Who has installed monitors in their headrest?

jayusa77 · 04-11-2011, 01:47 AM

Well first off I know headrest monitors are useless for me but I wanted to give my passengers some thing to watch on our trips to Vegas, anyways getting to to point. I got the backplate off (which whoever put those Christmas tree retainers should be shot) and to my extreme surprise there is some 21st century technology in there. There is clear tubes everywhere and a wire that goes into the headrest. My best guess is there are impact sensors in the headrest that deploy airbags, but..... That's just a guess. Does anyone know exactly what all that stuff is. It's a 2010 335i e92. Thanks
Jay

Philz BMW · 04-11-2011, 04:40 PM

buy an IPAD, load movies on it, and let them share....

much cheaper and less ghetto fabulous

jayusa77 · 04-11-2011, 05:01 PM

Ha ha ha, so true but the investment has been made. Plus I just want to know what the hell the tubes are

Jay

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Originally Posted by Philz BMW

buy an IPAD, load movies on it, and let them share....

much cheaper and less ghetto fabulous

PiperD · 04-12-2011, 03:34 PM

Stuff for the active headrest perhaps?

DJKhan85 · 04-12-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PiperD

Stuff for the active headrest perhaps?

This would be my guess as well. Might have to swap to pre2009 headrests to make headrest monitors work.

jayusa77 · 04-13-2011, 04:15 PM

Okay guys, just got off the phone with BMW and yep it belongs to airbag system...... SOOOOOOOOOO anyone want to buy a set of pre installed monitors in OEM BMW sport headrest.... Check in the marketplace later this week.

rollinstone157 · 04-14-2011, 08:20 AM

Yeah, i was just about to say that it definately belongs to the Airbag system. You could certainly make a DIY for screens in the seatsbacks like they are on the LCI models

? You would need a small video splitter, and you would need to run the power solution, but it might not be that bad. You would need either CNC if you wanted a metal trim, or you could buy a boatload of sugru and mold a shape, and shave it down like a sculptor. Am I going to do that to my e90? Nah, probably not. Would it be impossible? No, not at all. Would I do it myself? Nah, probably not (unless I get some free screens/equipment and access to a CNC machine

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jayusa77 Private First Class 10 Rep 183 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (3)	Who has installed monitors in their headrest? Well first off I know headrest monitors are useless for me but I wanted to give my passengers some thing to watch on our trips to Vegas, anyways getting to to point. I got the backplate off (which whoever put those Christmas tree retainers should be shot) and to my extreme surprise there is some 21st century technology in there. There is clear tubes everywhere and a wire that goes into the headrest. My best guess is there are impact sensors in the headrest that deploy airbags, but..... That's just a guess. Does anyone know exactly what all that stuff is. It's a 2010 335i e92. Thanks Jay __________________ Black 2010 E92 335i/MTech Front Bumper/Eisenmann Race Exhaust/Z120bt Pioneer Headunit Coming Soon-Bilstein PSS10, 20" Vertini Savari wheels
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Philz BMW Slow rollin 10 Rep 406 Posts Drives: 328i koop Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	buy an IPAD, load movies on it, and let them share.... much cheaper and less ghetto fabulous __________________ Business: BMW 328i Coupe Pleasure: Ducati 1098S
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jayusa77 Private First Class 10 Rep 183 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (3)	Okay guys, just got off the phone with BMW and yep it belongs to airbag system...... SOOOOOOOOOO anyone want to buy a set of pre installed monitors in OEM BMW sport headrest.... Check in the marketplace later this week.
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rollinstone157 Brotographer 88 Rep 1,741 Posts Drives: F30 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Yeah, i was just about to say that it definately belongs to the Airbag system. You could certainly make a DIY for screens in the seatsbacks like they are on the LCI models? You would need a small video splitter, and you would need to run the power solution, but it might not be that bad. You would need either CNC if you wanted a metal trim, or you could buy a boatload of sugru and mold a shape, and shave it down like a sculptor. Am I going to do that to my e90? Nah, probably not. Would it be impossible? No, not at all. Would I do it myself? Nah, probably not (unless I get some free screens/equipment and access to a CNC machine )
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