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So you’ve decided you like your car but you don’t like your car audio system. It doesn’t have power, it doesn’t have bass…it doesn’t even have a DVD player.

You realise you’ve got to spend money on top-of-the-line components, or components that are of a good quality, at the very least but why waste money on a car installation service… you can easily do it yourself, right?

Before you tear all your old stereo components out of the car it’s a good idea to make sure you’ve got all the needed information on installing a car DVD player and know how to install a mobile DVD player in a car. You may want to ask yourself the following questions:

Have you done enough preparation work?

Is the car in a state it can be worked on?

Do you have enough time and space to get the job done?

Will the connections be sufficiently tight?

Will the wires be labeled?

 Will the components be mounted correctly?

Will all the wiring be done correctly?

Have you done enough preparation work?

Any good chef will tell you that good preparation can make the difference between a good meal and a bad meal. It is no different when trying to install a car DVD player. Before embarking on such a major project it is essential to do some research then make a plan.

Research, Research Research

Research starts with reading and understanding the instructions for installing in dash car dvd player into cars and instructions for installing stereos thoroughly. While the running joke may be that ‘real men don’t read instructions’ it can also be said that real men are often left with a garage full of spare parts and a car DVD player and car stereo that only works as half as well as it should do.

When installing portable dvd player in a car it’s important to study the instructions till the point you understand them. They may appear to be complex and are probably no match for a car audio installation DVD but need to be understood before work begins. After all, instructions were written to teach you how to install a DVD player in a car.

This isn’t only important for installing DVD, but car alarm installation as well.

Research doesn’t stop there and a wise next move would be to log onto the internet and see what you can find out from the massive car audio community that resides online.

The first thing to search for is sites online that have information on installing a car DVD player. These sites are likely to have how to guides, glossaries, step by step instructions, and, in some cases, wiring plans designed for your model of the car.

Most of these have been written by enthusiasts, places that install dvd players in your car and car dvd installation services but some have been written by electronic stores and online electronic wholesalers so it is always useful to keep an open mind when looking for information on the internet.

Once you have visited some car installation sites you may have some specific questions that relate to the model of car and stereo you have like:

How do you do a DVD and car alarm installation at the same time?

What type of mounting bracket should I use to hold the head unit in place?

A good way to answer these questions is to go to car audio forums. There you will usually find a large pool of experts waiting to answer any questions you may have. 

Plan to Succeed By Not Failing to Plan

How often, when people do something for the first time, do they miss a step and have to repeat the exercise. The risk of doing irreversible damage to your car interior with incorrectly located cuts is immeasurably higher when doing an car DVD installation ‘on the fly’.

Is the car ready to be worked on?

Are you doing a full car dvd player installation? If so, have you removed the seat and carpet?

While taking out seats and carpet just to lay down wires may sound excessive and time consuming pushing wires under carpets and through upholstery can take up just as much time, if not more.

Do you have enough time and space to get the job done?

To successfully install a dvd player in a car or install a stereo system into your car you will need at least two days of uninterrupted time when the car can be off the road and out of commission. It could theoretically be done in less time but you won’t be able to guarantee that you will do as good a job.

Space is another important consideration. You should have enough clear space to be able to remove the interior of the car, lay out components in a logical pattern so that you know how everything will be going into the car then put it back in.  When you work in a cluttered space it becomes far too easy to loose a small, but vital part in the clutter.

Will the connections be sufficiently tight?

A great deal of the science of high performance car DVD installation is based on how well the signal is transferred from the head unit to the speakers, headrest monitors, or overhead monitor.

Whether you install a stereo system in your car or if you install a DVD player in the car you should consider soldering together wires at connection points. Wires that have merely been twisted together, or twisted onto a connection point, will not transfer the signal nearly as well as one that has been soldered on. What is more, soldering kits can easily be found in many hardware stores and soldering is a fairly easy process to do.

Will the Wires Be Labeled?

After finding out how to install a mobile DVD player in a car many first time installers still get confused about which wire goes to which place. When working with wire it is all too easy to loose track of which wires should be attached to which connection. This can lead to hours of frustration especially if you get to the end of the project only to find a speaker work just because it has been connected to the wrong place.

To avoid this during DVD or car alarm installation you just need to mark the ends of wires with colored tape to remind you which wire should go to which connection.

Will the components be mounted correctly?

The sound of rattling bass is common these days, but it doesn’t need to be. Much of the sound stems from people mounting a six by nine inch stereo to a thin back tray when it should be mounted to something think enough to take the vibrations.

Another thing people installing a sub should consider is fixing their number plate to the back with silicon to stop it shaking when the system is cranked.

Will all the wiring be done correctly?

People who are doing a car DVD player installation and who are serous about car performance will probably be interested in putting in a separate amplifier to make sure both the car and the stereo can perform to the best of their abilities at all times.

While this solves the problem of power supply it does mean people installing new systems have to be careful when earthing the stereo, and when placing the wires as they could easily of rob their stereo of massive amounts of power.

Be careful not to make the earth cable too long

While your stereo will need to be earthed to the car to make it work, but overly long wires make the voltage drop… the longer the wire the more voltage drop there will be. It is best to mount the earth to the closest part of car chassis you can find.

They run the speakers’ power and signal wires next to each other

After getting information on installing a car DVD player it might seem a good idea to run the power wire for a speaker directly beside the signal wire, after all it’s easy and it looks neat. But by doing this you’re reducing the system’s capacity and increasing the chance of unwanted noise being pushed through the speaker.

Because there is so much current going through power wires it creates inductance; a magnetic field which, if close enough to the signal wire, can reduce the signal and create noise.

This can be avoided simply by running your signal and power cables down opposite sides of the car. If you can’t do this then try to keep the wires as far apart as possible.

By doing your homework, giving yourself enough time and space and following all the steps you will probably find a car DVD player instillation, or installating your car audio system will become an easy and enjoyable exercise.

Rose Li is the PR Manager for Chinavasion, China’s top wholesale dropship supplier for car audio and DVD players.  Do you need more great information on installing a car DVD player? Visit http://www.chinavasion.com now.

 

 

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