Roof mounted DVD aftermarket

[liebs]

Wish I'd thought about this when I purchased but I now need a Rear roof mounted DVD player to keep the kids out of trouble.

Was hoping for something of good quality and one that fits /looks similar to one that would have been factory fitted.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[Ronnyboy]

Have you called the Dealer to see how much they charge?

You can usually get an after market 10.2 inch Clarion for about $1000

have a look at the below links;

Clarion Overhead Monitor

JVC Overhead Monitor

Nesavision Overhead Monitor

[Kesawi]

Have a look at this thread and this other thread.

I have an Alpine PGK-RSE2 installed and it is great. It is on the high end of the cost scale, but is one of the best on the market. Photos of the player are in this post.

[Ronnyboy]

The factory one blends in more, I guess the after market one would have more features. E.g DivX etc....

[Princess]

My husband got the dealer to put the Alpine PKG-RSE2 into his Prado. It doesn't look 'after market'at all. It is a fantastic unit - great picture quality & sound. It came with 3 sets of wireless headphones. We don't even notice the kids are in the car with us anymore - except when you hear them giggling every now & then while they're watching a movie.

[mirz]

How much does this alpine one cost?

[Princess]

$1299 rrp. But if you shop around you can always get a much better price.

[Blackkluger]

When we test drove a grande overnight, we were very annoyed with the roof mounted factory dvd, as we had kids in each of the 3 seats, we found ourselves banging our heads on it!

I think the commodore roof mounted one is better in that the roof is rounded rather than being rather flat which meant it was located higher and also did not block half of our rear vision mirror, dont you guys who have this factory come across the same issues?

We ended up not spending the extra on the grande as we didnt need sunroof, dvd, but only thing i would have liked is the rear vision mirror that had the special feature which dims peoples lights...what ever it was called.

[mirz]

I'm thinking now to buy 2 headrest units with wireless headphones to keep kids busy in our next week coming kxs.

Anyone has experience with them in Kluger?

[mirz]

Was just going through user manual and found active headrests in our kxs. Not sure if it would be a good idea to replace them with after market alcheipo headrests with built-in DVD/TV setup.

Now once again I'm searching for Alpine and Clarion units. There are couple of units on sale from America at the moment for around $600 delivered with 1 or 2 headsets.

Which brand and model is better between Alpine and Clarion? Both are in 10 inches screen.

I can't find any spot to get it installed in kxs as doom lights are on back and right behind drivers seat.

Edited November 27, 2010 by mirz