Currently, headrests with monitors are one of the most progressive and amazing inventions for the car. Thanks to this invention, passengers on rear seats car can watch your favorite movies and TV shows, thereby brightening up the time long trip. In addition, a big advantage of headrests for cars is the ability to remove the monitor from the driver's visibility area, to which he is constantly forced to be distracted. Since the driver should not watch even a glimpse of TV programs while driving, as this can lead to an accident, the monitor must be completely removed from the front of the car and headrests with monitors should be installed on the front seats. Since they are a modern development, manufacturers strive to fill their market with the most various models, from which it would be possible to choose a model that matches the design of your car. Headrests are available in a variety of colors and are made from the most various materials. Therefore, the price of a headrest with a monitor for car seat is directly related to its quality. In order to choose the right headrest with a monitor for your car, you need to measure the width of the back of the car seat, as well as the height from the seat to the roof of the car. This will avoid mistakes when choosing and choose the right headrest the first time. Also, it should be noted that when choosing a headrest with a monitor, you need to pay attention to the quality of the built-in monitor itself. It is advisable to select high-resolution LCD monitors, since while the car is moving, some inconvenience is already created for full-fledged TV viewing, so it is necessary that at least the image quality itself is clear enough and does not emit flicker, which leads to eye fatigue. Installation of headrests with a monitor does not require any special skills and abilities. To do this, it is enough to remove the old regular head restraints, and insert new head restraints equipped with monitors into their connectors. Also, in order to choose a quality headrest, you need to study what digital formats image transmission supports this model monitor mounted in the headrest. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the manufacturer of this head restraint, as well as the presence complete set accessories required for installation. Of great importance is the existence of a period of guaranteed service. This may be necessary in case of any problems with the TV setup, as well as in case of any malfunctions in the headrest itself. The headrest monitor is usually powered by connecting to a cigarette lighter socket, as well as by connecting to a regular ignition power supply. When connecting head restraints to a power source, it becomes necessary to somehow mask the wires that go from the head restraint to the power source. A great solution would be to hide them under the carpet on the floor of the car. In addition, the advantage of modern headrests is the ability to attach headphones to the headrests and turn off the sound completely. This is relevant when passengers do not want to distract the driver. extraneous noise, or if one of the passengers sleeps on the road.
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The headrest with DVD and monitor increases the level of comfort in the cabin. If the trip takes place in a company with children, then it is also useful - there will be something to distract them. It is not necessary to buy a special headrest, you can install the monitor in an existing one.
Headrests in a car - types and purpose
The headrest on the car seat creates an additional one, but its main purpose is not this. In crashes where a rear impact occurs, the most frequent injuries these are fractures and dislocations of the cervical vertebrae, as well as craniocerebral. In any strong collision, the torso will hold; if there are airbags, they will protect both the body and the head. However, only a headrest can protect against a jerk back of the cervical vertebrae, leading to a fracture of the neck, with an uncontrolled tipping of the head from a blow into the car from behind. That is why it is very important that good head restraints are installed in the car, which must be properly adjusted. In modern head restraints, the design is designed in such a way that, if they are properly adjusted, injury to the cervical vertebrae is practically excluded, and in all other cases it is minimal.
By design, headrests are divided into two types. First: passive (non-adjustable) - fixed head restraints, are a solid continuation of the seat or a screwed removable element.
Second: active (adjustable) - movable, are a combination of movable mechanical units that work in conjunction with a special lever built into the seat. The latter is very sensitive to any pressing. The driver's back is pressed into the seat upon impact and the lever is activated. Due to this, the head restraint automatically approaches the driver's head. As a result, the support lever is activated before the neck experiences a backward jerk.
Extended to the desired height, even a passive head restraint can significantly reduce the likelihood of neck injury, as the head rests against it with a sudden jerk of any force back.
Today modern automotive industry produces headrests that not only meet the standards of comfort and safety, but also with LCD monitors on the back. This allows you to create additional comfort for passengers sitting in the back seat during the trip. It is also very convenient when there are children in the car, as they can be occupied with watching videos and they will not distract the driver or annoy other passengers. In order not to spend money on the purchase of such expensive pleasure, you can install the monitor in the headrest with your own hands, and the disc player itself, if it is not built-in, can be placed in or on the front panel of the passenger compartment.
Preparing the car headrest for monitor installation
Remove the headrest from the seat to make it easier to work with. Then, on its back side, it is necessary to mark the future recess, designed to accommodate the monitor mounting basket. We mark the outline of the widest part of the basket, and inside it, with an indent of 2–3 cm, we draw lines parallel to the sides of the marked perimeter of the basket. The result is two rectangles.
On the upholstery of the headrest with a clerical knife, we make diagonal cuts from the corners of the large rectangle to the corners of the small one. Then, with our own hands, we completely cut out the upholstery along the contour of a small figure, and bend the resulting trapezoidal pieces of the upholstery remaining on the headrest outward from the center. After that, it is necessary to carefully remove the foam rubber within the boundaries of the resulting cutout (along the contour of a large rectangle). In this case, it is necessary to “dig” until a stiffening plate (metal or plastic) appears inside the head restraint, which fixes the foam base and is fixed on a U-shaped tube, the ends of which are attached to the seat. We turn the trapezoidal pieces of upholstery inside the resulting recess and mark the place where the wiring will come out of the monitor. We try on the mounting basket to the resulting recess to make sure that it turned out to be the right size.
We determine where to lay the wiring to connect the monitor - outside or hidden inside the chair. The first option is very simple in execution - the cable is attached along the entire length of the seat. The second one is preferable, but also more difficult to implement. In addition, during its implementation, you will have to cut the monitor cable, which will deprive the latter of warranty service.
To run the wire inside the chair, use the headrest tube. Its inner diameter is approximately 8 mm. This is quite enough to place a cable in it. The tube must first be exposed in the area where the wire exit from the monitor was previously marked. In this place, with a clerical knife, slowly and gradually remove the layers of foam until the tube is found. Then we carefully drill a hole in it, along the edges of which we remove sharp burrs - they can subsequently damage the wiring. To stretch the cable inside the tube, you will have to temporarily cut off one of its connectors. The cut end of the cable is carefully inserted into the tube. If it will be difficult to push it through, then you can use a thin steel wire or another, harder one. A cable is tied to the end of the wire, and then it is pulled along with the wire.
We determine the method of attaching the basket and the place for laying the cable
Now we need to decide how to attach the basket to the headrest. To do this, you can use nylon ties of a suitable length or small self-tapping screws for twisting into metal. In the first case, opposite the mounting holes of the basket in the headrest, remove the foam around the tube until it becomes possible to thread nylon ties around it. After that, their ends are brought into the mounting holes of the basket with their own hands and tightly tightened with clamps. More reliable option fastening - using four self-tapping screws. They will firmly fix the mounting basket to the plastic (or metal) headrest stiffening bar. But at this stage, it is not necessary to mount a monitor for a car, for now it is enough to decide on the mounting method.
At the next stage of installing the monitor with our own hands, we determine the location of the adapters that switch the video signal and monitor power, as well as where to lay the wiring from them. At the same time, it is important to choose such an arrangement for all components so that they are as far away as possible from the power wires of the car that feed its electrical equipment. The best option– lay the adapters in the middle of the passenger compartment, in its central console, where the levers are located hand brake and checkpoint. There are no power wires supplying electrical equipment, and there is also enough free space to accommodate adapters. The standard monitor wiring should be enough to pull it from the adapters to the headrest with a small margin. The console must be removed for the duration of the work.
Laying the cable and installing the monitor in the headrest of the car
Before laying the cable inside the chair, it is necessary to remove the upholstery from its back. Then we open the back and find inside its bushings, into which the headrest tubes are inserted.
We proceed to laying the wiring of the car monitor. First, we install the headrest in place with our own hands. Before that, if we place the cable inside the seat, we pull the wiring through the backrest bushings into the chair. The cable, regardless of the laying method (outside or inside the seat), must be left with a small margin of length to adjust the height of the head restraint. When laying the wiring, it is also necessary to exclude squeezing or stretching of the cable; in places of sagging, we fasten it to nylon ties. When pulling the cable under the chair with your own hands, you should fix it with cable ties to the existing wiring of the seat and, again, leave a loop (a small margin) to compensate for its tension if the chair moves along the sled. Then we bring the cable from the seat to the center line of the passenger compartment and lay it along it to the front panel of the car.
After laying the cable, it is necessary to solder the wires that were cut when pulling them through the headrest tubes. This must be done very carefully and carefully - you need to securely solder the conclusions of about 20 wires to each other with your own hands. The task will be simplified by the fact that all conductors are marked with a certain color and one-color conclusions should be soldered. To do this, we use a soldering iron, rosin, tin and material for insulating soldering points (cambric - PVC tubes from the insulation of thicker wires, heat shrink or electrical tape).
The final stage. We mount the monitor mounting basket in the headrest with our own hands, then we attach the monitor to it. We connect the antennas of the TV receiver. We assemble a chair. The cable is connected to the DVD device. Install the console. Ready.
Car monitors are designed to enhance user experience multimedia system car. Modern monitors allow you to watch videos, clips, cartoons, recordings of entertainment or sports TV programs, broadcasts of television programs (if you have a TV tuner). The display can display information about the route, the image from the rear view cameras or the DVR.
A number of car models are equipped with regular monitors. As a rule, these devices are installed on the front panel. Video monitors intended for passengers are mainly equipped with luxury cars, limousines, executive modifications. Installing car monitors in the cabin allows the owner to significantly expand the capabilities of his vehicle, bringing it closer in terms of comfort to the cars of the elite class.
The most common are the following types of car monitors:
Ceiling; installed on the ceiling, have largest sizes display;
hinged; can be installed on the headrest or armrest;
headrests with monitors; monitors are installed in place of the factory headrests.
Main features of headrests with monitors
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When installing a headrest with a monitor, there is no need to perform any actions to "insert" the device into the front panel or the ceiling of the car (such a service was popular before the advent of headrests with already built-in monitors, but it was much more expensive). It is enough to replace the headrest itself and connect the equipment. Wherein professional installation kits will not only provide reliable performance device, but also allows you to remove all cables and connecting wires from the cabin.
You can install either one head restraint or two, for each passenger separately. In the latter case, each passenger can watch their own films or programs. Special comfort ensure the use of headphones. At the same time, listening to programs will not interfere with other passengers and distract the driver.
Headrests with monitors are especially convenient because they can be installed in almost any car, regardless of brand, model and configuration. Monitors can be connected to the radio, head unit, multimedia center, DVD player. You can also use USB storage devices (flash drives) as a signal source.
There are models with built-in DVD players and the ability to connect all kinds of storage media. The latter provide each passenger with complete autonomy and independence of using the device. Kids will especially love the ability to use the head-mounted monitors as a game console. For this purpose, you can purchase a model with a joystick.
Advantages of headrests with monitors
Headrests with monitors have a number of undeniable advantages, among which are the following:
Compactness. Headrests with monitors can be installed in a car of any size.
Safety. Head-mounted monitors do not distract the driver while driving.
Stylish interior design. The head-mounted monitors look spectacular, while there are no extra cables and wiring in the cabin.
Ease of use for passengers.
Individuality and comfort. Each passenger can view their own program or film; the use of headphones allows you to listen to transmissions without disturbing both the driver and other passengers.
A wide range of headrests, for any interior design.
Not required fundamental change interior design, if necessary, you can easily install regular head restraints (for example, before selling a car).
Some disadvantages follow from the described advantages. For example, head-mounted monitors will be less convenient in larger vehicles with five or more passenger seats. Therefore, in a minivan or minibus, it will probably be better to install an overhead monitor. The second relative drawback is the smaller screen diagonal compared to ceiling models. However, this disadvantage is compensated by the proximity of the display to the passenger. In addition, not every car owner (which is especially true expensive cars) wants to part with regular head restraints.
Also, seat dynamics can be tied to the head restraints. Such nuances in some cases significantly complicate the installation of factory headrests with monitors, or even make it almost impossible. In any doubtful situations, you should first consult with a specialist in the installation of additional electronic equipment.
Specifications for overhead monitors
Today, there are a lot of models of headrests with monitors on the market that differ technical specifications and related functionality. The main consumer characteristics of any monitors include the diagonal of the display and its resolution. The same is true for head-mounted car monitors. The most common devices with diagonals in the range of 7 and 9 inches. When choosing specific model you should be guided by the size of your car - the headrest should successfully take the place of the regular one. Therefore, the size of the display may be limited by the features of the cabin of a particular car.
Resolution directly affects image quality: more than a high resolution provides best quality Pictures. This factor can be of considerable importance, especially when watching TV while driving. Most models of head-mounted monitors use a TFT LCD matrix with a resolution of 800x480.
Headrest mounted monitors are divided into active and passive. The former are equipped with a built-in DVD drive, as well as the ability to connect additional sources of information (USB devices, SD cards, hard drives, etc.). You can install both two active monitors (so that each passenger can fully control everything that happens on the monitor), or one. In the second case, the second (passive) monitor can be powered from the first one, or from another device (for example, the head unit), while it will display information played on the master device.
Video monitors can use the built-in or external DVD, head unit, radio or media center, USB drives and SD cards as a signal source. To connect these sources, the appropriate ports are used and connection cables. For this purpose, the monitor can be equipped with connectors and inputs / outputs of USB, SD card (SDHC), Mini Jack, RCA, CVBS, etc. Also, some monitors work on Android OS.
Headrest monitors can be equipped with internal speakers and infrared headphone outputs. In order to play music through regular system car, additional FM adapters are used, or a cable connection is used.
Monitor set with headrests
When buying a headrest with a monitor, it is desirable Special attention pay attention to the configuration of the device. IR headphones may be included. Otherwise, they can be purchased separately. As a rule, the package includes:
Headrest with guides and an installed monitor (or two, if we are talking about a set);
a set of guides of various diameters;
Remote Control;
a set of cables for connecting the device;
warranty card.
The kit may also include headphones, a joystick for games (or two), discs with games and video clips, etc. In order to additional security headrests with zippered covers are used.
Installing headrests with monitors
Headrests with monitors can be installed on any car model, however, you should be very responsible in their installation and connection. With outward simplicity this process there are many nuances here. Installation errors can result in serious problems, for the solution of which considerable material and time costs will be required.
The monitor can be powered directly from the cigarette lighter, but at the same time, a cable will pass through the cabin, which is not very convenient and aesthetically pleasing. Therefore, it is recommended that the head restraints be installed in a workshop, with all cables and connecting wires in specially designed cavities. The monitors are powered directly from onboard network car.
In addition to connecting to power, you should also connect the monitors to the head unit (or other signal sources), and, if necessary, to each other. At the request of the owner, an output from the monitor to the standard car audio system can be arranged.
I continue the story about the additions of my litter, namely the installation of the headrest.
I have two daughters, 13 years old and 2.6 years old. The eldest daughter in auto races and traffic jams is saved by listening to the player. The younger girl, to put it mildly, suffers from doing nothing. my wife and I tried to download cartoons to the phone, but you can’t download a lot, because. there are a lot of necessary cartoons, Luntik, Smeshariki, Fixies, Kumi-Kumi and so on ...
They even tried to use a non-prime tablet, costing 4 thousand rubles. But terrible lags and slowness of the system, low resolution and pixels visible to the naked eye, as well as a small amount of memory, even with an SD card, completely discouraged the desire to continue using this device.
So, having thought about covering the seats with covers, I decided to buy a headrest with a monitor and combine these two upgrades.
I'll digress a little from the story, and explain the following. Having a Sorento, I go to the Drome every day and read at least 5 reviews left by the owners about the most different machines. But, quite often, owners of the same brand, as well as those who are going to buy, turn to reviews of a certain brand. this brand. It is for this reason that I decided that when doing this or that tuning of my Soric, I would photograph and document everything that I do so that the owner of the same Sorento, if desired, could decide to do the same, having a brief and step by step instructions which is virtually non-existent on the Internet.
So, the choice of headrest. All head restraints on the market this moment have a screen resolution of 840x480. Is it a lot? Is this resolution sufficient for comfortable viewing of content? YES! Watching the assortment on the Internet, this was the most important question-X. Apart from external design and forms, headrest monitors are divided into 2 main types - 7 "and 9", as well as a regular screen and a resistive "touch".
I categorically chose the usual 9 "screen (to make it look like in a movie) so that it is constantly clean and not dirty. The filling and capabilities are the same for everyone. As a rule, such headrests are sold in pairs, one headrest is a leading one with a DVD drive, the second is a slave headrest, t ".e. duplicates the picture from the host. I decided that this encumbrance is not entirely logical. A little daughter only watches cartoons uploaded to a 32 gigabyte SD card, and the eldest daughter or the second passenger (wife, grandmother) can watch something of her own at will. That It was decided to purchase two driving headrests separately, for this reason, they do not need to be connected to each other.
What I want to say additionally about the functions. Regarding the sound. There are 3 audio playback solutions. 1. Headrest speakers. 2. Built-in FM transmitter. 3. Headphones with IR port.
1 option. The built-in speakers in 85% of cartoon viewing are enough for a complete and clear listening to sound, despite the fact that additional. there is no sound insulation, rubber spikes and speed from 0-110, and music from the regular GU plays in front. Yelling so that even I can hear sitting behind the wheel.
Option 2. FM transmitter. How does he work. Like a radio station. Using the remote control to the headrest or on it, select the desired frequency from 6 ranges, for example 87.8 fm, and then, on the standard GU, just look for this frequency and voila, the sound of the one played on the headrest sounds from the car’s speakers (you immediately thought about Star Wars, I guessed?! :) yes, it's really cool, for example, you're standing in a traffic jam, in the summer, it's hot, the windows are ajar, and from the cabin you can hear the roar of a flying reconnaissance aircraft or the sound of a battle with laser swords .. :) but oh well, let's move on !
3 option. Headphones with IR port. I will buy them along with a second headrest for my eldest daughter. So that the noise and sounds of the cabin do not interfere with anything to watch.
I have a full-time GU without a monitor, so connecting head restraints to it is no longer necessary.
The headrest has an AV-IN input, that is, you can connect it to external source video and audio, such as a camera appearance or something else.
There is also AV-OUT. The headrest is equipped with a remote control, with which I turn on the headrest by simply pointing the remote back while sitting at the wheel. So, if your little daughter needs to change the cartoon, then if you have a regular GU with a monitor, you can display a picture from the headrest to the GU and control the remote control, exit folder to folder, turn on the DVD mode, while seeing all your actions on a regular GU, which excludes any wrong action.
The headrest-monitor supports subtitles (including Russian). But the system, it seems, will not see the Russian language, but it is not true in this. I say it seems, because out of habit, just like with mp3 music, I change all the names in advance to Latin.
At the end of the description, I still want to look ahead, to say about the picture. The image is so clear, so colorful that honestly, I want to sit and watch and look further.
The headrest costs 8900 rubles. installation 3200 rubles.
The most logical connection option, to the on-board network. There is also a 12 volt adapter for the cigarette lighter.
Now about the installation.
I bought the seat covers and the headrest on the same day. It was already dark, around 7 pm, and I was seriously tormented by the question of what to do first, put on the covers and then the monitor? no, it won't work, because you need a seat back. And if you put the monitor, and throw through the wiring, then how to put on the covers? In general, after buying covers, I went to the center for the sale and installation of video auto accessories.
Sold brought for me 2 head restraints to choose from. Despite the fact that they are sealed and sealed, the screens need to be checked for scratches and dead pixels. It seems to have chosen. Further installation. They said about 1-1.5 hours.
Before buying covers and a headrest, I tried to find info on how to put it. Found useful information to install the head restraint, but on Kia example Sportage, the difference between Sorik percent is 20. There I read about the active head restraint and learned the principle of its operation, activation.
So, a master and an assistant came to me. They discussed whether the seat should be removed or not. In general, the assistant is trying to remove the regular head restraint from the passenger seat, but he does not climb out. He and so and so, the head restraint is not pulled out. I explain to him that the headrest is active, to which the assistant asks - And how is it, active ?! I have my first call. At this time, the master, a sweaty uncle about 60 years old, from the side of the torpedo, pulled the center console, crushed dashboard on the torpedo, stood for a moment, scratched his head and unsurely reached into his suitcase. Having taken out some tricky tools for gaps, he climbed into the salon and began to uncertainly try on. I stand and look at him and at the assistant, who helplessly rapes the regular active head restraint, I immediately rang the 2nd and 3rd and 10th calls. In general, I stopped them, thanked them for trying and said that I would just buy a headrest.
The usual office At Uncle Vasya, dubious masters. I imagined that they were sorting it out for me right now, without knowledge of technology, and so on. In general, I paid for the ride.
I installed the headrest myself, in the process of installing covers.
I brought all the wiring in the corrugation under the seat and fixed it there for now. I did not quite understand how the central tunnel is disassembled. I was only able to disassemble back. Perhaps I will feed on the ceiling or glove compartment, but it will be when I put the second headrest. In the meantime, through the cigarette lighter.
Thank you for your attention. I really hope my story will help someone to dispel doubts. And maybe someone will come in handy as a guide.
See photos for explanations. Thank you.
This is where to start. The overlay is held on by 2 clips on top (there are 2 holes on the top in the photo). On the lining are steel clips that are inserted into these holes and snap into place. Opening order: put your fingers under the lining, feel for these clips and with a long screwdriver on the side, horizontally you need to stick it to the clip and in the same way, in a horizontal position, press sideways on the clip, it will come out of the groove. Try until you succeed. All. There are two semi-hooks on the bottom of the lining, they are simply put on the steel bar below in the photo. That is, after the clips, just pull the trim up.
Attachment of a cable that activates the active head restraint mechanism. The mechanism itself is hidden in the headrest itself. When activated, the headrest, as it were, moves apart to the maximum. This is not the point. The bottom line is that we need to get a regular headrest.
The mechanism itself with a cable is absolutely identical to the principle of front brakes on a bicycle. When the handle is squeezed, the pads are pressed. Also here, when you click on the fasteners (see the next photo), the headrest seems to go forward. In the photo, the shell is removed, we see a steel winding, inside of which there is a steel cable.
Now the easiest. The photo shows the bar on which the cable drive mechanism is attached. We take pliers and squeezing the expander-lock (on the bar, black in the middle), we push the fasteners remaining on the sides inward, between the bar and the seat. We get the mechanism.
After we freed the regular head restraint from captivity, we insert the expansion tubes, because. the standard openings are much wider than the monitor headrest legs. In the set, these are the thickest expansion tubes. They are inserted not without difficulty, because. regular holes, not perfectly round and even.
Headrests built into the back of the car's seats are extremely necessary thing. Despite the simplicity of the design, they are designed specifically to protect the back of the head and neck of the driver and passengers in the event of an accident. But today, head restraints are used not only as a safety stop, there are many options for their modernization, so the head restraint installation service is quite popular.
When is a head restraint required?
The installation of head restraints is usually carried out in the case of:- completion of seat repair;
- lack of regular head restraints, for example, in the backs of the rear seats;
- the need to replace them, for example, fixed to active;
- modernization of head restraints, installation of monitors, players on them.
Features of mounting head restraints
Most often, drivers communicate with a car service with a request to install rear head restraints, since not all cars have them, and the safety of passengers in the rear seats is no less important. The installation process is identical for almost all cars. It is not recommended to perform installation on your own, as you can damage the trim and structure of the seats.- First of all, the seat backs are dismantled and the trim is removed from them.
- Then the places for the guides are marked, in which the foam rubber or foam will be cut.
- Brackets are installed. At this stage, a cycle of work is performed that requires special accuracy.
- When the brackets are mounted, the upholstery is returned to the backrests. In places above the caps of the bracket, holes are cut in the fabric, which are closed with washers. Too large cuts will spoil the material and soon the skin will have to be repaired.
- The headrests are installed, adjustable in height and the work can be considered finished.
