There's an older movie I can't remember the actors or anything but there's these helmet type things that you put on and it re lives your memories. There's one guy a hacker I think who is found in the back of his van and his brain is fried from using it so much. I think it's an illegal unit that they use. Sorry that's all I remember

Think your looking for Strange Days.
Here's a snippet that matches your description:
"....December 1999, Los Angeles has become a dangerous war zone. As a group of criminals rob a Chinese restaurant, the event is recorded by a robber wearing a 'SQUID', or "Superconducting Quantum Interference Device", which records events directly from the wearer's cerebral cortex, and when played back through a MiniDisc-like device allow a user to experience the recorder's memory..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Days_(film)

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