How to Install an Overhead DVD Player Into Ford Explorer
A Ford Explorer is the perfect type of vehicle to install an overhead DVD player. This device can make a long trip in this vehicle easier for the passengers on the back seats. You just need to make sure that there is an ideal exact spot to mount the DVD player on the ceiling and that there is something within the ceiling that the player can mount to. You can't just attach it to the upholstery alone or the steel headboard.
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Things You'll Need
- Overhead DVD player
- Adhesive remover
- Plastic, metal or plywood sheet
- Adhesive spray
- Screwdriver or drill
Instructions
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Choose a spot on the Explorer's ceiling to mount the DVD player to. It is best to be somewhere that can be viewed by the rear and middle seats, but it can't be anywhere where there is a light. Imagine a line drawn down the middle of the ceiling and pick a spot along that line.
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Check the Explorer's ceiling and make sure there is a metal sheet on the headboard. This is needed to securely attach the DVD player's mount. You must install a similar sheet into the ceiling if there isn't one already.
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Insert a sheet of metal, plywood or plastic into the ceiling, if there is no sheet within it. Pull off the upholstery to the ceiling--this may require a spray to remove the adhesive bonding of the fabric to the headboard. Insert the sheet onto the ceiling and use an adhesive spray to glue the upholstery to the sheet.
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Attach the DVD player to the ceiling. It will come with mounting screws (possibly built into the mount already) that you will drill into the sheet in the ceiling-be it the sheet already on the headboard or the one you installed.
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Wire the DVD player's power cables in place. It could come with an adapter plug that is just plugged into the cigarette lighter, but it more likely has a cable with three wire leads. Normally, the red wire connects to the starter's electrical harness, the yellow goes to a 12-volt source like the battery and the black is fastened to a metal ground.
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Tips & Warnings
Always look over the DVD players instructions for its exact mounting and wiring directions.
Always disconnect the negative cable from the Explorer's battery before working with any wires.
