It would be easier to help you if we knew what kind of vehicle you have. As far as the metal plate goes, they usually mount below the headliner. A hole needs to be cut in the headliner, a piece of plywood or some other suitable material placed through the hole and then the metal plate is mounted to that. Then mount the monitor to the metal plate. Before cutting a hole in your headliner, play it out in your head to make sure what I am suggesting will work.
The vechicle is a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
_WEB.pdf">manual NS-D9500According to page 21 through 25 on the manual, the metal plate is to be screwed to the headliner and then the monitor screwed to the metal plate. I would not feel comfortable having 6 screws going through glorified cardboard holding my monitor to the roof. I would cut a 4" x 4" square in the headliner, then slide in a 4" x 8" piece of 1/4 or 3/8 inch plywood into the opening, so you will have some substance to mount the plate to.
Does your Radio have the ability to control an optional CD Changer? If it does there are several companies out there that do make Aux in adaptors that can give you an input via the CD Changer input. Peripheral, Scosche and Soundgate
i am an idiot wrote:
According to page 21 through 25 on the manual, the metal plate is to be screwed to the headliner and then the monitor screwed to the metal plate. I would not feel comfortable having 6 screws going through glorified cardboard holding my monitor to the roof. I would cut a 4" x 4" square in the headliner, then slide in a 4" x 8" piece of 1/4 or 3/8 inch plywood into the opening, so you will have some substance to mount the plate to.
Does your Radio have the ability to control an optional CD Changer? If it does there are several companies out there that do make Aux in adaptors that can give you an input via the CD Changer input. Peripheral, Scosche and Soundgate
That how I feel about tthe mounting of the plate, that is why I asked. Your idea seems like a plan.
Yes the radio does have a option for a cd changer.
One more question, page 16 the door trigger wire
in part reads
1 connect power to player then press door button on player.
2 open door then connect red or black trigger wire to door trigger.
what wire am I looking for here? The one that makes the interior lights come on when the door is opened? - or + and why? is this to shut off the player in case one forgets to when you exit the vehicle?
thank again
I would assume the door trigger wire is to turn on the domelight on the tv. They figure you have to mount the unit where the factory domelight is so they put one on the unit, so you will still have one. Generally the bulb will have constant 12 volts on it and the ground wire is switched via the pins in the doors.
I just went back and read page 16 of the manual and I can understand your confusion. It is useless. Can you see the bulbs in the domelight of the tv? Can you trace the wires from the bulb?
i am an idiot wrote:
I would cut a 4" x 4" square in the headliner, then slide in a 4" x 8" piece of 1/4 or 3/8 inch plywood into the opening, so you will have some substance to mount the plate to.
I've also seen people epoxy MDF to the roof then just screw into that.....it gives it a little more support from what i've sen
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