newbie need help

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Forum Name: Mobile Video, GPS, and Navigation
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Topic: newbie need help

Posted By: cargovan
Subject: newbie need help
Date Posted: February 17, 2004 at 10:46 PM

Hi all.

great board ,great source i've found.

I need lots of help from u guy.& thanks in advance for those inputs that i will get.

it's a 04 cargovan ( express) w/ am/fm factory head unit.I have bought a dvd w/ built in tv tuner, 4 chanel amp, 2 head rest monitors. 4 chanel diversity tv antenna.& i also got 2 kicker box.

please feel free to throw in some suggestions that i need to set them up best. specially the connection between dvd/ tv unit & antenna . (The ant. come w/ 3.5 mini plugs but the ant. input from the back of the unit is RF type.is there anything to combine these 4 mini plugs to 1 RF in.TO GET THE MAX RECEPTION)

thanks again

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Posted By: cargovan
Date Posted: February 17, 2004 at 10:49 PM

Can i keep the radio since the new head unit does not has am/fm and how do i hook it up to the amp.

thanks

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 18, 2004 at 12:49 PM

Use an FM modulator to keep the OEM stereo and wire in the DVD output to the FM modulator. From there run the video to the headrest monitors. Did you want to use the 4 channel amp for the subs and run stock speakers ?

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: cargovan
Date Posted: February 19, 2004 at 9:58 PM

I think i'll keep the stock spks & try the FM modulator as u said Jeff ,and see how it comes out