
Besides the "extras" that I listed above, this is one of the best vehicles I have ever had purely as it meets every need for my family. The interior is nicer in my opinion, and the trunk is much easier to put the seats completely down. After riding in a Toyota Sienna, I knew I liked the comfort of my Odyssey. It was a very quite ride, easy to handle, and I never had to worry about my kids hitting other cars with their doors. However, it had a DVD player, which by far was the most important feature for a family on road trips, and it was in great condition after three years of lease usage. With the age of my Honda Odyssey, I wish it had Bluetooth, an automatic liftgate, and a back-up camera, but it wasn't available at the time we bought it (it was a turned in three-year lease vehicle when we bought it). Step two tuck any unneeded wires into the housing of the unit using twist ties (not shown) (e.g. Step one bench test the dvd player before you do anything.
#How to install a dvd player in my 2011 honda odysey update
However, with two kids under eight and two aging parents, I needed a vehicle that was low to the ground, could hold a lot of luggage, and could easily fit sixÐseven people on a road trip. I finally got my dvd player home and we just had our second baby so I have been very busy, I spent some time installing today so I will update the progress so far. I am sure today the Boss system is probably similar in price to the XO from 4 years ago. One caution, never take it upon yourself to take apart dvd or cd players or dvd/cd burners or anything containing a laser unless you understand the necessary safety precautions for working with lasers, as eye damage is possible from the bright lasers these products use.I think overall, I never thought I would own a minivan. Glad I was able to help, I have since sold that van and upgraded my wife to a used 2011 Honda Odyssey, came with rear dvd player stock. Any aftermarket system is going to require custom installation to mount the screen properly to the headliner and of.

As Egads referred to, the Honda system is quite expensive. You get one heck of a lot of sophisticated optical technology for $35 these days. Or you can add on a dvd player in the compartment below your existing radio.Have thought CD for your DVD inquiries. It’s sort of surprising, but from what I could figure out by inspecting the mechanism, the only way the dvd computer knows where the laser is pointing is by examining the signal returns it gets from the disc itself that seems to be the way they are designed, so they can be priced so low. That’s probably what causes all the noise, it is trying desperately to figure out where the laser is pointing, moving things here and there. Overhead DVD player in a dual sunroof vehicle. This installation was rather straightforward with no surprises and took roughly 3 hours. Causes the dvd player computer to get confused about where the laser is pointed, because it commands the motor to move, but it doesn’t move smoothly like it should. In this video we show you the process of installing an overhead flip down monitor with built in dvd player into a 2011 Honda Pilot. Those seem to be just simple dc motors, and the commutator probably starts to fail with high resistance, segment by segment. One drive motor spins the disk, and the other moves the laser head in and out to follow the tracks. The ultimate cause seems to be the two drive motors themselves just wear out with use & get a little balky.

My experience with this procedure is it usually works, but only for about 6 weeks, then the same problem re-occurs.

I’ve fixed that “bad disc” problem on home dvd players by taking them apart and cleaning the lens with a q-tip and alcohol, and lubing the two slides with a tiny dab of white lithium grease.
