just bought a clarion vrx65vd but was unawre that the thing wont play a dvd while i drive you gotta park and watch the thing theres gotta be a way around this if any one knows let me know i have yet to insall the unit the reason i got this one is simple i can watch my video ipod on it i also have 2 headrest screens and i want to use this system for road trips for my kids and wife as i drive no stereo shop will bypass this for me as it is illigal they tell me? so what am i to do park in my driveway and whatch a movie i thought the whole point of mobile entertainment was to be mobile or are these players for show? any help will be greatfull thanks klayton.

 

hey pmp welcome to the forums. Yea all of these things have the locked because of safety reasons and stuff. It's understandable but there are ways to bypass it. I'm not familiar with clarion so perhaps someone else can help you out. But you might try grounding the parking brake wire.

 

I have the same one. You have to put a switch in to make it think the brake is pressed. Hook the switch up with the parking brake wire and a ground.

 

does the brake light on the dash stay on all the time? how do you like the unit have you used it with the video ipod yet? ty for the info also.

 

No, the switch is not hooked to the brake at all so the brake light doesnt come on. Hook one side of the switch to the green wire and the other to a ground and just switch it on everytime you want to watch a movie. I cant use the video ipod feature yet because the ipod video cable isnt out yet. They claim june or july it will be out. I do have it hooked up with last years ipod cable just for music.

 

thanks andrew im getting this unit installed in a week at a local shop because i have no time and not at all up to the task of running cables to my headrests and i have the video cable already its a cca-649-600 ipod connecting cable put out by clarion and was told buy the clarion rep this will work and is the right one, 50 bucks for it.ty for the help.

 

thanks andrew im getting this unit installed in a week at a local shop because i have no time and not at all up to the task of running cables to my headrests and i have the video cable already its a cca-649-600 ipod connecting cable put out by clarion and was told buy the clarion rep this will work and is the right one, 50 bucks for it.ty for the help.

 

hey guys i just got a Pioneer AVH-P7600DVD and i was wondering the same thing, anyone know how to bypass the feature on this unit that doesnt allow you to watch it while moving? any help would be great ty.

 

I believe thats the same cable im using, and the videos wont play through it. When you get it installed try it out. I called clarion about a month ago and they said they were going to release the cable in june or july. But i could be wrong. Let me know.

 

sorry bro my bad! i got the thing hooked up and the cable wont play the ipod video. i hope they come out with that video cable soon my buddys hooked up the unit and i dont need a switch they put some other kinda box on it and it does every thing by its self so no need for the switch so far i am happy with the unit great value for the price.thanks for the help bro