Overhead DVD & Headliner Install
 

Well here's some tips for installing a overhead DVD player. I was curious what was underneath the headline. Well we have about 1" of space between the roof and the headliner. I used 3/4 screws and "no power tools". I was told to fasten into a brace but the only one was to far forward. The headliner it self is rather ridged. There are some options which one can do to support the player. I used a sandwich method of placing a piece of metal on the other side of the headliner and the mounting bracket on the other.

1. First I taped off the headliner so I didn't get it dirty.
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2. Next was to find center. I used the top interior door pillar plastic pieces (where the seat belts are) as points of reference for finding center. It measured 47" so 23.5 was my center. The other point of reference I use was the visor clips and measured back evenly.

3. I marked off masked headliner from the point I just measured and also masked the dvd bracket and found center point on that. Now that I have this square I mounted the bracket to the headliner using (2) 3/4" screws.
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4. With the bracket in place I cut where the wires are going to go through the headliner. Then I took the bracket back down and removed the masking tape off the headliner and reinstalled the mounting bracket using all (6) 3/4" screws.

5. I now then added my backing brace which was a 2"x4" piece of metal which I put up through the headliner where I cut for the wires and sandwich'd the headliner between mounting bracket and backing brace. This took care of supporting issues.
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6. From here I pulled the weather strip from the door jam and used a coat hanger wire to fish my wires through. And then installed my player and making all the necessary hook ups. ( I used a 'add a circuit' for the ACC wire in slot #21 of the fuse panel.

what about a picture of the final product hanging..... everyone here loves pictures! :D :lol:

Here ya go.. one installed overhead DVD player...

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Thanks for the how-to. Looks like a job well done.

I'll come back to this thread when Sirius starts selling its mobile satellite TV service...Hopefully soon :D

Ng

WHATS THAT SUPPOSSED TO BE? LIKE DIRECT TV? :confused:

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Coming soon? It's more so for those with rugrats and it will provide them with 3 kids channel and not have to switch DVD's while driving...I'm waiting to see customer reviews when it does come out. Dodge will have a couple of vehicles with the system preinstalled.

Ng

horrible install. the proper way would have been to slide a 3/4" of MDF into the headliner and secure it to the roof with silicone. then mount the screen to the headliner. otherwise it will begin to sag and its alot easier to steal that way.

believe me i have seen too many botched jobs, saggy headliners, and kids who pulled the headliner and screen down.

Hey quest...Tell us how you really feel :lol:

Ng

i always do...we keep it real in the field.

it looks good now, but it definitely is not stable