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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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Going to install a Alpine 310 dvd unit this weekend and I have a tech question. It tells me to wire it to both my foot brake cord and my parking brake lead so that car will have to be stopped in order to watch a dvd. Can I just straight wire it to another source and bypass the brake crap? Any suggestions would be most greatly appreciated.
Old Feb 17, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by WS6nJAX
Going to install a Alpine 310 dvd unit this weekend and I have a tech question. It tells me to wire it to both my foot brake cord and my parking brake lead so that car will have to be stopped in order to watch a dvd. Can I just straight wire it to another source and bypass the brake crap? Any suggestions would be most greatly appreciated.
they make a pac module that you wire those leads to it tricks it into thinking the car is stopped.if you look on ebay you can pick one up fairly cheap.do a search for alpine dvd players and they hould show up in the acces.
Old Feb 17, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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you don't need the pac to make it work
Old Feb 17, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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thats what i was thinking. i looked at the circuit loop and thought i might be able to simply ground the leads. but i also thought i had read somewhere that there are motion sensors in the newer dvd's. give me a little more info if ya can Jimmy 2.
Old Feb 18, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Edit for information helping illegal activity.

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Old Feb 18, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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off topic, but WS6nJAX, do mind taking a pic of the dvd unit when you get it installed? I'm thinking about getting one, but I want to see what it looks like installed. Thanks.
Old Feb 18, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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the grounding is about what i was thinking. but why would i press the brake if i run both wires to the toggle? i will send ya some pics when i get done BLCKBRD.
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Why not just tap it into the power/acc leads? That's what I did with my pioneer, alpines may be different though
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thats what I did on my D310 and works like a charm!!

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Old Feb 20, 2006 | 06:44 PM
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Sorry guys but we need to lock this one. Helping people bypass this module is helping illegal activities and is very dangerous. We have enough bad drivers out there with enough distractions we dont need more. You can find this else where on the internet but not here.




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