ripspeed head unit

[brad1]

i am hopefully going to be getting one of these brand new very cheap, i have heard there is a cable that needs to go onto the handbrake for it to work, is this true??
its the silver ripspeed one with the small 3" screen in halfords for 99.99 now
any help

 

[LiCkWiD]

It's a grey-area. The idea is unless your handbrake is on, you can't use the display. Why? Because driving with the display out and up is illegal.

Handbrake applied = parked?

Wire the cable to any ground. Et voila.

(Had to do this with a number of Alpine units over the years).

 

[stuart86]

as said

just connect it to the ground and it tricks the unit into thinking the handbrake is constantly on

 

[Super_Cupra_7]

Hey,

Was very close to getting the same unit, but to be honest mate, they are not really any good!

I opted for a Sevic one. Got it on fleabay for ~ £140

http://www.sevic.com/site/_en_catalogue_sevic_fiche.php?id_catalogue=66

I just installed the unit normally and it's powered through an amp. No need to connect to the handbrake!
It depends on what you want to view? I can still watch dvd's whilst on the move and all my music dvd's too

Not sure if watching TV is the same though. I don't have an Aerial attached so cannot comment on that one.

Hope this helps a wee bit!
Cheers.

 

[LiCkWiD]

I listen a lot of music in my car. I think audio devices are a classic example of the whole, "You get what you pay for" phrase. Hence why I'd be wary of paying less than £300 for ANY headunit..

For one with a screen.. I'd cringe at paying less than 5.