so im planning on ordering a screen to fit in the nav cubby and im not sure what type of head unit i will need to have the screen work. is there anything else that i would need for to complete this?

i hate the look of the flip out monitors. thats why i want to do it this way.

 

there are quite a bit of post on what screens fit in the oem cubby area...some with little to no modification....

others require you buy the 03 center cubby dash...

do a search on it..

-j

 

yea, takes alot of searching to fiqure it all out.
took me a while to realize what I wanted just wasnt possible.

Any headunit with a video out would play on a regular screen.
Since you have an 03, you should be set to just buy a slim screen.
Your nav cubby goes up, then slides inward?

One kind of like this, but im not 100% sure if its the exact same model number as this..
http://salestores.com/poacpt7wihel.html
should fit in the area, but again, im not 100%.

 

yes the lip slides up and in. thank you guys.

ive been looking up some screens and other set ups people have. i love the way the power acoustik screen seems to fit in the cubby.

ive seen modules for navigation. are these just for certain units or is this something you can add to almost any unit?

 

Spdtckts,

If I understand your question(s):

• You want to install a LCD screen in the Z’s upper/forward cubby.
• You want to use the LCD to display DVD’s, and possibly use this for navigation as well.

I also believe you have a 2003 Z. That makes installing a LCD monitor in the upper/forward cubby very easy. Paul350Z provides very clear instructions for installing a 7” LCD monitor in the Z’s upper/forward cubby in this thread:https://my350z.com/forum/audio-build...tallation.html

Here are three different ways to accomplish an installation of a 7” LCD monitor providing DVD function and navigation:

Option 1) Install a LCD monitor and use a Garmin GVN 53 Blackbox for navigation, and any source for DVD (H/U with DVD player (Single-Din or Double-Din H/U), or a separate DVD player device.


Examples of 7” LCD monitor are Farenheit T-7000MHR, Power Acoustik PT-700MHR, or NESA Vision NSM-7005 7" monitor. They are actually all the same monitor, but sold under different brand names.


Garmin GVN 53 Blackbox Navigation Unit

Pros: This is the most inexpensive setup for navigation and DVD display. Navigation is extremely fast. Installation is literally “Drop-in.”

Cons: This setup does not support touch-screen function, but instead uses an RF controller for navigation.
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Option 2) Install a Kenwood LZ-702W Touchscreen Monitor and the Kenwood KNA-G510 Navigation Box, and any source for DVD (H/U with DVD player (Single-Din or Double-Din H/U), or a separate DVD player device.


Kenwood LZ-702W Touchscreen 7” Monitor


Kenwood KNA-G510 Navigation Box

Pros: This also an inexpensive setup for navigation and DVD display, and the monitor supports touch-screen function. Navigation is extremely fast. Installation is almost “drop-in” (the exception being you need to provide access to the lower buttons on the monitor, which is accomplished by making the lower finisher piece on the Z’s cubby removable).

Cons: Hardly any, but the Kenwood LZ-702W Touchscreen 7” Monitor has a hideaway box that you must mount somewhere away from the monitor. In the Z, the best position for the hideaway box is one of the large cubbies behind either the driver’s or passenger’s seat.


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Option 3) Install a Kenwood KOS System: Kenwood KOS-L702 Remote Touch-Screen Monitor and a Kenwood Controller (KOS-V500 or KOS-V1000), combined with just about anything you want.


Kenwood KOS-L702 Remote Touch-Screen Monitor


Kenwood KOS –V500 Controller

Pros: It supports just about anything you want to do with a car CES. You can add anything you want (including a CarPC), and drive the entire system using the KOS-L702 Remote Touch-Screen Monitor
or the handheld IR controller. It’s a scalable structure that you cannot “outrun.”

Cons: It is somewhat expensive, especially when you add a lot of components.


I hope this wasn’t too long a post that is boring.

--Spike

 

spike you get this all perfect! thank you so much. im going to go with option 1. i know the rf button controls might get anoying but ill just teach my wife to use it

thank you so much!

 

LOL i have to admit, spike's write up was so good, it made me think of doing a video console LOL

 

from the write up he just gave and some links i found around the site. it doesn't seem to be that hard.

and im willing to sacrifice a touch screen so i don't have to make the bottom part of the cubby removable. im sure its easy but would rather not do it.

parts on order now. just looking for a good head unit!