Anybody done this??? TV

[MsG_ChRiS]

I was just wondering if anyone has put a tv in the dash infront of the front passenger seat???

If you have how hard was it???

See pic if you dont know what i mean ...

I wanted to put a 7' or 8' lcd monitor here and ps2 in the glove box!!!

I'm buyin a dvd h/u soon to OOOooOOOooOOOooo i cant wait

Oh yeah and thanks to whoever it was i nicked the photo from cheers

[danh]

its prob not that easy to do, although i've never tried...

i have a tv hu, and unless your going for the "13tvs in the car" effect you prob wont need it..?

your front and rear passengers can see the tv hu fine, unless u have like electronic gauges displaying on the tv or something. then it might be worthwhile adding an extra tv for movies or music videos...

[Chris Rogers]

dreams aside you might want to look into what the transport authority has to say. they don't like working screens whilst driving.

[MsG_ChRiS]

who said it was goin to be on whislt driving ... prob. a good idea to ask them but thanks for the advice chris

Im buyin the h/u very soon couple of hundred more bucks to go !!! i already own a ps2 and a 7' or 8' lcd monitor is pretty cheap these days hey you can get a head rest setup for like next to nothing check out some of the bargains on here http://motors.listings.ebay.com.au/Car-Aud...ListingItemList (im buyin a pioneer h/u to not a cheapy )

Hey chris you could probally give me an estimate as to how much sound deadening a skyline would cost!!! as you prob know they sound pretty crapy when not deadened =(

So has ne1 done this or not???

[someonestolecc]

To sound deaden a skyline you could probably spend from $50 to $500 and them some- how long is a piece of string?

I put 8kg into my car into the front doors. That was around $150 (if I recall correctly).

The screen in the crashpad looks tacky, as do ebay LCD screens with playstations attached to them but it will still impress the 16 year olds - no offense intended there but that's my honost impression.

If you wanted to be real showy about it spend the extra cash and wait for a good deal to come up on caa or something and buy yourself an automated alpine and mount it above your stereo...

my 2c.. either way - good luck

[Chris Rogers]

how long is a piece of string?

to do every panel on the car would take $5-600 to do properly in materials alone. time would be on top of that. considering that pulling the interior out of a 33 takes me an hour and the SD takes another 3 -4 you would have a 300-400 labour charge as well.

really depends on how much of the car you want done.

[MsG_ChRiS]

To sound deaden a skyline you could probably spend from $50 to $500 and them some- how long is a piece of string?

I put 8kg into my car into the front doors. That was around $150 (if I recall correctly).

The screen in the crashpad looks tacky, as do ebay LCD screens with playstations attached to them but it will still impress the 16 year olds - no offense intended there but that's my honost impression.

If you wanted to be real showy about it spend the extra cash and wait for a good deal to come up on caa or something and buy yourself an automated alpine and mount it above your stereo...  

my 2c.. either way - good luck

I'm just about to buy this pioneer h/u http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/car_entertain...0dvd/index.html :uh-huh:

nobody likes the idea huh well thats to bad

bout $600 hundred for materials aye better start saving

thanks guys if anyone has a positive answer about the tv in the dash i'd like to hear it

thanks guys

[51jay]

There is the little matter of what's behind that part of the dash..have you had a look?

Also in the in the advent of an accident...you wouldn't want your passengers forhead burried in your TV...would you?? And ..yes..I do know about seatbelts.

[danh]

hey dude, dont think we dont think its a good idea, we're just letting u know of things u might have overlooked, thats the whole reason your asking on the forums right?

i think its alright, just probably easy to *** up and cost quite a bit to get done professionally.

i have a headunit tv in my car, i wanted one real real bad, then i got one, dropped 2.5k on the alpine touch screen, after about a week the novelty wore off and i wanted to sell it.

i still have it, but i wouldnt buy one again, unless i was spending 20k on a full show install and wanted to go all out...

i would suggest get the tv hu if thats what u want, put the ps2 in the car, (make sure u spend $300 getting a true sine wave power invertor, cos the $70 ones die in 3 months)

then think about if u really need the tv in the dash, maybe a roof mount or one in the boot lid if you have a boot install would be better??

dan

[MsG_ChRiS]

thats right danh, i see now maybe its not prctical but i will still keep it as an option

as an alternative what about a monitor in the glove box???

as for the boot that was my next port of call =)

i found the head unit i think i am going to go with its a double din kenwood unit ... they seem to realy intergrate into the cabin (see the link below) plus you can get sat nav upgrade =) ...

i had worries with the the fold out unit blocking the air-con controls (plus they look tacky when you move them down!!!)

later on i was looking at puting monitors in the headrests its just so cheap now to do it. I mean why not do it, the most expensive thing is the h/u but if you are patient one can be had for $1500 bucks brand new!!!

[danh]

yehthat tv looks nice!

i think the best place in a 33 for a ps2 is prob the boot if not in glovebox...

but then again, you have to get out to change cds

i was gonna put one of the new little ps2's with flip up cd lid in the fold down armrest in back of rexy, but didnt end up doing it... wireless remotes, and all that crap,, would have been mad

[MsG_ChRiS]

i was looking today and i was worried if the ps2 would even work in the glove box at that angle (cd loading) =( ... have to test it later on tonight.

[danh]

dont forget that it wont work while driving.. no anti skip!

i heard somewhere that they are gonna make a car ps2 or probably ps3 since its coming out in a couple of months... that would be fun!

[Let Me Drive]

man i have a screen on a small bracket conected to the dash in frount of the passenger at its great easy to take down if you dont want and get for the passenger.

i have a 7" screen portable and a jvc dvd head unit, and the cool thing with the jvc is that you can be doing both playing the dvd and lissening to the radio ( passenger lissing through head phones) ill post some pict latter tonight to show you what i mean (dont have any programs to make the file smaller to go on the fourm

[MsG_ChRiS]

car ps2 hmmm sounds interesting have to wait and see

k would be cool 2 see what it looks like ... cant wait for the pic

one thing i have noticed about the dvd h/u's is they lack alot of audio features ... i am upset that the kenwood unit for $1600 dollars doesnt have an adjustable eq only preset sound curves

thanks guys

ohh yeah from what i've gathered no-one has done the tv in the dash thingy ahh well....

[Chris Rogers]

I have one that does a fair bit actually. look up Blaupunkt Aspen.

[Let Me Drive]

bump pict up of tv on dash ( in frount of passenge)

[MsG_ChRiS]

sorry Let Me Drive i havent been on the forums for a while looks pretty cool there!!!

thanks for the pics mang!!!

how is it mounted there ???

did you spray your dash black also??

[Let Me Drive]

yeah man i resprayed the dash black but i changing it to the colour of the car (marone) to match the seats im putting in.

it mounted on a custom bracket i made from some stainless steal i floded and drilled a few hols so the glove box latch holds it in place all the time ( i mean the little thing that screws in to the dash the lock holder ) all i do it take two screws out and the screen is taken away.

its great and the cops can't say anything cos it on a switch that byepasses the handbreak but they cant see it so if i get pulled over i flip the switch and it makes the tv turn off and on with the hand break.

making it legal.

[MsG_ChRiS]

nice ... thats smart

i've got lots to think about now thanks guys

i still really want to put one in the dash but lol =)