Headrest Monitors

[PsYcHe]

Interesting.. maybe it's just the front one that is then

The carpet splits under the seats, so you could maybe run it up into the console that way.

[limoncello]

my front one has never worked since ive had it. another thing to add to the list

will give it a try tomorow, be easier with the right tools and putting the seat forward - elsa says "Unclip floor covering rods from centre console", and shows four rods running from back to front, looks like it sticks the console to the carpet, hopefully should be able to get through without dismantalling the console.

these monitors will work "as is" they have a dvd integrated plus a sd card and a usb, so just need a hybrid tv linked up and a media player and im happy.

[limoncello]

Well fitted them, didnt get a lot of time today so have fitted them in with wires coming out of seat, havent done the power yet, but tried them via the cigar lighter adapter.

cant say im over awed, not sure if its the colour shade not being right thats p**ssing me of or not. so will give them a test for a week or two, if i cant live with them they will go back on ebay and il have to rethink it.

[limoncello]

now the hybrid tuner is in, im turning attention back to the headrest monitors, ive had them in a good few weeks and they were invaluable on the 13 hour trips to france and back, kept the baby quiet all the way there though i had barney and freinds in my ear instead. all in all im quite happy with them functionally.

on the way back i massacred a set of headphones and installed them in the babys car seat so now i cant hear it.

first thing is the colour, despite her indoors claiming that it wasnt noticable, it is very noticable, the headrests are much darker than my light grey, so ordered a light grey dye and tried it out today on one of the flaps, and the color match looks very good, so there is some hope. tommorow i will take the headrests covers of and dye them and see how they look in situ.

Psyche , the cigar lighter in the rear does cut of after a few minutes with the MMI, but there is a 3rd wire on the back of the socket that i presume does this. i have wired it up to the other 2 and so its always live. so have to remember to turn them off. i was also right about the polarity it is switched, the blue wire is positive rather than the red.

only thing i would say in retrospect (and i still want to do this) is the audi headrests have very long legs that clip in to position and are held there with a clip. these headrests legs are quite short so a couple of leghts of 14mm tubing is required with a cut in the place where the end position is. this stops them coming out or moving. (this may be different on cars with elec headrests (i havent) but i think its the same but you would need to leave some slack cable to allow movement. dont get me wrong they dont move much but it would be better.

So wiring plan is to stick the outs from the headrests in to aux 1 and aux 2 of the tuner, meaning i can watch either at the front and make it easier to control the systems with the remote. the out from the tuner which also got put in today will then feed both headrests so they can watch tv , seperate independant dvds, sd cards and usb's etc.

[daviesbike]

do you have any pictures of this ? Im very intrested and would like to see how you have come about doing this

[limoncello]

its been ****ing down ever since i took the covers of to dye them, but i have managed to dye them now (though i ran out of dye for the second coat on one)
and have just put them back in.

still not finished but will post some before and after later today

[daviesbike]

Cool Look forward to seeing them