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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5
you said - factory single display in the ceiling... i know that the rear entertainment system used headrest monitors and a vertically installed dvd player, i don't recall the ceiling mounted ones... nevertheless, if the cost of the repairs will approach $200-300, you may wish to consider headrest DVD players - i have (obviously chinese!!) two of them, they are independent from each other, play all region discs, play different SD/MMC cards, and have USB connection... since the OE rear entertainment system is NOT really interacting with the rest of the car, other then drawing power, i went aftermarket on it - besides, i can always pop the OE headrests back in, it is a reversible process... the biggest challenge for you will be color matching the HR to the rest of the interior...
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Okay, turns out the problem was a simple 5 amp fuse. However, the fuse in not located in either of the two fuse cluster locations. Instead, it was in the wiring which is accessible through the rear panel compartment on the driver's side - down under where the Nav CD reader is. There is a little black plastic fuse box within the wiring. I pulled the fuse, which was blown, and replaced it - giving me power to both the display and the VCR. There was still a VHS tape in there from the PO, so I hit play and the video looked good, but no sound. After some investigating, and wiggling wires, I found the the s-video line leaving the unit was loose. So now I have video and audio! Now that I know things work properly with the entertainment system, I can move on to upgrading to DVD.