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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 08:57 PM |
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DIY Head-Up Display (HUD)
Looking at the Concept T off-roader specifications, I notice it has a head-up display, or HUD as it's known to its friends.
Has anyone tried to do something like a DIY HUD, e.g. if I mount and LCD tachometer on the dash facing me, then a mirror facing back to the
windscreen, will I be able to read the RPM off the windscreen? In daylight? At night? Does the windscreen need some sort of coating?
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:17 PM |
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Normally the glass has a special coating. A mate had a Skyline and broke his windscreen. Cost him $$$2400 for a new one!!!The next one he broke he
just put a normal screen in and didn't worry about the display. It was not covered by insurance.:jesus
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:19 PM |
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Normally the glass has a special coating. A mate had a Skyline and broke his windscreen. Cost him $$$2400 for a new one!!!The next one he broke he
just put a normal screen in and didn't worry about the display. It was not covered by insurance.:jesus
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Yikes! That's more than my budget for the whole front half of the truck...
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:23 PM |
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Yeh but it would be good if you could play space invaders or sumfink while your driving on the highway (*in a straight line). I'm sure there
would be a cheeper way to get one to work????Would look cooool:bounce
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:28 PM |
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Yeh but it would be good if you could play space invaders or sumfink while your driving on the highway (*in a straight line). I'm sure there
would be a cheeper way to get one to work????Would look cooool:bounce
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This would be good in combination with a multi-function (gaming) steering wheel - space invaders with left-right and fire thumb buttons on the
wheel...
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:32 PM |
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Hehehe would nearly be as good as a prescription windscreen so you don't have to wear glasses 
Ya head would look funny to people comming the udder way!!!!
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| posted on January 10th, 2004 at 09:39 PM |
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:o
Yeah Mick...you've definately had too much to drink.......
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| posted on January 18th, 2004 at 08:21 AM |
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What about just a wheel mounted firing button connected to concealed twin Brownings... Or, a wheel mounted firing button connected to the seat bottom
so you could light farts... :bounce
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| posted on January 20th, 2004 at 02:19 AM |
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You can get a kit from the US, instead of being projected on to the front screen you get what I first thought was just a clear plastic screen, but
having read this thread I now know it is coated with something a little special.
The typical thing is I can't remember where I saw it...... 
Rob.
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| posted on January 20th, 2004 at 09:02 AM |
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Thanks Rob,
It's useful to at least know that there are materials available, I can always search the net for them.
Bobbles,
the same day I saw your post I also saw a silver, convertible Aston DB-6 at the stop lights and wondered if it had Brownings.
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