Lexus RX400h DVD Headrests from Chinavasion

[mrteknologik]

You swapped bean for the frigin tweenies?!

[sumanr35]

@mrteknologik LOL! It was the kids' choice of movie :-)

[redturboeclipse]

I just bought these, can you show us a video of the GUI/menus and other functions of the player.

[sumanr35]

Sorry. I don't have the car any more. Maybe some other kind person will upload it. The GUI is quite basic though, not pretty.

[Sl6an055]

Thanx for the video

how much dose it cost? parts and fitting?

[sumanr35]

parts cost is listed in the info section of the video :-)

As for fitting, it really depends on the dealer who installs it, but 2 hours labour should be reasonable.

[thomasta]

Where did you purchase your front/rear parking sensors from?

[sumanr35]

These are official Lexus parking sensors supplied and fitted by the UK Lexus franchised dealer.

[ramiccio]

I also want to order one for my car. Can you tell me which one you actually purchased from chinavasion? I have an RX-350 2007 and want to be sure that it is compatable. Thanks

[sumanr35]

They sell the unit now as a pair - in black, it's item number [CVEJS-SD708-BLACK]

Tip : You can connect the Video in to the Video out on both monitors allowing you to watch the same DVD on both monitors regardless of which unit you put it in.

[ramiccio]

I live in the US...There should not be any problems playing DVD or anything like that right??

[sumanr35]

I have a couple of Region 1 NTSC DVDs bought in 2001. I just tested Region 1 "Planet of the Apes" and it worked fine. I can't be sure that newer Region 1 protected discs will work.

[marcetkatia]

I'm ready to order one for my own car.

Can you tell me if there's a earphone socket ?

Can you read divx ?

[sumanr35]

There is a stereo 3.5mm headphone socket on the back. The system does read divx files played from CD/DVD or from SD cards or USB devices.

[bailyrg]

Awesome cost saving!! Did you need to get a garage to install for you?

[sumanr35]

I got the franchised Lexus dealer to install these at the same time as Front and rear parking sensors. They charged 2 hours labour.

[sumanr35]

I should mention that the headrests I bought are not Lexus specific - they are generic units which happen to suit the RX400h quite well in my opinion.

[mrmrdiss]

That looks good - and a massive cost saving!

Where do they get their power from?

[sumanr35]

There are audio/video in and power cables running through a multi-core cable down the left headrest pole, and audio/video out cables running down the right headrest pole. These connect under the seat to RCA phono jacks for video/audio in/out and a fuse box which connects to 12v power. On my car, the fuse box was connected directly to 12v accessory power by the local Lexus dealer, but you could solder the red/black wires to a cigar lighter adapter and just plug it in.