I am in the process of finishing up my installation of the Jensen KVM68U which I "accidentally" won on www.ubid.com for $309.
I didn't take any pictures during the install because I spent most the time trying to figure out how to mount the unit which is very heavy to the roofline, but I'll try to give a couple of pointers.
First, before you start, decide on what you want to connect to the system and where you want to put them - this will determine where to run the wires and which side on the headliner to remove. Download Honda i-VES installation for instruction on how to remove trims.
You would need to fabricate a mounting bracket, the headliner is not strong enough to hold the weight of the unit. The gap between the headliner and roof support beam is about 3/8", the gap between the support beam and the roof is about the same. I don't recommend using self tapping screws to mount the unit directly to the suppor beam, you might penetrate the roof.
There is a cross beam above the door pillars the width of the car (about 20" behind the overhead storage) and a beam from the center of that cross beam to the rear of the vehicle, I'll call "vertical beam". (that's where Honda i-VES bracket is mounted to). You need to cut an opening from the intersection of the beams rearward about 2"x4" to prepare for the mounting bracket.
There is a 5/16" hole on the "vertical" beam right behind the cross beam, I installed a 1/4" Aluminum Threaded Nut Rivet into this hole and right behind it, there are series of oval slots. I fabricate a saddle bracket which mount into the slot 3" from the threaded rivet.
Right now, I am using a piece of 6"x10"x3/8" wood as my bracket, I will fabricate a metal one in the near future. The wood is mounted to the threaded rivet with a bolt and to the saddle bracket with a nut. The video unit is then screwed onto it with screws. The LCD has about +/- 45 degrees viewing angle, be sure you take it into consideration in placement.
I leave out the wiring because each person situation might be different.
Sorry for the long post, I hope this help.
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Harry
'99 CS EX
I didn't take any pictures during the install because I spent most the time trying to figure out how to mount the unit which is very heavy to the roofline, but I'll try to give a couple of pointers.
First, before you start, decide on what you want to connect to the system and where you want to put them - this will determine where to run the wires and which side on the headliner to remove. Download Honda i-VES installation for instruction on how to remove trims.
You would need to fabricate a mounting bracket, the headliner is not strong enough to hold the weight of the unit. The gap between the headliner and roof support beam is about 3/8", the gap between the support beam and the roof is about the same. I don't recommend using self tapping screws to mount the unit directly to the suppor beam, you might penetrate the roof.
There is a cross beam above the door pillars the width of the car (about 20" behind the overhead storage) and a beam from the center of that cross beam to the rear of the vehicle, I'll call "vertical beam". (that's where Honda i-VES bracket is mounted to). You need to cut an opening from the intersection of the beams rearward about 2"x4" to prepare for the mounting bracket.
There is a 5/16" hole on the "vertical" beam right behind the cross beam, I installed a 1/4" Aluminum Threaded Nut Rivet into this hole and right behind it, there are series of oval slots. I fabricate a saddle bracket which mount into the slot 3" from the threaded rivet.
Right now, I am using a piece of 6"x10"x3/8" wood as my bracket, I will fabricate a metal one in the near future. The wood is mounted to the threaded rivet with a bolt and to the saddle bracket with a nut. The video unit is then screwed onto it with screws. The LCD has about +/- 45 degrees viewing angle, be sure you take it into consideration in placement.
I leave out the wiring because each person situation might be different.
Sorry for the long post, I hope this help.
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Harry
'99 CS EX