In-Dash DVD help
 

I am in the process of installing my new in-dash DVD player. The problem I am running across right now is the pink parking switch wire coming out the back of the deck. It is suppose to be connected to the parking brake, or I have been told to just ground it so I can watch DVD's while driving. One of the issues is that I DO NOT have a parking brake. A while ago my Torque arm broke and ground off all my cables, so I just took it out since it was broken anyways. I have tried numerous different ground points for that pink wire and it continues to not work at all. I know for sure it is currently hooked up to a very strong ground point. How can I get the DVD's to play?? My car is a 95 Z28 and the Deck is a Jensen VM9311 DVD.

I just grounded mine and it worked fine.

I am stumped. I can't figure it out.

So grounding the wire doesn't let it play?

No, not at all. I just get a big blue screen saying to put the parking brake on in order to view the movie.

you took your torque arm out?! why did you buy a new DVD player instead of a torque arm?

I replaced my torque arm with a Edelbrock piece a long time ago. But when the original piece broke, it took out the cables and brackets of the parking brake with it. Thus my current problem.

I'm not sure what to say. I heard they were going to make it harder to just ground the wire and I guess they did. You might want to take a volt meter and see what the parking brake does when it's on and then just find something that does the same. Like if it put power through the wire or what.

I don't have a parking brake to test it to. This is really starting to suck. I can't get ahold of the actual company due to the Holiday and the audio boards keep saying "hook it up the safe and legal way" or "read the instructions". Thay are just not understanding my problem.

Oh I thought just the cable was broken. I didn't know the handbrake and the wire to the dash was gone as well.

Yes, it is all gone.

There obviously has to be a loophole around this little problem. Try going to a car shop dude, they will be glad to hook ya up.

it may need 12 volts (some use the power side of the switch) what kind is it?

hmm, this all seems confusing. Why do you have to hook it up to the parking brake for it to work anyway?

You need to hook it to the parking brake because the companies don't want you watching movies when you're supposed to be driving. So when the parking brake is on you can watch them, but older models have ways around this.