fitting indash lcd/tv tuner/head unit

hi,

ive got a 98 civic, and i picked up an emerson 7" flipout screen / separate tv tuner. ive never wired any 12 volt stuff before so im gonna need a bit of help installing all this: there are a few things id like to do..

1) i dont really want to move my mp3 deck down to the lower din slot since its gonna be too low and is a pain to reach while driving. so is it possible to maybe stick the ac/heater controls down there and put the headunit where they were?

2) am i right in assuming that i can just use the power cable from the headunit i have now and splice it off to power the screen, same for the ground cable?

3) how can i then run power to the tv tuner? should i try and take it from the fuse box or the back of the cig lighter? the tuner takes 7.5amps.

4) i want to bypass the parking brake - it has a brown wire. is it right to just ground this? can i ground it along with the headunit/screen?

any help is appreciated..

1.  Yes , it may be some work , I forget the technicalities involved , but anything is possible.

2.  Yes also , but the factory power wire is the noisiest place for power since it may send un-rectified ac ripples through your audio ( alternator whine )  from the tuner . Ground the unit to somewhere else besides the factory location for the same reasons as above.

3.  As long as you dont daisy chain your new electronics off the one single factory radio wire ,  any  12v source should work for you as long as it is not connected to your ac .

4.  If the brown wire requires a negative signal to activate your unit , just wire it up to a latching  on-off switch from a grounded source , you dont want to have it always hardwired for if Johnny Law pulls you over you wont get the $65 ticket for having your tv on while driving .

Other than that , go pimpin with your new digs .

thanks, but since im totally new at this stuff im having some trouble here. i tried wiring up the power cable which was split off the original loom to the monitor but it didnt work for some reason. the fuse wasnt blown so i dont think any power was even going to it. what id rather do is just run the 3 other things (monitor/tuner/aerials) off a separate power suppy. obviously i only want these to work when i have the key in so as not to kill the battery.

if someone could please give me a few tips as to the best way to wire this up it would be very helpful. i have a 98 civic if that makes any difference. i need to know what kind of cables/fuse boxes/distribution blocks (if any) i need to buy and then where to connect each thing from..

thanks in advance!