Motorized vs In-dash mount screens. What do you have?

FyreDaug · 11-10-2006, 04:38 PM

Mine is a Lilliput 809GL that I have in my 95 neon, it is fiberglass mounted to the dash piece, the dash piece has 4 clips that hold it in place. The screen is "detachable" in the sense you just pull on it and pop the 2 lilli wires out the bottom and it comes in with you. All the stuff in the trunk is nearly impossible to get out.

I never liked the motorized ones

2k1Toaster · 11-10-2006, 04:47 PM

Motorized ones are for people who have no room to put a molded 7" screen. If you have the room, then there is no excuse!

Besides, they always stop "flipping" up so they become useless.

durwood · 11-10-2006, 05:37 PM

Motorized will break eventually. Even good car audio companies like Alpine still have problems. If there isn't room to put a non-motorized then make room.

FyreDaug · 11-10-2006, 08:13 PM

Both of you have the same idea as I thought, and even if you DONT have room for a 7", you can make it work one way or another if you are determined. I thought the motorized ones had problems, and when they are cold they are really slow. The onyl bonus I see from them is when they fold in it looks like its a hu with a removed faceplate, so usually its not a way to grab attention. Mine is detachable but I imagine most arent (indash)

turbocad6 · 11-10-2006, 09:38 PM

when I built my truck I wanted a hybrid system, a full aftermarket high end multimedia setup and a carpc...

at the time, alpine did not make a flush mount headunit... there only then new touchscreen unit, was a motorized screen....

I hate motorized so much, that I took it out of the box & took it apart & custom flush mounted it anyway... leaving it motorized was just not an option for me... I think motorized flip out screens suck, I mean they can never look "OEM", & to me, they just don't look good... there almost always covering something & rarely sit at the right angle, & this is assuming it works perfectly, which they just never last....

even the best alpines do develop issues if they go in & out several times a day for a year or a year & a half... there just too delicate & look cheap... like it didn't fit, but you wanted it anyway.... I just really don't like them....

now a popup screen, or custom motorized hiding screen can be a different story, if done nice that can be awsome... but the retractable folding standard setups suck to me...

FyreDaug · 11-11-2006, 03:25 PM

Pop up would be cool, but maybe a little overbored. And Im sure it would be very difficult to look OEM. Im trying to be CLOSE to OEM look on my neon, but I never said I was a top notch fabricator. I know ill be able to do it, and I know itll be able to work and look cool. Its just some of you guys have some crazy fab skills

-zip- · 11-13-2006, 12:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by durwood

Motorized will break eventually. Even good car audio companies like Alpine still have problems. If there isn't room to put a non-motorized then make room.

Agreed, motorized is crap.