Electronics: where to put the DVD player???? (1 Viewer)

[feddomw]

Update for those who care or may use the search function in the future.

Install done, works great:
6-DVD changer installed in the center console, right next to and same position as stock 6-CD changer. Just about halfe the cubby is still free. It still fits my instruction manual and maintenance booklet and satnav 3-DVD box perfectly.

Also in that cubbyhole a very small metal switch was installed, for switching between the nav screens and DVD-video. Works fine.
So I can operate the DVD-player from the front now, because I can see what's on screen on the 2 rear DVD screens up front.

Operating it is easy, I have a remote, and the receiver for the remote is above and behind my rearview mirror. Very neat install.

Audio for the kids in rear is through wireless headphones, but these are buggy. I already had these, not new. I am dumping these next week, because audio will be fed to the DVD screens in rear, they have a headphone jack. Much easier for the kids, wired headphones are smaller, lighter, and no more worries about batteries, or losing the headphones, or audio/wireless interference....

Audio up front is through an FM transmitter. Turn on the radio, find an empty frequency, and set the transmitter to that frequency. Voila, audio over the car's speaker systems.....

All in all, very happy, just got back from a trip to Switzerland, and it worked great. All in all not cheap though.

WISHLIST:
- stronger FM transmitter
- wireless switch between video/satnav

 

[Dutchy]

Ehm without pictures it didn't happen.....

I've got my sound system changed by using a Rockford 360.1. I can connect an alternative audio source or a dvd. Not a big fan off FM transmitters but that's personal.

Wat was je nou kwijt als ik vragen mag?

 

[feddomw]

Ik kom denk ik rond de €1250 uit. 6 DVD wisselaar+afstandbediening, 2 schermen, schakelaartje, FM transmitter, IR-ontvanger voor afstandsbediening, inbouw.

Not a fan of FM-transmitters either, but it works OK, and there is no other way to have audio over the regular speakers, except installing yet another "device". Remember, I already have a Parrot for my iPhone installed whoch also runs over the speakers....

Next Cruiser I want ALL factory options, so Bluetooth, rear screens, iPod jack, DVD, etc.

 

[Dutchy]

Tja das een beste berg geld voor in principe maar twee schermpjes achterin waar de kids zo nu en dan naar kijken. Pfff niet over nadenken...

Yup I installed a 360.1 but also swapped all speakers to Hertz and added an audisson amplifier with small woofer. Don't you have the BT option with telephone on the nav screen.. or am i confused now with the model. Ive got a 2004 with the new screen/dash.

 

[feddomw]

I have a 2003, also with new/screen dash (5-speed auto / J pattern shift), but NO bluetooth. I called Louwman, they said "get a Parrot".

I am looking for an owners manual for the audio/nav right now, but Toyota Tech does not have ANYTHING for my nav-system.....

I'll take some pics and post here....

 

[Dutchy]

I can hardly believe the BT was an option on the nav system..... I've got the instruction manual here if you want to borrow it "no problem"

Do you have the phone (telefoon) option in your menu under info.. this is where also the trip info etc is. Do you have the voice recognition thingy to control your audio etc.

 

[farinvail]

Just to be a wanker and stir the pot. I take my kids out to get away from the tv and videos. It about a 20 hour drive to my folks place, we do it once a year. Kids watch too much tv as it is. Some of my fondest memories as a child are singing songs, playing eye-spy, and alphabet games. How about the follow the power lines with your finger? Who didn't spend hours doing that?

We go camping with friends who let their kids sit in the car at camp and watch movies. WTF?? Do what you have to as a parent so you don't strangle your kids. But please, use TV in moderation.

 

[Dutchy]

Yup Farinvail ain't that the truth..... but still... you gotta go along with father time.

It keeps kids happy once in a while on long trips... and also important is that it makes the dads feel proud of their incar entertainment system...

 

[feddomw]

@ farinvail: I hear you. But a 9 month old that cries for 2 hours is no fun either. Pop in a DVD of little Einstein and watch their eyes go wild and smile.

And my other son (2,5yrs) has a short attention span: so one episode of Dora, then we read a book, then we listen to a singalong CD, etc.

I must say that in general though, there is such a thing as too much TV, but a lot of the stuff is extremely educational and developmentally beneficial.

@ Dutchy: "no" on the phone option under the Info menu, "yes" on voice commands for map/audio. I'll check phone again to be sure, but I did get a Parrot installed, so I don't think I have it....

 

[farinvail]

The New York Times > Log In

"American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time at all for children under 2."

 

[feddomw]

Yup, which is why Baby Einstein is nothing more than a way to keep an infant from crying it's eyes out on those long drives and to distract from cramps/teething pains/boredom from looking at the ceiling in the car.
So, a virtual babysitter or distraction device.


And "educational" is why my 2,5 year old can tell the difference between a turtle and one of those Galapagos turtles. He's been watching Dora these last few weeks....

 

[feddomw]

Besides, those do-gooder pediatricians would probably tell me I can't smoke in the car with the kids or slip them (or myself) a sip of beer on the road, either.

Kids do nothing but play (outside) with me whenever humanly possible. However, sometimes long drives are a part of life, tempers fray, and I can afford to take a cheap shortcut to preserve my sanity, especially when driving alone with two kids in back....

 

[Dutchy]

You know the toyo dealers here in Holland don't know crap about the 100's. If you go to the reception and tell them you need a part for a landcruiser 100... they look at you as if you are in the wrong place. Most dealers see one LC maybey every 3 to 4 months.

I have my servicing done at a specialist.. dealers simply ripp you off.

Ordered a pocket console for the centre dash here in the Netherlands. Took 2 hours for the guy to look it up and I had to verify that, that was what I wanted. Didn't ask for a price since I had seen it was like $ 15 in the US. 3 days later they call me that the part is in and had to pay $ 36,- OMFG. Lesson learned again dealers are stealers.

 

[feddomw]

You should read this, Dutchy:
NavigatieForum :: Bekijk onderwerp - Welk nav-systeem in mijn LC100?

It depends on the dealer, really. My area has a few Cruisers (Wassenaar), and I am sure that in the East there are quite a few high-mileage go-anywhere Diesels in use. These dealers know a bit about them. Not so much on the electronics front, though.....

I order all small parts from the US. Price difference is INSANE. 50% at least, and that's including shipping. I do not know why this is, could be Louwman (importer), could be that their margins are too small.

 

[Dutchy]

I'll check that link...

Same here I order from Japan Aussie and US... if you have any mechanical problems contact Rijk Verkerk at www.rv4wd.nl. I had my suspension changed to OME at his shop... i have known him for a long time already and also had my previous HDJ80 serviced by him. He participated several times in Parijs Dakar in his HDJ80 as a service team.

About your nav.... why don't check the back of the unit... it has all the serial/part numbers on it and its a 3-5 minute job to do. Give the partnumber to your dealer and he will know what version it is. Pop out the two air vents on the left and right side.. you'll find 4 philips screws then pull the unit forward and you are good to go.

(ik wilde wel registreren maar na het lezen van gerritje zijn response was ik alweer genezen dus vandaar hier maar een antwoord)

 

[feddomw]

Gerritjes response was the exact reason I sent the link.... lots of idiots in this world.

 

[Roverrad95]

Umm I have factory cup holders in my 996 (2003 911 Carerra 4S)

the 997 was the first 911 to have cupholders, and it pisses me off. Porsches shouldnt have cupholders. Anyways, can you get me a picture of the back of your center console? I'd like to see how it looks without cupholders.