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Mounting Your Monitor:
The first order of business for mounting the monitor is deciding where you want it. We decided to put it on the dash right in the middle. This may or may not be legal depending on the cop you talk too, so you will probably want to look into what is or is not allowed in your local area. There are always a lot of creative options for mounting the screen. Depending on the car, you may even be able to go with an in-dash solution, but we went with the location we chose for the simplicity of the install.
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You will need to open up the dash to get access to the space where you will run the video and monitor power. You can run the power to the monitor from the accessory by tapping into the wiring you already ran to the computer. Run that up the same path you took the hot wire for the power supply up to the dash. We drilled two holes into the dash with a 3/4" drill bit. One for power, and one for the video connection. The mount allows you to quickly remove the monitor for when you are out of the car. Being able to quickly hide the monitor means you have an unassuming mount visible, nothing to invite a would-be thief to break in. We went with the two cable locations to make connecting and disconnecting the monitor as easy as possible. |
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Once you have the wires run and the holes cut for in the dash, you will need some thick grommets to finish the job. The Dash's plastic is a thicker material so you will need a grommet that matches. Lowes had a good selection of Grommets. Home Depot had only one type, and it turned out to be way too thin to work with the dash. You will need to make a trip to Radio Shack and get a few items. You will want a Coaxial Power Jack, and DC Power Plug (both size N). You will use these to extend the power plug, and have 12 volt power from the accessory line. A few wire splices and crimping and soldering jobs will have you ready to finish things up. If you find you need to keep the wires in place while you make the trip you can always improvise something to keep things from falling through the holes like we did.
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To mount the monitor we placed screws in the gap where two panels meet. They augment the double-sided sticky material that came on the mount to keep the monitor securely in place without any rattling.
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