factory overhead video output to in dash monitor??

[go0ky486]

basically i am trying to use the factory installed overhead dvd player as my primary dvd player to feed my factory installed nav unit dvd videos. i havent had a chance yet, but i hear that the factory unit has a large data cable up there instead of a standard, simple composite video cable output to run video signal out of it. has anyone performed this? or knows how to do this, or where i can get schematics on its wiring locations and color charts? . i really need to know!!! thanks!

[Mike M2]

We have done this many times. Pull the DVD down and the plug doing from the DVD to the screen is the one you want. I can't remember the Video color, but it was next to the audio which is brown(left) and black(right). They all enter a shield about 2 inches back that is connected to the plug too, use that for RCA shield.

[go0ky486]

hey thanks a lot mike. going to go try it tomorrow. i got some other info from somewhere else also and havent tried that either yetm, but the colors seem different wires. they say light blue video + and pink video -. sound familiar at all? well either way im looking for all wires mentioned. thanks again. oh btw, you mentioned in another thread that you did work for carmax? do you work for them? or who do you work for?