Looking for a new screen !!!

olympus · November 5th, 2008, 05:13 PM

I have a 7' touchscreen in the car right now... it is stuffed in the center panel... I had to remove the climate control unit ( behind the screen ) so everytime I want to change the temp the screen has to come off... So now i'm looking for a screen the same size, but with a mounting bracket or something.
The screen had one but the other problems are the wires of the screen. I want to take out the screen when I'm not using it, but the wires on the screen make this impossible to do. So now I'm looking for a screen that has a mounting arm and just one cable that is easy to plug in and out...
Where can I find such a screen ????
Some pics

Behind the screen

Oh the car is a Peugeot 406 Coupé...

dangerous · November 6th, 2008, 02:03 PM

Have you concidered moving the monitor to above the rear view mirror and replacing the stock H/U with a Dvd/Radio with a flip up screen i have done this and it works very well. Ive got one in my Land Rover this is a bonus as when the i lock the motor the dvd screen drops back into the dash very stelth and with the monitor in the roof most toerags dont look up there,Also if the H/U has an Aux input you can use the H/U volume control for pc and if your mobo is equiped with Video out you can run Split screen.

olympus · November 6th, 2008, 04:37 PM

The problem with the 1din format screen that hide way when they're off is... well actually it's the car that has a problem, you see the radio doesn't go straight in it goes in an angle like..
the 1din screen goes like _| or _\ so you can adjust the angle of it. And because the radio mount itself already has an angle and the radio goes in too deep, the only position I would be able to put the screen is _| or _/.
You know what I mean ?? When the radio goes straight in you can adjust the angle sideways backwards or forward. Conclusion : I would end with a very poor viewing angle... and the screen would be to low on the dash.
That's why I'm looking for a snap on snap off screen with a single clable so I can easy connect and disconnect the screen....

olympus · November 28th, 2008, 02:15 PM

Nothing ???

salvi · November 28th, 2008, 02:23 PM

What's all that empty space below the screen?

Your best solution is to mold the screen in place where it currently resides and to move your AC controls to another location. That bottom cubby looks to be perfect for such.

olympus · November 28th, 2008, 02:57 PM

That where the radio goes... If you look closely you'll see that the radio is placed deep inside.. that's the reason I can't use an 1din indash screen because there's no way I can get the screen in the right angle. If it cloud be done all my problems were solved...
What I could do is to see if I can make a holder for the radio that allows me to bring the radio to the front...
Maybe I'll ask Santa for a miracle....

HiJack · December 9th, 2008, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by olympus

The problem with the 1din format screen that hide way when they're off is... well actually it's the car that has a problem, you see the radio doesn't go straight in it goes in an angle like..
the 1din screen goes like _| or _\ so you can adjust the angle of it. And because the radio mount itself already has an angle and the radio goes in too deep, the only position I would be able to put the screen is _| or _/.
You know what I mean ?? When the radio goes straight in you can adjust the angle sideways backwards or forward. Conclusion : I would end with a very poor viewing angle... and the screen would be to low on the dash.
That's why I'm looking for a snap on snap off screen with a single clable so I can easy connect and disconnect the screen....

You can program most motorized flip up screens to open at a specified angle and point. When i had my flip up, it would hit my dash because my dash had a overhang to block sun light. I simply set the screen to the way I wanted and thats it. If you do not want to mod your dash, I would go with a flip up screen. In the end i modded my dash, well actually its in the process of being modded.