yingjai Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 i was so happy. i finished all the wiring and hooked up everything. i neatly tucked all the wires behind the dash and screwed the thing tight. then sister walked in on me and i decided to show her my d3. then i realized the angle is wrong and i have to take it all apart to remount. I forgot the dash sits at an angle when in place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Not a big deal, really... just a few screws and whatever... Also, learn to use your camera, man! That pic is almost useless. At least turn the flash on when it's dark... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 more than a few screws. i have to use a dremel and cut out new places to get the screws on. the brace/bracket is pretty chewed up now, so i hope there is enough metal to change the angle. and i know how to use my camera lol. i've had it for over 2 years. the point of this pic was not to show the finished result, but how hard it is to see the screen from my "normal sitting position" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 OK... I just couldn't really see what the hell you were talking about because the only thing that's really visible in the pic is the D3's screen. Everything else is black. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Yingjai: I'm curious to know what is wrong with the stock holes on the civic brackets? My damn D3 is still @ customs (I'm starting to think someone put it in their car for a week before they'll send it back to me!) but I was hoping to be able to just mount it in the existing holes and be done with it. Is it not good like that? Maybe take a picture that shows more of the screen and it's surroundings... your install looks great from what I can see (but I don't see much!). Anyone else with pics of a d3 install in a civic 01-05? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 So I remounted the D3 and my worst fear came true. When I fixed the angle of the screen, the rear of the D3 pointed up (in relation to the dash). It couldn't clear the metal tube behind. Stupid 7th gen civics are not designed for these dvd players. I should have went with a popup screen. BEFORE. Screen pointed towards the sky. When it's on, the colours are off because viewing angle is beyond its lcd limitations. See how it was mounted? If I used the stock holes, there would be huge gaps between the D3 and the dash trim. I don't think it would even fit. AFTER. Nice. Better angle. Never tried turning it on to check because I didn't plug any of the cables in. Why? Because... See metal tube. The 3 white dots between the dark hole and the yellow X was made by my D3 hitting it (D3's has no mark). So now what do I do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Wow, that sucks... Sorry to hear about that. Guess I'll have to try mine for myself and see how bad it is... not too hopeful after your report though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 I think I'll return it to the original position. If I want to watch movies, I'll have to sit up high when I'm not driving. I guess the bypass was useless lol. Let me know how yours went. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Just a dumb question, how tall are you? I can see it being a problem if you're short. At almost 5'11, I'm close to the cieling in the civic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 I'm around there. But I sit leaned really far back. It's really comfy that way. =D That's why I can drive 3 hrs down to Seattle and still feel great. Even if you sit straight up, you're still past the viewing angle of the lcd screen. Although the angle isn't much, the D3 sits pretty high up on the dash compared to other cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 I take back what I said. When I checked the angle in the beginning, I was sitting in the passenger seat. I think the seat was tilted back more than the driver side. I gave the D3 a test drive today on the Sea to Sky Highway near midnight and realized that it's fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julius Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 A HiFiSi are the pics. large enough now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
derek5351 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 There are settings that can be adjusted to compensate for the angle of the unit. It compensates for vehicles like the Chev Silverado that would have it angled towards the driver. I'm not exactly sure where the setting is, but its in there for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yingjai Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 what you are talking about is horizontal angle. my problem was vertical angle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HiFiSi Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 A HiFiSi are the pics. large enough now? lol... I wasn't complaining about the size... It's just the first pic was too dark to see what was goin' on in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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