Does anyone out there know of an installer who can supply and fit a flip down TV into the roof of my Toyota Alphard Conversion. If not, any advice on how to do it ourselves would be very much appreciated. We are in Scotland but willing to travel

You can try campervan co or Calder campers 

Thanks for replying. Sadly not something they are interested in and have tried several audio specialists but still no luck. The search continues...

It depends on what your roof looks like after conversion and where you want to mount it. 

Many DIY kits have a frame, so it's usually a matter cutting a bit of the lining, fitting the frame and running some wires. 

 

If you get a standalone unit, you won't need to rely on the headunit, they can even come with speakers built in. 

 

You need to give a bit more info for the answers to be helpful. 

 

1. So you want it to operate independently of the front headunit 

2. Do you want it to be a dvd/digital tv player, or do you want it to connect to your phone or usb to play media. 

3. Where do you want to mount it. 

4. Do you have an existing drop down monitor?

Hi Chris, 

thanks for your reply. We are not really keen to do it ourselves hence looking for someone to fit a TV. There is currently no drop down monitor but there is space for one where the original back seat lights are mounted on the roof space. We would just like a simple TV that operates independently of the head unit and are not bothered about using it to play media. How difficult are they to fit in reality?

On 9/30/2024 at 5:58 PM, Beverley King said:

Hi Chris, 

thanks for your reply. We are not really keen to do it ourselves hence looking for someone to fit a TV. There is currently no drop down monitor but there is space for one where the original back seat lights are mounted on the roof space. We would just like a simple TV that operates independently of the head unit and are not bothered about using it to play media. How difficult are they to fit in reality?

 

Can I suggest a cheap and simple method ?

 

Get  a laptop and feed it an HDMI signal.

You will need a digital TV signal though. 

Xtrons do many screens, with some having digital TV, aux in and usb storage options. 

 

These can be bought for less than £200.