DVD/Headrest aftermarket upgrade from Ebay?

[waikikiTed]

Originally Posted by WHOSNEXT

I have a set, they look OEM and they are not leather....

WHOSNEXT: Did you buy them from the same guy? Also, are they noticably different from you read headrests? Main thing is I dont want them to look out of place in the vehicle.

Here's the reply he sent me:

Originally Posted by ebay guy

Hi! These are actual OEM headrest.. Out of HUMMER. The leather is a perfect match, No after market headrest material.

He might be flat out lying, I don't know. It does seem to low a price for these to be actual Hummer leather. And I remember the old saying...."If its too good to be true then it probably is......................"

[blockrockin]

they probably are oem.. beacuse alote of people trade in their original headrests.. and get ones with monitors in them.. you can get oem ones on ebay for 20 or 30 bucks.. so i think they probably are the real headrested that he installs the monitors in.. the monitors might not be the best . but the ones ive seen look pretty nice.

[waikikiTed]

Originally Posted by blockrockin

. the monitors might not be the best . but the ones ive seen look pretty nice.

That's reassuring. I'm not worried about them being the best of quality.... not like I'll see them anyway. Its for the little guy. I just want my headrests to remain looking consistent in the vehicle.

[blockrockin]

looks like he is using fahrenheit lcd monitors which arent to bad you could buy your own monitors for about 100 bucks each

http://cgi.ebay.com/FARENHEIT-T-7000...QQcmdZViewItem


and install them yourself in your headrest you have now, you would just need a dvd player for them for 75 bucks or so.. if you wanted to do that.

[waikikiTed]

Originally Posted by blockrockin

install them yourself in your headrest you have now, you would just need a dvd player for them for 75 bucks or so.. if you wanted to do that.

Im definfitely not opposed to doing that, but I couldnt find any guides to how to accomplish this via DIY. Any info or links you have explaining how to mod one's headrests?

[blockrockin]

yeah ive done them before its not to hard.. it would be nice if you had one to practice on frist.. ill dig up some directions for you to take a look.

[waikikiTed]

thanks!

Cuz here's what Im thinking then, if I could do it myself, Id get one of the set from Ebay with the combo DVD built into the LCD, and remove them from the generic headrest. Then reinstall it into my H2 headrest and then run the cables down, tapping into the feed to the read lighter socket.

I want it to look good, but be simple. The self contained players seem nice as they dont have the need to run IR repeaters for the headphones or remotes, as well as then finding a place to mount the DVD that easily accessible to insert discs.

This could be just what I need!

[RichS]

Originally Posted by waikikiTed

Im definfitely not opposed to doing that, but I couldnt find any guides to how to accomplish this via DIY. Any info or links you have explaining how to mod one's headrests?

Watch any episode of Unique Whips on Speed channel.

[WHOSNEXT]

Originally Posted by waikikiTed

WHOSNEXT: Did you buy them from the same guy? Also, are they noticably different from you read headrests? Main thing is I dont want them to look out of place in the vehicle.

same guy, they look OEM, im very happy.......

[mikejr]

they look OEM, but I am not 100% sure that the head rests are leather in Hummer. I believe its just the seating surfaces that are leather. I could be wrong though.

[blockrockin]

yeah i agree .. i think its just the seats.

[waikikiTed]

You are probably right about the rests not being leather. Im gone for the week so have no access to my baby to even know.

Main thing is I guess I want is for them all to match thruout the rig.

[WHOSNEXT]

Originally Posted by mikejr

they look OEM, but I am not 100% sure that the head rests are leather in Hummer. I believe its just the seating surfaces that are leather. I could be wrong though.

Your right, I cut into my OEM headrest to add a screen for the single seat way out back and it was the same material as the ones you are looking at.

[Butch_2]

I have a set from same ebay seller
not high end but its worth the price installed for a year now no problems

[waikikiTed]

Butch, How did you decide to install the DVD player from the guy on Ebay? And how did you tap it into the stereo system?

[Butch_2]

Originally Posted by waikikiTed

Butch, How did you decide to install the DVD player from the guy on Ebay? And how did you tap it into the stereo system?

I installed dvd in the center console used power from rear cig. lighter .Dvd player has built in fm tx for audio thro.stereo
Kids use infra red head phones (I love it wife and i have conversations with out kids butting in )

[waikikiTed]

Cool. I didnt think the DVD was small enuff to fit in the center console. Good to know. Thanks!