DRoppin' SCreens!!!

[jeems]

I've found some screens for pretty cheap and I'm thinkin about throwin one in my X with my PS2 I'm getting for Christmas. I don't know that I really want a drop down screen. I've seen a bunch of swivel ones but I'm not sure where I would put it. Anybody have any screens ANYWHERE in your Explorers?

 

[sideswipe]

Where can u get screens for cheap, and how cheap? What size screens?

 

[justin146]

I have a swivel screen (5.8 inch) between my center AC vents and my rearview mirror. I took off the whole radio/AC panel, mounted the TV's mounting plate (flat)underneath(screwed to the dash out of view), and popped the panel back on over it.

My dreamcast is under the dash on the passengers side. I took the panel of the dreamcast off where the controllers plug in and mounted it in the Kleenex box holder in the console. I used computer network wire to extend the wires from the game to the wires on the controller panel.

 

[newbz]

I have 5.6" screens in my headrest and my visors and another in the middle of my dash with dvd/svcd/vcd/mp3 player and a sega saturn and ps2 that i switch out every once in awhile with sound comming in via fm modulator screens are great and wherever you chose to put them you will like it

 

[4Wheelin]

Where did you find the screens? How much? Do they have any other deals going on?

 

[jeems]

I don't know you guys' definition of cheap but.....I found a 5" for $120 and a 5.6" for $170. Justin146 what year model do you have? And also, does your swivel screen in the middle fold down so that the cops won't bug?

 

[ok89]

where is this 5" for 120?

 

[justin146]

one word...................Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!

jeems, I have a '95. What can the cops say to you? Is it against the law to have an LCD screen in your truck? I dont have it on all of the time, only when friends are riding with me playing Dreamcast. Can they give you a ticket? If it is against the law, then why does my sister's new ES300 have one in it from the factory? It is not a TV but it is a fairly large LCD screen. I would be very pissed if I got a ticket :fire:

 

[jeems]

I know that in Texas at least, if the screen is in view of the driver and it is turned on at the moment then you can get a ticket. If you have a swivel you can point it at the passenger's side. If you have a touch screen then you can have a screensaver on where the driver can see it but not a movie. Do you think you can get a picture of your setup for me?

 

[jeems]

BTW, those screens were in Summit Street & Strip Magazine.

 

[rustytr]

Just don't play it while you're driving and the cops shouldn't say a thing. I'm going to put one in my Audi so when I'm driving late on a sunday night I can stop and watch the simpsons.

 

[zensius]

I found a solution to the video screen thing that works great for me. I use a laptop with a DVD player. I know you can't play playstation with it but the screen is much larger and I don't have to leave it in my car since I only use it for long trips. With one of those cassette adapters made for portable cd players I can listen to the sound through my stereo. Plus it's a computer to boot!

 

[ok89]

Originally posted by rustytr
Just don't play it while you're driving and the cops shouldn't say a thing. I'm going to put one in my Audi so when I'm driving late on a sunday night I can stop and watch the simpsons.

And i thought i was addicted to the simpsons

 

[bigtigexplorer]

From what I understand, and I could be wrong so please correct me, it is legal for the for a tv/lcd screen to be in the driver view if it is hooked up to some sort of rear view camera, if it is being used for navigation ( GPS ) or if it a factory option beign used to display vehicle information.

Here is picture my 4" Sony lcd screen in the located in the center console.
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[sideswipe]

Originally posted by bigtigexplorer
From what I understand, and I could be wrong so please correct me, it is legal for the for a tv/lcd screen to be in the driver view if it is hooked up to some sort of rear view camera, if it is being used for navigation ( GPS ) or if it a factory option beign used to display vehicle information.

Here is picture my 4" Sony lcd screen in the located in the center console.
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Thats a GREAT install. How long did it take you?

 

[bigtigexplorer]

It probably took around 2 weeks, mostly sanding. It's all hand laid fiberglass and bondo, I think it came out pretty good for my first attempt. Thanks