Slomo

Hi, I used the search but cant find anything that talks about this, maybe someone can help. Ill keep it short...

Can you install 2 HU's, ie. a Flip out dvd player on top of a normal HU, in the double din location?

Thanks

TerribleTed

I am sure you could....but why would you want to??

SanchezHacker

As long as you never turn them on at the same time there shouldn't be any electrical reason why you couldn't. If you did turn both on at the same time you might draw too much power(current?) through the factory harness and blow a fuse or worse. If your going to pursue this then I recommend you put a switch on there some how that would prevent both from being turned on by accident.

tc-guy

im sure because u can get a better deal on two h.u. (one as the flip out monitor and one as an in-dash dvd player. i had this setup in my civic before. u will be ok as long as u wire the flip out monitor thru an automotive relay so that it switches on when the in-dash dvd player comes on. there will be zero issues with blowing fuses. basically its like wiring an amplifier to the main h.u. (the indash-dvd). when u wire it this way u can turn off the monitor when u turn the dvd player off and vice versa.

dmpsk8

that setup would look kinda cool. jus throw an equalizer in the oven and you could have that thing lookin like a space shuttle

Slomo

Thanks. Thats just what I needed to know!

tc-guy

no prob slomo. just make sure u take pics and post when u done i would like to see!

ShadowB0X

Bump. Anyone have pics of a setup like this?

city-soundzdotcom

Its not to uncommon, google it.


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Harleyguy

no big deal, I don't have pics but do have a solution to stop both from turning on at the same time.... Use a relay with the first deck being the master. so when it is on it interrupts the power to the slave deck. so when you turn the master off, it allows power to go to the slave. you should also look into a way to seperate the rca's from both decks. I do not believe it is good to have power coming out from one go into another.

NCBOX

I have seen this done in bB's a;so

ShadowB0X

What kind car is this from?

NCBOX

WRX

monoxide101

I'm getting ready to do this. Right now my Omnifi control is taken apart so I can paint it black to match my head unit. Metra (# 95-8202) and Scosche (#TA1465B) both make adapter kits for double din units. Metra has instructions online on how to install two single din units using that. I'm just wondering where to get power at for the Omnifi.

ShadowB0X

Post up pics once you're done. I'll do the same. I've yet to see any pics of this type of setup in an xB.

Adidude

Depending on the head unit sometimes this is the only solution. One example is the top of the line Alpine F#1 stuff. The head unit only comes as a single din that supports DVD-A and DVD-V discs but does not have a screen and you have to add the single din flip out monitor. Another thing that you will sometimes see on competitor cars is not 2 head units but one single din unit and the controller for the Alpine processor mounted in a double din opening.

dragonheart364

I have pics of it in my myspace profile i put the dvd unit on the bottom, now i have a D3 http://www.myspace.com/dragonheart364

Jiggaman

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i am watching for pics on this one, good luck with the install!