aftermarket screen

i have read through a ton of pages, but i have not read anything about changing the factory screen (i think you call it a mfd), with an aftermarket screen.

the reason i would want to do this is for hookups such as dvd, or any video.

can you make an aftermarket screen work with the factory system and be able to hook and work other things?

btw, my car does not have nav..

 

guess i will figure this one out on my own.

thanks anyway

 

thanks,

i have done much searching on here for all kinds of stuff, and have found the answers to many of my questions, but not much on this one.

i have seen a/v add ons for screens with nav/backup cameras, etc, but my car does not have all of that.

from what i understand, there are 2 types of screen for this car, one that is for the nav and all that, and one that i guess is a downgrade for the cars w/o nav..

the ones w/o nav, cant hook up and play the dvds or whatever from an exernal player.

so, i was thinking if an aftermarket screen can be put in its place (touch screen of course), then i could control my cars factory screens, and be able to do other things.

i may be way off with all of this, i am not an audio guy for sure (i build motors and do body work for fun), and i may be reading things wrong, i dont know.

anyway, thanks for the info.

 

i see, so it would be way more work than the payoff!

thank you so much!!

 

i have a 05 model.

i figure if i cant make this work, i will build a custom mount for my samsung q1u-xp umpc and i can work just about everything off of it.

 

this is what i am trying to find out . give me a few days of calling these companies, and learning a little more about what we have, and i will find something!