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Vehicle Audio/Video Upgrade: TV, DVD, Satellite Radio, Game Console and More Bruce Bonebrake undertakes a conversion on a Pontiac Aztek that brings home entertainment to the great outdoors. From "Weekend Mechanic" episode WKM-412

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Installing the DVD System and Game Control Module

• To install the DVD system, first position the unit up to the ceiling, center it and mark the placement of the mounting screw holes. The key to installing the DVD unit into the ceiling is the mounting bracket.

• With the universal mounting plate in position (figure H) and lined up with our marks, trace the plate. Use a utility knife to cut the headliner board along the lines.
  

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  	Mounting plate, installed

• Test fit the mounting plate, sliding the tabs through the hole and the plate lines up nicely with the dimension of the cut hole.

• To gain better access for installing the DVD unit and wiring, we remove the sunroof trim check the fit with the sunroof open and locate the roof brace.

• Next remove the mounting plate and line it up on the outside of the headliner to mark the fastener locations.

• Use a screwdriver to poke the initial holes into the headliner, then make small slits using a utility knife and go back with the screwdriver to open the holes up.

• Next, drill the holes for the mounting screws in the roof frame.

• For our project, Anthony placed the cut out headliner board over the frame to prevent drilling through the roof.

• Then, install the mounting studs onto the plate and slip the plate into the cavity adjusting it until the studs poke through the holes.

• Install the wiring to the DVD location through the sunroof opening and then run the power wires through the headliner to the driver's side.
  

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• Tuck the wires neatly under the pillar trim (figure I).

• With the DVD unit up and in position, tighten down the mounting bolts.

• With the jack access cover removed, use a drill and hole-saw bit to cut the hole for the game control module.
  

• Run the game control cables through the hole and hook them up to the game control module, and the game control module fits perfectly in the hole.

• Drill the first mounting hole and install the screw and do the same for the other side. The trim ring makes for a neat installation of the game control module and the jack access cover is closed and secured.

  Wiring for the remote game control module

  Game control module installed

  
  

  	Console for the overhead TV unit
  	Anthony Catapano conceals the wires beneath the headliner.

• Next run the cable for the TV reception antenna of the DVD unit, tucking it into the trunk weather-strip through the rear hatch cable and along the hatch window seam.

• Center the antenna base along the window and secure it to the glass with its double-stick pad.

• The antenna extensions are also secured to the glass with double-stick tape and installed onto the base.

• The tent covers the back of the vehicle and is secured to the car with straps.

• The bottom of the tent entry section is slipped over the tailgate and the sides are secured to the wheel well.

• Install the entry support rod, slip it into the bottom pocket of the tent material and secure it along the sides.

• The awning posts are slipped into the grommets and the posts are secured using support cords that are staked to the ground.

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GUESTS :

Anthony Catapano,
Audiovox field technician
www.audiovox.com