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09-15-2004 #1
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Ever think of a HUD for you PT car?
Anyone ever think of transplanting a heads up display from a vette into there PTer? I'm not shure if there installed in just z06 and not stock c5's; but I have seen some huds in other new gm cars. So avlabilty might be a problem but think it can be done and at an ok price. Granted it's most likley easier for guys with ls1's but you guys think it could be done?
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09-15-2004 #2
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There was a company selling a kit a while back to do this. It wasn't as good as the Vette set ups as some people said they weren't bright enough in the sunlight. I thought I read that the Vette windshields had some sort of special coating on them to help this. Not sure. I believe they were selling the kits on LS1tech but it's been quite awhile ago.
Did a quick search and found the link. It's from LPE.Brian
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09-15-2004 #3
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i thought of that awhile back but someone told me they ran off of the computer
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09-16-2004 #4
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A while back (~10-15 years) I drove a car that had a HUD speedometer... I'm thinking it was a LeBaron? It doesn't seem like it'd be that hard to do - it was just one of those bright blue LED displays and a square of reflective semi-transparent film (you could see where the film was) on the windshield.
The wiring/controller (I would think) wouldn't be too different from the electronics that drive the Dakota Digital gauges. Not that I know how they're built, but I'm pretty sure it could be done by someone with better electronics skills than I.
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09-16-2004 #5
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I was thinking of doing it with a radio display. mounting it in the dash using a mirror to reverse the image then being able to veiw it on the windshield.
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09-16-2004 #6
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I wanted to place that single strip that reads everything from dakota digital and install in backwards inside the dash and the cut and opening with a mirror in it (for the display) with a button that allows you to tilt the mirror for adjustment. The HUD is a great idea, though. Very nice touch and I'm sure someone on the site HAS to be looking into using it.
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09-23-2004 #7
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look in your upper end pontiacs and such. i know the early to mid 90's grand prix's and bonnevilles had them
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