Got a Dodge MegaCab with built in GPS display. Has video in back for passengers, was wondering if anyone knows a way to get video on the GPS display in front. I know the Garmin street pilot plays video and wonder if I can get video to work in the Dodge thanks
Though this is not "impossible" to do, it is extremely difficult. There is no single video in/out wire on either of the units. So finding the correct wire(s) will be difficult. Once found, running them in easy, however, you would have to make sure that the wire you are using as an input to the front unit will allow for what you are doing with out sending the signal backwards to the nav system.
I can tell you with no hesitation, that when I did this stuff for a living, we would charge a fortune in labor to do something like this and there was absolutely no guarantee that we could in fact make it work. I honestly would not recommend it.
As to state laws, it is not "forbidden" to have the video in front, it is however illegal in most states to have the video in a position that is directly viewable to the driver when said video is on. Check your laws first.
As a follow up to my other post, something that you want to look at BEFORE you start cutting wires and such. See if the unit up front has an aux or secondary video input. If it does that is where you want to run the video from the rear into. On the rear unit will should have 2 or 3 wires that are your video source, One will be a "ground" and one a "positive" signal, if you can locate and isolate these, you can use one half of an RCA cable to run the signal rear to front.
It's not illegal to have it up front, it is illegal for the driver to watch it. Slight difference, but as we know a cop could be an ass any time they wanted too.
Kinda depends on what state you may be in, I would say. As CA plainly states;
27602. (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, or a television or video screen, or any other, similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications, is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.
It goes on to except a few items and you can see it at
Ok, but read the last part of the last sentence of what you posted, "or is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle." That is exactly what I have said. Anyway, as it has already been stated, by you, me and others, the OP does need to check the laws in his/her state.
You are not going to find the wiring diagrams, unless you can get your hands on a factory manual. This is something that you will have to figure out on your own, using a digital multi meter. As well as a little cutting and splicing of wires. Like I said in my original post, this is not something I would recommend, I would call some of your local car audio shops, see if any of them have done it, successfully and see if they will provide you the info (if they documented it.) On average, something like this would take us at the shop I worked at hours to find the wire combinations before we could go from there.
I wish you the best of luck, but as I don't have your vehicle in front of me, I can't provide anymore then I have.
I'd thinkit'd be a hard to find item as well. I'm sure an attorney representing someone would include any person or entity that supplies such a diagram as a defendant in case that were the indicated cause of an accident. I understand what you are trying to do....just might be something no one wants to put their neck on the block for.
The way I read it, several requirements need to be met to be in violation of
27602.
Person must be driving a motor vehicle, and
TV or video monitor (long description above) is operating, and
3a. located at any point forward of the back of the drivers seat, or
3b. is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.
The portion "or is operation nad visible to the driver while driving" relates to positioning the video monitor behind the front seat such that the driver can view it through his rear view mirror. If the monitor is meeting
1, 2 and 3a or is meeting 1, 2 and 3b, you are in violation.
IMHO, if a monitor is permanently mounted between the driver and the front seat passenger in such a way that it was impossible for the driver to view the 'entertainment', and the passenger was watching a program, and the driver was driving during the day (no nighttime glare), the cop would be an ass (or responding to one) to issue a ticket.
Referring to giving specific instructions on how to accomplish th etask he inquired about. Of course there is a way and it can be done. And I doubt the service manual will tell you "how" to do it.
I know for a fact that it can be done as we did this on more occasion then I cared to when I did this line of work. However, as I have stated, it is not easy, it is time consuming and there is no way to know for sure if it will work as desired (or at all) until you do it.
Nobody has answered your question at all. It is very possible and has been done. There is a company that makes an auxiliary video input for the Chrysler REC Navigation unit. It's installation does require opening the unit and connecting a few wires. They will do it for you for a fee. Some have installed a backup camera that displays on the REC unit. I'll have to do some digging where I saw a complete review with installation pics on one of the other forums I read and post where to get this add-on kit.
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