Installing Rockville DVD Headrest Monitors in 2018 Explorer
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- First How-to video for Average Mike Channel! In this vid, we are installing our newly purchased Rockville RTSVD961 DVD monitors into a 2018 Ford Explorer Limited. . Please be nice it is our first time. Always looking to improve and have a bunch more coming your way. Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and stay tuned for our give aways!!! Please comment below and let us know how we did
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Just finished installing these in my 2016 Explorer and this video was invaluable to my install. Especially the add-a-circuit tip in the delayed accessory fuse, great tip as this shuts them down with the rest of the accessories when you open the door. I actually did the install in reverse order by running the positive wire from the fuse box through the console first and identifying a ground in the center console. For other Ford Explorer installers, the black wire with white stripe is an easy to get to ground wire. I also had to modify the plastic inserts for the headrest holes to fit better but very simple to do. The hardest part of the entire install was stuffing all of the wire behind the console panel as Rockville provides a lot of wire and I mean a lot! Everything works perfectly. Thanks for the video.
Brian Huebner glad it was useful!
@@AverageMike Do you have a follow up review of how these work long term? I have read post about them dying after about a month of use.
@@bblakebrown All still good here. No issues.
Just an FYI~~ I cut and paste this from a review " I ordered and installed replacement 14mm posts from Amazon (Autotrain VERSA Car Headrest DVD Metal Posts) instead of using the included plastic inserts which other users reported it causes the headrest to shake a little. With the correct size metal posts installed the headrest is solid and doesn’t shake, it is worth the extra $17."
Great video. I contacted Rockville, they said I could use a cigarette adapter if I didn't want to hardwire them in.
The lengths we will go to for peace and quiet.
Number 1 never use duct tape on electrical . Number 2 your headrest move because you didn't install the plastic clips on the posts that came in the box. You have 1 or 2 bags of grey plastic pieces that came in the box An they are for use on the posts of headrests to fit into the seats that keeps the headrests nice an tight , and also makes it so they lock into place if you need to move it up.
Thanks for the comment. For the record, the duct tape was only used to hold the connector together not necessarily to cover electrical connections.. and I did use the plastic pole inserts later in the video.
Black electric tape around the grey extension and it goes in with a little pressure and they stay steady
Thank men you help me with my decision...
Any updates on these ? Still worth buying I'm considering it my youngest is 3mo but it won't take long before I'll do this I'm sure
Great video just have one question the ground that you used which wire was that? Thanks in advance.
It has been.a while but I believe there was a 4 pin plug that went to the module that controlled the USB ports in the back of the console. There were 2 black wires in the middle 2 pins that I determined were ground.
Once installed do you have to manually power them on every time or they programmed to come on with the head unit?
mike larry manually have to turn them on. I don’t think there is a setting to change that
Have you had any issues watching movies from usb? All my movies are mp4 and 1080p
Ricky Fennecken I haven’t tried with USB but I’ll give it a whirl and let you know!
Hey, is this still a good product to buy, how is it going for you? looking for a fathers day gift
Dorothy Brown yea we love them. No issues for us
Do they pick off where they left off “memory”? (Do they stay on the source, come back on when you restart the car?) How’s the video quality?
ronebanshee they pick up where they left off of the DVD memory which is standard operation of a DVD player however you have to select the source everytime. I have gotten pretty good at reaching behind and knowing where the different sources are without seeing them. Video quality is pretty good. The side angle blindness is not great but if you do both sides it’s never a problem.
Are you thinking of add the dvd head rest for the the third row passengers?
Not at this time.
How is it holding up?
iJoshuaVentura so far so good!
Thank you so much for the video, could you please let me know the part number your ordered from Amazon? Meaning the fuse thing for the power. Thank you!
Ill make sure the link is in the description but I will add it here as well if it lets me.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LFXA5YQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
How how do you like the the TVs so far? I’m considering them.
Love them and kids love them, which is the important part.
How do you know which is the main monitor on a dual DVD player?
Basically either can be the main monitor. On my setup, the left monitor AV out goes into AV1 inputs on the right monitor. The right monitor AV out goes to the AV2 inputs on the left monitor. If the right monitor is playing the DVD, the left monitor needs to be set to AV1 not DVD and vice versa. Hopefully that answers your question.
What color skins are the units? Black?
Cory Wann mine are black but they have tan and grey also
@@AverageMike we have Ford Flex with the dark charcoal seats but really like your units you put in. Not sure how the black on the dark Ford charcoal will look
Cory Wann I see yea mine are pretty black. I do not know if you will find anything in dark charcoal
What did you figure out for the adapters so the head rest will click up and down? I also have ford explorer and am having same issue.
Using the plastic inserts, you just have to line up the slot with the indented teeth on the pole. It did not work at first but it must have shifted a little then it started to work,.
Hey even though they are both dual monitors could both screens still play at the same time ?
Yes there is an option for that
I have airbags in my seats will that be a problem
In your headrests? It will most likely be a problem yes
Why You didn't conected in the input 12v of the console?
The input at the console is a constant 12v. I wanted to make sure they turned off when the car did. There is also lighting in the console but then the power would only be there if the interior lights are on.
How much are they ?
Ummm. Good video
We are not all perfect. Especially on our first video
Wow....
So they don’t power by lighter plug ?
ANGEL KRUEGER AVINA no I wired them into the fuse box. The lighter plug was my first option but I believe it was powered all the time which I did not want
Average Mike thats smart. I could also just install a kill switch no? In case it was on all the time
Sure but you still have the issue of forgetting to turn it off. It isn’t that hard to run it to the fuse box. Your call!
Do the new ones lock?
Are you still happy with the purchase?
Douglass yes everything is still working great and kids use it every time we get into the car!
Average Mike Perfect, thank you for confirming. I just bought a pair for my Ram truck. How do you like the sound quality of the headphones?
Douglass mine did not come with headphones. I ended up just buying some for my boys for the one tv and use the tv sound on the other tv for my daughter since she’s too young for headphones
These things are utter garbage. I purchased Rockville’s touch-screen DVD headrests (with earphones) new last year through Walmart.com and had them professionally installed in my Acura. I’ve had to swap them out 4 times within the past 10 months as they continually malfunction and stop working.
Every-time one of them breaks, Rockville makes me remove the entire system (remotes, wires, headrests, etc), pack it all up, mail it back (at my expense) and wait weeks for the replacement. One time they simply repacked my devices and mailed them back to me without even repairing/replacing them so I re-installed the system, realized it was still broken and then had to uninstall and mail it back to them again (at my expense).
Their products are worthless junk. One headrest suddenly stopped working again today so I will soon be on my 5th system. They may as well be paper-weights. Don’t waste your time or your money on these cheaply made pieces of garbage. A great concept poorly designed and executed.
Thomas Ferrugia ... I haven’t had the same experience you have had. These for the most part get generally good reviews compared to others on the market. I am wondering if the issues you are experiencing could be related to your car? Did they all break in similar fashion? Maybe the voltage in the power source they are hooked to burns out something in the units after X amount of start ups? A spike in voltage even after so many times burns out the unit? I don’t know just a guess. Either way it sucks to know you experienced this I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
@@AverageMike : My car is a '16 Acura RDX so I wouldn't expect there to be any voltage issues. They have never lost power (since the red on/off light indicating they are getting juice has never gone out). One day, one of them simply won't turn on OR, after a movie, the the disc will not stop spinning and the system won't turn off. I've sent them all back for their technicians to analyze, but they've never once told my why they consistently fail after just a few months. After my most recent problem, Rockville has agreed to take them back and just give me a refund. I just ordered a similar system from Audiovox which, hopefully, will fare better.
@@ThomasFerrugia ,, I wasn't implying there was an issue with your car more so your cars normal operation may trigger an issue that causes a failure in the devices. That would explain the similar problems multiple times. They could also be sending you back your same monitors repaired which could also explain it as well. Either way I am glad you got your money back. Hopefully your new ones work out! Good Luck!
With the exception of one (of the 4) returns, they sent me brand new devices every time. The one time the sent me back my own, they didn’t even repair them and they didn’t work immediately upon re-installation.
Your review even notes that these didn’t get great reviews but you went with them because they had the most reviews. I think you may have just gotten lucky. I hope it lasts!
@@ThomasFerrugia how did your second choice go ?
Inserting the cable here is better
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pc600 I’m not sure what you are referring to. If it is the accessory wire connection, I checked all possible wires in the back of the console. They were either not 12v or not accessory therefore would not turn off when the car turns off. May be different in a 2015.
It’s like watching joe Biden figure this oht