remove the pocket (outlined in yellow) and trim it until the face of the DVD player sticks through (outlined in red). If your radio housing has the factory metal bracket, you can screw the DVD player directly to it. If not you can use the provided brackets (shown with the green arrow).
18. Now, hook up the postive and negative leads for the DVD player and the monitor to the radio accessory power and ground. The radio accessory power is the red on most aftermarket radio's. It is also a good idea to add fuses to both the DVD player and monitor on the power lines.
19. Plug the video cable from the monitor brain into the video out of the DVD player. Also plug the RCA audio cables that were provided from the audio out on the DVD player to the audio in on your head unit.

Now test the system before you reasemble the radio housing. If you have any more questions just ask. Thanks again and good luck.
devb22   +1y
Thanks mang!

I still haven't got the system yet, but I would imagine should be here very soon!

I will let you know!


Did the ragtop make it okay??


Dev
crazymikey   +1y
Yeah the ragtop made it. I saw it when he was installing my stereo on Saturday. Wish I grabbed it from ya!
devb22   +1y


Is it on the truck?




Dev
sierrax   +1y
No, my interior guy is booked untill april.
crazymikey   +1y
yes it was on the truck....just not installed! :p
zaccutt   +1y
Anyone got these pics?