DVD Player/Parking Brake

Gray_Mongoose · 01-15-2007, 02:36 PM

I just installed an in-dash DVD player, and for the life of me I can't figure out how to hook it up to the parking brake so I can actually watch a DVD. I tried connecting it to the ground, but that didn't help any. Any suggestions?

**redfernsoljah** · 01-15-2007, 04:40 PM

What unit

) Model and manufacturer

Gray_Mongoose · 01-15-2007, 05:01 PM

Dual Electronics - In-Dash Mobile Video - XDVD8181

FJ #8 · 01-15-2007, 05:40 PM

you might need to install a switch to disconnect and reconnect the ground

Gray_Mongoose · 01-15-2007, 07:41 PM

What kind of switch are you talking about, and are you sure it would work with what I have?

Gray_Mongoose · 01-16-2007, 05:08 PM

I was talking to my dad(electronics engineer) about the problem i'm having, and he said I might be able to connect it to the fues that runs the little brake light on the dash. He said that just hooking it up to the ground wouldn't work because the stereo is probably looking for a certian amount of volts to turn the safty off. What do you guys think? Would it work?

gloma1 · 01-16-2007, 05:35 PM

I had the same issue with my stereo. It requires the parking break be used to access special menus.

The way I did it was to take off the center console and there is a wire that connects to the base of the parking break. I just spiced the wire I needed to connect to it, after routing it behind dash.

Hope that helps.

**redfernsoljah** · 01-16-2007, 05:44 PM

Turn the car ON...not just to ACC.

Turn the 8181 OFF.

Take the thin yellow e-brake wire and rapidly touched and removed the wire from the ground point 10-15 times.

Permenantly ground wire.

Turn the radio on and insert DVD.

If there is NO sound on the DVD (only video), turn the car off, turn the radio off and turn everything back on.

This should work. You are resetting the radio. Good luck.

Noisycow · 01-16-2007, 05:55 PM

Be a man and ground the 'parking brake' feed permanently. Do you really want the video to cut off when you are driving? Screw that! With the rear tire hump blocking the view of the dash center, Johnny will never catch you.

Plus, you can control yourself and not watch during critical driving manuevers, right? At other times, nothing beats a good episode of Beavis and Butthead to cheer you up on the drive to work.

If you do wreck while watching videos try your best to reach your broken appendage over to the OFF button before the ambulance arrives.

bncsauve · 01-16-2007, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Gray_Mongoose previously said:

I was talking to my dad(electronics engineer) about the problem i'm having, and he said I might be able to connect it to the fues that runs the little brake light on the dash. He said that just hooking it up to the ground wouldn't work because the stereo is probably looking for a certian amount of volts to turn the safty off. What do you guys think? Would it work?

I think your dad is right. The wiring diagram for the FJ shows that the connection on the parking brake is 12v when the brake is off and ground when the brake is on. I expect the player wants to see a transition, not just a permanent ground. a switched ground through a load would provide the same conditions.