ShadyJC
01-09-2009, 04:04 AM
This thing has been sitting in my garage for a few months and I finally got around to installing it. The Drive+Play consists of the following pieces: (1) base unit (2) controller (3) display
The installation is overall pretty simple - I pretty much followed the instructions in my TVandNAV2Go installation to take apart the center console. http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7779&highlight=tvandnav2go
The base unit went out of sight into the center console under the bin (where my TVandNAV2Go unit also lives). I tapped the cigarette lighter for power, a screw for ground, and pin #15 on the DVD player for ACC power. I have a standard RCA cable going from the Aux Audio on the DVD player to the Drive+Play base unit for audio - it has a built in FM transmitter as well. The cable to connect the iPod goes into the center console bin.
I mounted the display on the dash next to my NAV screen...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01834.jpg
The controller fits perfectly on the round blank panel where I think I would have a 4HI/4LO button if I was 4WD...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01844.jpg
To access the iPod, I switch the audio to DVD, and hit "Mode" on the DVD player. The screens on the Drive+Play mimic the iPod menus, and the controller is in a perfect place to be easily reached.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01848.jpg
The installation is overall pretty simple - I pretty much followed the instructions in my TVandNAV2Go installation to take apart the center console. http://www.clubarmada.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7779&highlight=tvandnav2go
The base unit went out of sight into the center console under the bin (where my TVandNAV2Go unit also lives). I tapped the cigarette lighter for power, a screw for ground, and pin #15 on the DVD player for ACC power. I have a standard RCA cable going from the Aux Audio on the DVD player to the Drive+Play base unit for audio - it has a built in FM transmitter as well. The cable to connect the iPod goes into the center console bin.
I mounted the display on the dash next to my NAV screen...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01834.jpg
The controller fits perfectly on the round blank panel where I think I would have a 4HI/4LO button if I was 4WD...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01844.jpg
To access the iPod, I switch the audio to DVD, and hit "Mode" on the DVD player. The screens on the Drive+Play mimic the iPod menus, and the controller is in a perfect place to be easily reached.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d75/ShadyJC/qx56/DSC01848.jpg