Alpine flip up
 

just got a free alpine cva-1003, flip up, only problem is, that it has a hard time with the screen coming out and going back in, with a help from me it works, but is there something i could do to fix this? maybe dirty or jammed? or some where to take it? also, i never knew that you couldn't put cds into this, but i want to be able to play cd and dvds, is there a changer that can do both? i use ipod 99% of time, but would be nice to play dvds. also how do i bypass the brake with this one with the switch? and 1 more Q, there is a foot brake lead on it, what is that for?

what would be better to use this new unit, or my alpine cda-9830??

wow i just looked on ebay for dvd changers, how come they are so expensive? any other route to get dvds to play on it? or movies?

yes there are DVD/CD/MP3 flip up monitor players... dont have any off the top of my head but yeah. more experienced users members here would know. and i would assume dvd player are more expensive because they are waayy more loaded than a regular deck, a lot more technology and engineering.

yea but its just a changer? maybe im wrong, but wouldn't it just be a changer you stick a dvd into, then it reads it and sends signal to the flip up i have? i dont understand why alpine wouldn't make it where you could just stick a cd in the front like a reg deck?

oh my bad, i was thinking that you wanted just the flip up deck with multiple reading capabilities... sorry im no help, dont know anything about stand alone changers that can play regular CDs and DVDs

alpine web site explaines all.........read on.......

yea i did, its just a dvd/mp3.... and so on changer, i just cant believe the prices, it seems like if i was going to buy one i might as well get money and buy a flip up where you can load them into the flip up its self. as this flip up is useless on its own.

Then just buy my flip up DVD player ;)

well i found an alternative way, either portable dvd player or a dvd player that is just a unit where i can hook it up to the flip up. now is there a way to fix the screen problem of having troubles coming out, or just leave it out all the time? i would like to be able to put it in due to i really dont want to show it off to thieves.

i would recommend just getting a new unit. that one is really old and obsolete now. alpines dvd changer is expensive and a guy at work had one and said it was a piece of crap. u could by a stand alone unit to play dvds but it wont be controled thru the head unit which is a pain and the quality is usually pretty low. the parking brake lead gets connected to the parking brake to allow video playback. just throw away that one and by a newer model for a few hundred bucks.