Using Headunit Outside of the Car (Home/standalone)

[mikecart1 10+ year member]

Hey all. I just had my Pioneer headunit replaced with a touchscreen Clarion DVD player. I wanted to know if it is possible to build a 'custom boombox' with the headunit and getting a couple of basic component speakers and drilling it altogether in a little box.

I see at car audio shops, they got the headunits on display over a wall. I want to do something similar but in a more compact form.

My question, how do I power the headunit? The plug on the back is the basic one that connects to the harness of the car. Do I need to buy a car battery or can I buy some converter to be able to plug it in a basic wall outlet?

Thanks everyone! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

its more trouble than its worth to do what you want to do. You'd need a power supply, speakers, all this crap to get things going. Plus u'd lose all your settings everytime you turn off the power supply.

 

[mikecart1 10+ year member]

its more trouble than its worth to do what you want to do. You'd need a power supply, speakers, all this crap to get things going. Plus u'd lose all your settings everytime you turn off the power supply.

And with that last sentence you saved me a crap load of time. Will be storing the headunit in a box and will not see it again hehe. Nothing makes me more mad than resetted settings. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif