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Update:
Pretty expensive paper weight 'ay! Just kidding, I've got many
years use out of this mod and so far I'm pretty lucky because none
of my local stations have made the DTV Switch yet, so I still get to
enjoy TV in my car. I'm going to be looking into adding a
digital tuner, which I feel is possible, sometime in the future so
feel free to check back.
I do however still
have the DVD Changer running so DVD's in the car are good, and with
the introduction of the SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry I can
watch and control my DirecTV right on my BlackBerry! So
sweet....but as you can see there's not much motivation to monkey
around with the TVonNav, as of yet.....
So, if you're here for
this mod please understand that your going to have to do some
tweaking to the Video Module. If your sole purpose is to play
DVD's there are far less expensive alternatives for a DVD changer.
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Here's my TVonNAV
install with a backup camera included. Basically with this I
get all the antenna TV stations displayed on my navigation screen
and then I wired up a reverse camera so it will click on and show me
what's behind me when the car goes into reverse OR I can flick a
switch to see what's behind me.
Tools are pretty
basic, but a bit of wiring knowledge is needed:
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Extra wire, 14 gauge
should be good. Red and Black are best for color to note
Positive / Negative.
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8mm, 10mm Sockets
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Ratchet
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Ratchet extension
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Pry tools for trim
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Heat Gun
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Heat shrink tubing
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Soldering iron and
solder
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Electrical tape
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Navigation removal
tools [I made mine out of a coat hanger]
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2 pole toggle switch
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Dremmel with a
grinding bit
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Fishing tool [I used a
coat hanger with the end taped up]
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Standard 4 pin
automotive relay
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Needle nose pliers
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Wire taps
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Spade connectors
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Wire strippers
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Wire crimping tool
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Volt Meter [with DC
capability]
Enjoy, and remember ALWAYS work safe and I assume NO
RESPONSIBILITY for your actions, mechanical abilities or
anything that may occur during the nature of the repairs.
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Here’s what
I’m installing, TVonNAV Module: |
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And this,
Backup Camera:
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First
disconnect the Negative Battery Cable:
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Then remove
the Nav and pull the cover:
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Now it’s time
to test the TV Module first:
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Worked the
first try: |
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Now test the
other cable that comes with the TVonNAV system, I think this
second cable is the video in motion bypass:
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Bam, we have
TV in motion folks:
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A view of the
reception, understand the antennas are still sitting in the
trunk….It gets better:
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Another:
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You may or
may not have a lot of junk in your trunk, but I do, so all this
needs to come out. Not too much fun:
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I use a long
extension to get at the bolts back there. There’s 2 of these, 1
bracket is for the CDC and the other bracket is actually for the
TV Module:
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Now remove
these 2 bolts:
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And pull
everything out:
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Now that we
know everything works, it’s time to route the antennas to their
final location in the C-Pillar. First remove rear headrest,
this is done by pulling them straight up:
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To get the
rear bench seat out grab in the center of each seat and pull
straight up, then remove the rear seat backs. Loosen this nut,
pull seat bracket away: |
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Then remove
the lower bolt and lift the seatback up:
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Now remove
the C-Pillars, pop out this light:
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Remove these
3 screws and slide it out:
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Now remove
the speaker cover on the rear shelf:
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Now we are
ready to fish the antenna cables. I used a coat hanger with the
end taped up to fish through the grommet that exist. This view
is from deep in the trunk:
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And here's
where the coat hanger comes out:
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Now tap the
antenna leads on and pull it back through. I chose to do it
this way because the connections on the end of the antenna leads
that plug in the antenna are large:
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Now here’s
where you mount the antennas, I just used a sheet metal screws:
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After you
have attached the antennas to the car body, hook them up to the
existing rear window antenna:
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And here’s
the passenger side, I just tucked the antenna cable under the
rear window shade enclosure:
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Now we’ll
leave the TV Module stuff alone and move onto the Backup
Camera. I have PDC so I did not have to drill a hole, I just
used the existing:
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Fish your coat
hanger through and it comes out the bumper hole, then I pulled
the cables back through: |
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Now un-tape
and keep fishing. I pulled the cables to this point and stopped
to start working on the hole for the camera:
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Remove this
and start using the dremmel:
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Here’s the
start of it: |
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Mostly done,
so I will pull the cables and finalize for exact fitment:
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Almost ready,
I prepared the cables to sit in the bumper with heat shrink and
tape:
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Here’s the
final hole ready to move on? I was…….
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Here’s what
it looks like:
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Now put your
cables through the existing PDC grommet hole and get the rubber
grommet back in place:
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Lets hook up
the camera to make sure it works. First simply connect the
Video Cable to the Camera input on the TV Module Harness: |
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Now comes a bit of wiring, so I
will try and detail it the best I can.
Here we go:
My Pink[ish]
Arrows:
My Green
Arrow:
My Yellow
Arrows:
My Red Arrow:
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Here’s the
tap on Pin 17 of the Video Module Harness:
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Ok let’s make
sure it works when the car goes into reverse, yep it does:
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Now let’s get
ready for the long run from the rear to the front. I needed a
little break so I screwed with the switch fitment. Just pop
this out and remove the blank black cover: |
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After a
little time with the dremel you get this:
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Now we have
to go from the blue wire previously pictured all the way the
plate we just removed. Again I went through the same hole and
pulled the wire through to the back:
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Tape the wire
on and pull it into the trunk. I ran it through the existing
harness because I didn’t want to remove my subs in the trunk: |
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Ready to go to
the front? |
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Pop the lower
trim / kick plate thing: |
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No need to
remove the B-Pillar as the wire can be pushed under it:
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Now remove
the lower front trim / kick plate just the same as the rear, and
tuck it under the carpet:
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Now remove
this, 3 screws in the front and 3 push screws on the back of it
[closets to firewall]:
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Fish a
positive and ground up through:
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Now jump the
back and tap the blue wire we previously tapped [Pin 17] coming
off the TV Module Harness: |
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Now back to
the front and connect up the switch. I chose to ground it in
the main cabin:
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Now snap the
toggle in the piece you cut out, put it back in place and get
ready for the success of all your DIY labor, we’re almost done: |
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Now I had a
little arranging and cleaning up to do, but here is what it
looks like in the trunk now.
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Button
everything back up:
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Reconnect
your Negative Battery Cable:
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And enjoy
your new Car TV / NAV with Backup Camera and an “On Demand”
feature. Here are some TV shots:
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Another:
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And then the
really weird thing is it appears I get MTV2 on station 30 but I
got this before it came in:
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And then this
showed up, hmmmmm: |
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Here’s the “On
Demand” Backup Camera on the road: |
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And another:
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