How would you fit a ps2 into a sax?

1. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

   #1 25th February 2007, 19:16

   Just a wonder really, just wanted to know how its done and how much it would cost
2. Saxo-Slag Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Stockport, Manchester Posts: 5911 Vtr @ 123bhp R.I.P VTS

   #2 25th February 2007, 19:18

   Its easy mate. What you after the fitting part or the working part
3. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #3 25th February 2007, 19:20

   ive got an inverter and av lead on ebay mate
4. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

   #4 25th February 2007, 19:23

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by seanp06 Its easy mate. What you after the fitting part or the working part

   
   I dont know, i really dont have a clue what i would need to do, obviously apart from getting a ps2.
5. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

   #5 25th February 2007, 19:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Predator_VTR ive got an inverter and av lead on ebay mate

   what does an inverter do?? lol
6. Saxo-Slag Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Stockport, Manchester Posts: 5911 Vtr @ 123bhp R.I.P VTS

   #6 25th February 2007, 19:29

   Get that inverter off him. Thats the one ive got and they are the nuts. Then all you need to do is connect it to the screen
7. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

   #7 25th February 2007, 19:33

   lol, i need to get the screen . I really dont have a clue about this lol
8. Saxo-Slag Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2006 Stockport, Manchester Posts: 5911 Vtr @ 123bhp R.I.P VTS

   #8 25th February 2007, 19:35

   Yes mate it will proberly cost you around £70 if you shop around its easy
9. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

   #9 25th February 2007, 20:08

   huh?? having a look on ebay....still dnt get it lol, so the screen gets plugged into the middle of the dash where the redio/cd player goes??
10. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #10 25th February 2007, 21:40

    basically the inverter transforms 12 volts into whatever the ps2 runs at so wire it to a switched live and an earth
    
    then the av lead (yellow, red and white plugs) plugs into the headunit and then at the other end the PS2 really easy to do providing you have the screen
    
    heres my ebay item
    
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PS2-Inverter-w...QQcmdZViewItem
11. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

    #11 25th February 2007, 21:41

    i might sound very stupid but how do you wire it up? does it mean you have wires everywhere, oh im so confused
12. Curran Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 5387

    #12 25th February 2007, 21:43

    it sounds like your going to need someone to do it for you.
    
    its quite simple but will include some wiring. you will need the ps2, an inverter and a screen.
13. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #13 25th February 2007, 21:46

    well you just take the earth from anywere on the car i used the bolt behind the carpet in the foot well as for the live just use the switched live from the headunit, the red wire is switched live i used a block connecto
14. RootDogg Established Member Joined: Sep 2006 Newark/Stafford Posts: 1027 Astra G 2001 1.6 16v

    #14 25th February 2007, 22:05

    Sounds easy to be honest..
15. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #15 25th February 2007, 22:10

    it is just my brain unit is knackered i just bought it and it doesnt work on my unit (the video anyway i can get audio but not video), works on my mates though, thats why im selling it on, the inverter i have retials at about 70 quid alone
16. RootDogg Established Member Joined: Sep 2006 Newark/Stafford Posts: 1027 Astra G 2001 1.6 16v

    #16 25th February 2007, 22:13

    I don't know if it is any good but homebase have just started a new range on this sort of stuff and an inverter is included in this!
    
    £30 I think, and its made by belkin...
17. chrismurra Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2007 cumbria uk Posts: 812 white saxo VTS

    #17 26th February 2007, 15:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Beavons i might sound very stupid but how do you wire it up? does it mean you have wires everywhere, oh im so confused

    get the max power haynes it shows you in there
18. and106gti L-plater Joined: Feb 2007 Birmingham Posts: 51 Saxo VTR 106 GTI

    #18 26th February 2007, 20:04

    power convertor
19. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

    #19 26th February 2007, 20:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by and106gti power convertor

    
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20. Beavons Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2006 Basildon, Essex Posts: 208 Citroen Saxo West Coast

    #20 27th February 2007, 07:33

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxo17s it sounds like your going to need someone to do it for you. its quite simple but will include some wiring. you will need the ps2, an inverter and a screen.

    Its quite funny though because, believe it or not, im usually quite good with wiring. I just never seen it before so didnt have a clue. Im getting it better now
21. Flimbo Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 417 '98 saxo. '96 mx5 gleneagles

    #21 27th February 2007, 10:17

    you will need an invertor as previously said. this converts your 12v car battery power to 240v so that you can run household items, i.e. your PS2.
    
    so you need an invertor, a screen, a PS2 and a head unit with an auxilary input (this will allow you to hear the sound through the car speakers).
    
    there are two ways to wire the invertor; hard wire, or ciggerette lighter socket.
    to hard wire it, you will need to join the positive of the invertor in with a live wire somewhere - possibly the stereo, but check first that it can take the load of the invertor.
    also think about whether you want a permanent live, or an ignition live. this will determine if the invertor works with the ignition on or off.
    you then need to earth the invertor. this is pretty simple, just take the negative wire and put it to a bolt or similar. (this needs to be a metal point that is touching the body or chassis of the car [the body / chassis is one huge earth point])
    
    alternatively, just whack the ciggerette lighter socket in the lighter thing as and when you want power.
    
    the rest is just as simple.
    
    plug in PS2 to the invertor.
    you then have the three wires from the back of the PS2 - video (yellow), and left and right audio (red and white).
    join the yellow one with the screen.
    put the red and white into the back of the head unit where it says 'auxillary input'
    
    and you're away. all you have to do now is find somewhere to mount everything.
    
    p.s. to wire in the screen, follow the directions for wiring in the invertor. its not as hard as it sounds.