I recently instaled a Alpine in dash dvd player, the only wire i have left is the safety wire that needs to go to the parking brake wires. Where can the parking brake wires be found on a Ford Explorer and which 1 shound it go to ??? Thanks in advance!
the parking break wire is above the parking break lever in the far left upper corner covered in protective tape the wire color is either green/red, or red/green you will know it because its the only wire thats inside of that protective tape.
Hey I've got a Sony xplod double din head unit n hooked up parking break n it says video can't play for ur safety what does that mean
Alpine In Dash Dvd Player
these guys dont know what they are talking about, I just did this last week. First off when you step on the parking brake it connects a ground loop, thats why you connect this wire to ground NOT 12VDC(youll fry your deck). If your deck has no special sequence of the parking brake going off, then on, then off, then on then go ahead and permanently ground the wire. If there is a sequence mentioned in the manual, you need to install a toggle switch, and connet one side of the toggle to ground and the other side of the toggle to the parking brake wire on the deck. Most decks have a sequence you must follow, for my dual brand dvd player you must flip the switch on, off, on and wait 3 seconds. presto it works while driving. Also illegal in most states. Happy hunting
We'll if its an Alpine, there is going to be 2 brake wires. You cant jsut simply ground this wire to make the picture work. As soon as you restart the vehicle, the system will know, and you wont be able to watch video anymore. One wire is yellow/blue and one is yellow/blk. The one that is yel/blk should go to your brake wire. This is the one that is on your footbrake. You can test to see what wire this would hook up to. Just go to the brake pedal switch and test the maybe 4 wires are there. All this wire needs to see is 12v when you press the brake. The yel/blu wire is going to the only wire that goes to your parking brake. You'll see it, its the only one that is connected to the metal of the lever. All this wire needs to see is ground. There is a sequence that these wires needs to see. Usually its your foot brake on (hold it), then toggle your parking brake on, then off, then back on again, and then release your footbrake. This will make your screen view video and access extra settings. FYI, you can also buy a bypass module for this on OKorder. It will only cost maybe $20 or so. It will tell you how to wire it up to this relay so that everytime you turn your car on, it will automatically do the sequence for you. Hope this helps!
