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Car headrest TV monitor - installation - help please! (1 Viewer)

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shepardo01

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Hello everybody,

Purchased a car headrest monitor,

Thought it'd be simple to install - but no!

It basically has two wires, a 12v and earth (?) (plus additional Audio/video in etc coloured plugs for a DVD player I guess)

I need power to the unit - so guessing it comes from the bare 12v wire! (??)
Guessing that needs to like to the 12v plug in the car ! (??)

.....but how do i do that?
.....is it easy? (I dont want to (or can't!) start taking the car apart!)

Looked for an adapter to plug int 12v plug, one of the links, has, what i think (after research) is an 8 pin mini din plug - can't find anywhere that does an adapter to a 12v plug?

Can anybody help me here,

Can I do this myself, or where could I get this done!!??

My car is a 19 plate 208

Thanks in advance!
 

Nick

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Can you not get a cable that goes into the cig lighter that gives 12v and connect it to the cables for power to the screen?

Easy
 

shepardo01

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Nick said:
Can you not get a cable that goes into the cig lighter that gives 12v and connect it to the cables for power to the screen?

Easy
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Cheers for reply Nick,
Spent hours last night looking for something like that, the thing that I think might be an "8 pin mini din" connector seems really difficult to fine anything that will allow it to connect to the 12v plug - looked for a 12v car plug to 8 pin adaptor.... nothing!

Could I strip the mini din from the wire and try to attach a 12v plug (easily said than done for me though!!)
 

shepardo01

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......... i'll post some photo's of leads for reference later once kids in bed......

Again, thanks anybody that can help!
 

shepardo01

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Houchens Head

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There's loads of videos on YouTube - here's one......
Why not just carry a portable DVD player? :emoji_grin:
 

Houchens Head

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Or just pay Halfords to do it?
 

shepardo01

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Houchens Head said:
Or just pay Halfords to do it?
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Asked at Halfords... I've got to see if their "hifi technician" might be able to do it. The staff there today had no idea about them!
 

shepardo01

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Houchens Head said:
There's loads of videos on YouTube - here's one......
Why not just carry a portable DVD player? :emoji_grin:
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Seen these... no way can I take off bits of dashboard and fiddle with wires!!
 

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It’s easy mate

3Meter Car Cigarette Lighter Power Male Socket/Plug/Connector LED Switch 12V 24V | eBay

this will power the screen - just crimp the wires together and bobs your uncle
 
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Nick

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Corrado said:
It’s easy mate

3Meter Car Cigarette Lighter Power Male Socket/Plug/Connector LED Switch 12V 24V | eBay

this will power the screen - just crimp the wires together and bobs your uncle
Click to expand...
Can test it with block connectors first to see if it works then do a proper connection
 
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shepardo01

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Corrado said:
It’s easy mate

3Meter Car Cigarette Lighter Power Male Socket/Plug/Connector LED Switch 12V 24V | eBay

this will power the screen - just crimp the wires together and bobs your uncle
Click to expand...
Take it red for 12v and black for ground?
That sounds simple enough!
Cheers Corrado! Top man!
 

shepardo01

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Nick said:
Can test it with block connectors first to see if it works then do a proper connection
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Cheers Nick. Hopefully Corrado's solution will do the trick!
 

shepardo01

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Corrado said:
It’s easy mate

3Meter Car Cigarette Lighter Power Male Socket/Plug/Connector LED Switch 12V 24V | eBay

this will power the screen - just crimp the wires together and bobs your uncle
Click to expand...
Great suggestion!! Thanks Corrado... we now have power!....
So.... how/where do I download Mp4 movies!????
 

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shepardo01 said:
Great suggestion!! Thanks Corrado... we now have power!....
So.... how/where do I download Mp4 movies!????
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If your on Android, you can download a movie website like cinema HD and you can download directly from there onto the phone.
 
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shepardo01

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Covstu said:
If your on Android, you can download a movie website like cinema HD and you can download directly from there onto the phone.
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Sounds interesting, Any way I could transfer to a USB stick?
Plug phone into pc and transfer??
 

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shepardo01 said:
Sounds interesting, Any way I could transfer to a USB stick?
Plug phone into pc and transfer??
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Probably as it will be a file in your phone so should be straight forward
 

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shepardo01 said:
Great suggestion!! Thanks Corrado... we now have power!....
So.... how/where do I download Mp4 movies!????
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No problem - Back in my youth I had quite the set up in my car...two sun visors screens - two head rest screens, flip out screen in the dash and a PS2 in the glovebox, had to park facing downhill as it would drain my battery every time we played :woot:
 
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