Hey my CL peeps, got another DIY for ya. Last weekend I installed my ebay HUD unit thought I would share. It was super easy!!! First off the package comes with the HUD unit an extended wire with plug that fits into the main unit harness. 3 Wire splice connectors or whatever you call them. Small piece of Velcro and a piece of 20% tint.

1- Take down covers under steering wheel to gain access to the VSS.

2- Find the 12v (Black with red), speed signal wire (purple) and ground (white with black) All located on the vss harness near the E-Brake peddle.

3 - Connect the HUD harness wires ( clearly labeled) to the wires I mentioned.

4 - Find a comfortable mounting position and mount the HUD. I ran my wire down the side of the dash and tucked it in the seam.

5 - If you don't have a tinted windshield you can use the small piece of tint that comes with the package.


That's it, very easy. It shows battery voltage for 5 sec after you turn the key on then goes to running mode. It can be programmed with speed warnings as well. currently I have no warning setup but wen I get to 40mph it beeps once then again at 60mph and once more every 20mph I increase.
Hope this is helpful.

Love this site and I just want to give back. Much thanks for all the productive helpful post here.

 

I will get some pictures of the finish product later today. The ones I have now are too large to be uploaded to this site sorry.

 

Wow, that's pretty neat. I'd find it especially useful driving at night on the highway with the cluster/radio/climate lights off.

 

looks good and nice install. night pics FTW

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Thanks guys. I intend to tint my windshield with 35% so I can remove the single piece of tint that came with it plus provide UV protection for my interior. Its nice for those of us that drive laid back and don't want to lean forward to see the gauge.
It also has a light sensor that adjusts the contrast depending on the light outside.

 

pics of result.. preferably night time!!!! great DIY btw. been thinking about this and driving in the nights with all instruments lights gone but the hud like parker said. just me and my girlfriend lol

 

I will get some later tonight. No problem.

 

Cant wait to see nite pics, i would want this and i already have the front windshield tinted so it works out perfect. Do you have the link to the HUD you installed?

 

Sweet. Can't wait to see the pictures! Maybe even a video?

 

Here are some pics. My car is not street legal yet so I took these on the road near my house. I Cant go on the main strips.

 

looks good but pics are sideways

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All good now. Thanks BTW.

 

Another thing is you cant see the numbers on the windshield from outside the car. Nice little thing about the tint they sent with it. I was going to do the DIY for the gauge but its not very easy and can F-UP your gauge if done wrong so I don't want to risk it.

 

This is the one I used but there are lots too choose from. I selected this because its one of the few that can be changed to MPH instead of KM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Head-up-display-HUD-IT-8008-type-Km-Mile-Switch-Over-speeding-warning-/130675072801?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1e6cd75f21&vxp=mtr

 

is that a blue backlight on you gauges or is it just the picture making it look blue?