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- 2016 CX-5
bought some LCD headrest for the kids on long road trips, $89 shipped for the pair
link: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
pretty good quality for the price, no issues so far except the headrest post adapters that came with them were a bit loose, the CX-5 has 14 mm diameter posts and the adapters that came with them were a bit loose so I had to add some heatshrink wrap for a tighter snug fit,
I tapped the fuse box to provide power to LCD and media player
thanks to Seminole's how-to post: https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829094-Hardwiring-a-Valentine-1&highlight=hardwire
the video source is a media player with a 128GB USB drive velcro to the bottom of the driver's seat
to hook into the CX-5 OEM Aux sound system, I didn't want any unsightly cheap looking dangling AUX cable by the gear shifter nor did I want to take apart the dash or drill holes so I passed my Aux cable thru a small pass thru between the cubby and HVAC control panel, there's a very slight gap between the HVAC module and the cubby space plastic, just enough to feed a flat AUX cable thru into the dash so it's sort of hidden and not dangling out off the side of the gear shifter, I then fed the cable behind the dash to my media player under the driver's seat....
to feed the headrest wire thru the headrest post, I needed to unzip the seat back, there's a hidden hook and clip towards the seat back bottom, once you unclip that, you have to reach in to uncover a hidden zipper, just unzip and it gives you full access into the seat to feed the LCD wire thru the post
finally, I installed a hidden inconspicuous "kill" switch by driver's right ankle ( I didn't want to drill any holes in to the dash so I just jammed the toggle switch between the plastic panel and used small velcro against the switch and carpet) in case the kids fall asleep during along night drive, I can shut off the LCD's from the front
link: https://www.ebay.com (commissions earned)
pretty good quality for the price, no issues so far except the headrest post adapters that came with them were a bit loose, the CX-5 has 14 mm diameter posts and the adapters that came with them were a bit loose so I had to add some heatshrink wrap for a tighter snug fit,
I tapped the fuse box to provide power to LCD and media player
thanks to Seminole's how-to post: https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123829094-Hardwiring-a-Valentine-1&highlight=hardwire
the video source is a media player with a 128GB USB drive velcro to the bottom of the driver's seat
to hook into the CX-5 OEM Aux sound system, I didn't want any unsightly cheap looking dangling AUX cable by the gear shifter nor did I want to take apart the dash or drill holes so I passed my Aux cable thru a small pass thru between the cubby and HVAC control panel, there's a very slight gap between the HVAC module and the cubby space plastic, just enough to feed a flat AUX cable thru into the dash so it's sort of hidden and not dangling out off the side of the gear shifter, I then fed the cable behind the dash to my media player under the driver's seat....
to feed the headrest wire thru the headrest post, I needed to unzip the seat back, there's a hidden hook and clip towards the seat back bottom, once you unclip that, you have to reach in to uncover a hidden zipper, just unzip and it gives you full access into the seat to feed the LCD wire thru the post
finally, I installed a hidden inconspicuous "kill" switch by driver's right ankle ( I didn't want to drill any holes in to the dash so I just jammed the toggle switch between the plastic panel and used small velcro against the switch and carpet) in case the kids fall asleep during along night drive, I can shut off the LCD's from the front
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