Overhead Flip down LCD-TFT monitors.. Does anyone have one installed on their car. I was looking into installing one and tricking out my '91 GTA a lil bit. My GTA is a L98 so it has a Hard top and that roof looks pretty baron. Anywho i wanted to put a monitor to do whatever i really please watch movies, music videos, watch datalog results. Whatever really. But then i thought well ah **** that would suck cause it would probally end up slightly blocking my rearview.. So i did some searching around and i think it would be pretty neat i just took out my rearview mirror and installed a rear mount camera that feeds to the monitor. So with a quick push of a button it would flip over to rear view mirror mode and when i don't need it flip it back to whatever was on. Be it a music video the passenger was watching or a DVD movie whatever. Plus i think the camera would be good cause the tint on the window sometimes makes viewing through it a lil difficult. Ive seen a couple a cool wide angle camera kits that mount onto the liscense brake bracket. Another one of my buddies suggested i could remove the lock cylinder for my rear hatch because i have a power hatch button on my keychain and inside so it . i could some how rig a camera into there. The car nevers see's any conditions other then Sunny and Partly sunny. So i wouldn't be worried about a blurry view or anything. So does anyone think this idea could fly. Or that it could/couldn't be done. I think i would be a cool HiTech feel to a somewhat LowTech car.

 

yeah it'd work just fine methinks.

duno about a dropdown in a thirdgen tho.

they're usually for backseat applications... specially in this case, as its gonna be like 6 inches from your face.

you could always do a mirror monitor if you're woried about maintaining visibility:

 

Im not looking for a huge Screen just a 6.5-7inch screen.. Not really much wider then the Rear View mirror.

 

The problem is getting a camera that can send out a mirror image.. If you put any regular camera back there you would be turning the wrong way all the time.. Check out motorhome supply companies for one that will work..

Kevin D.

 

What about something like this lil guy.. This is what i had in mind
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...705300543&rd=1

 

Looks perfect!

Kevin D.

 

the licence plate would block the lock cylinder no?

i think a little hole in the rear bumper would be a better fit

 

Not on his GTA....

Kevin D.