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Installing HUD into non HUD vehicle.

Cam-ralph

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Wanting to know if anyone has installed a factory HUD into their vehicle that didn’t have it come fitted.

I know that it can be fitted into any VF and it requires removing the entire dash, cutting a hole in it, fitting the HUD tapping into the correct 5 wires in the correct wiring loom and then refitting the dash and a speedo cluster hood with the HUD cut out.

What am having trouble with is finding the correct 5 wires to tap into and knowing the exact place to cut the hole.

I also know that the vehicles that come with it factory fitted have the special windscreen with the reflective laminate in it but I am not concerned about this and believe it still works without it or can stick reflective film to the windscreen if need be.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Dash has lines on the underside for where the cut out is required
 

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@Cam-ralph I don’t know if you can do it put your probably better off getting a dash out if something that had the HUD already like this one
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Also keep in mind you well need the HUD controls
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New dash pad/cover thing
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And the HID unit it’s self
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And as far you reflective film doesn’t work and windscreen dose need replacing. Then you need someone to reprogram the PCM/BCM (can’t remember what one) for it to work.
 

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@Cam-ralph I don’t know if you can do it put your probably better off getting a dash out if something that had the HUD already like this one
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Also keep in mind you well need the HUD controls
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New dash pad/cover thing
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And the HID unit it’s self
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And as far you reflective film doesn’t work and windscreen dose need replacing. Then you need someone to reprogram the PCM/BCM (can’t remember what one) for it to work.
Thanks and yes it is definitely doable, got all the above parts lined up apart from the dash, if I could get the dash that cheap over here in NZ I would, there is no programming required for the HUD.
 

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Good luck with it. I find HUD overated. I came standard on my car and I barelly look at it...
 

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Thanks and yes it is definitely doable, got all the above parts lined up apart from the dash, if I could get the dash that cheap over here in NZ I would, there is no programming required for the HUD.
Keen to see how you go and price. thinking about it myself.
 

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Good luck with it. I find HUD overated. I came standard on my car and I barelly look at it...
Interesting Ron..I’ve heard a few people say that but I honestly find it hard to live without when I now drive cars without it.

Admittedly we’re all different but is it because I’m paranoid and have an aversion to topping up the Govt coffers? I drive through a lot of different speed zones and I find that changing between our V6, V8 and a 4cylinder (the only one of the 3 cars without HUD) I find it difficult to judge speed as precisely as the Govt would have us these days..especially around school zones etc.

I consider myself a capable driver, licensed for over 40yrs, but I hate taking my eyes off the road to check speed...
 

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I love the HUD I use it all the time.
 

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licensed for over 40yrs, but I hate taking my eyes off the road to check speed

Over 30 years for me and I've never understood the issue of taking eyes off the road to check speed.
 
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