i have a 96 s10 blazer that i was wondering if a 7inch dvd flip out screen will fit because im worried it might hit the shifter when flipping out.

 

Worked fine on mine, but if you are worried take some measurments.

 

I wanted to do the same on my '96, but I was concerned with the shifter being a problem also. I did notice that on my brother's '00 blazer the shifter sits further away from the dash. He would have no problem. On the other hand, I saw that I barely had any space, so I just bought the JVC KD-AVX1. That is the one that I have right now, and although its only a 3" screen, its fine for me. I am eventually going to upgrade and get the JVC KD-AVX33, along with 2 portable dvd players that I already have, I am going to put them on the headrests. If you don't want to go with a small JVC screen, then I would also suggest you to measure very carefully to not make a mistake.

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how much did you pay for that jvc?

 

This JVC was about $480 if I can remember. But then again, that was when it first came out. Now this one is probably a lot cheaper. JVC has newer models that are the upgraded versions of this one, which have better, and more features such as bluetooth. When I had it installed, I told the shop to bypass the parking brake feature. Normally when you install it, you have to apply the parking brake in order to watch dvds. I had this feature bypassed. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not gonna watch dvds and drive, but I wanted the passengers to see it. But like I said, this is only one option. If you do in fact want to have a bigger size screen, then I would measure carefully, and also talk to someone at a car audio shop to make sure that it will work fine. I had thought about buying a flip out screen, and then shifting down to 1st and letting the screen flip out, and putting it back when it came out, but then I thought that would be uncomfortable, and a hassle. The JVCs are just another option for you.

JVC KD-AVX11

This is the one that I want to get later on in the future. This one will work even better on our trucks because the screen is all the way on the right(away from the shifter).
JVC KD-AVX33

And this is the one with navigation.
JVC-KDNX500

 

see i want a flip out but yeah i thought about the shift into 1st thing also, do cause it takes a couple seconds for the deck to turn on anyways when the truck is first started.

 

I have a 7 inch flip out. I don't have the monitor up 98% of the time behind the wheel, but its not a problem for when I do have it up. And my chassis for the receiver was a little bigger than the dash kit so it actually sticks out farther than its supposed to be.

 

your blazer is also a 98, mine is a 96, 95-97s all had a different dash style than the 98 and newer, the comlumn shifter is right in frontof the radio, on yours its off to the side.

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Yikes! What was GM thinkin'? I'd sell my truck and buy a 98, but that's probably not an option for you. But seriously, you could just leave the monitor up 24 hours a day. That's what I would probably do. Or buy a DD model and modify the dash instead.

 

yeahi know i thought about making it into a 98 by puting the new dash, headlights, and bumpers on it but thats a little pricey. but i really want a dvd flip out in it because all my vehicles have one in them, the grand prix gtp has a alpine touchscreen, and the cutlass supreme has a panasonic touch screen, and now i want to get a eclipse touch screen that i found for pretty cheap. i dont want it to be up 24/7 tho cause that causes problems with theft and ****, i could just shift into 1st the second i turn the truck on so it has time to pop up then shift into drive.