Thanks for the reply. It is a commercial DVD. I think my ground may have came loose. I did the bypass by adding a ground wire to the AV harness. I'll have to tear back into my dash and see what i can find.
As for the illumination, i have day time running lights on my subaru. The orange/white wire is soldered to the orange white wire of my harness. is there a way to manually adjust the screen? I was reading on a different thread that some models you can hold down "MODE' and it will bring you to a screen adjustment menu. I'm currently at work, but about to walk back out there and give it a s