HUD install
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HUD install
I have just got through doing my HUD install. I have a 97 so I had to change the Gauge cluster also. I got a 300mph one on Ebay.co.uk and I got the switch and harness. I got the Projector from Ebay.com from Josh(PaceThis) at carolinacorvettes. Josh was kind enough to get me a bezel also to complete my parts list.
It took me 5 hours to do the install. The dash comes out really easy. mounting the projector is easy as it sits in a cradle that's built into all C5s. The hardest part was cutting the dash. I made a template out of cardboard then I drew around it and cut out the hole. There is a howto on that I used here:
http://joshker99.home.comcast.net/hudinstall2.htm
Then I made the bezel fit by fileing the hole bigger with a rasp. I used screws to hold the bezel in by cutting the legs shorter.
I went for a drive and tested everything was working ok, it looks great!
This is probably the first retro fit of a HUD in a 97 Vette in the UK. Total cost was £200 ($380)
It would have cost me another $6,000 to get a 99 Vette with HUD in the UK.
Here are a couple of pics:
It took me 5 hours to do the install. The dash comes out really easy. mounting the projector is easy as it sits in a cradle that's built into all C5s. The hardest part was cutting the dash. I made a template out of cardboard then I drew around it and cut out the hole. There is a howto on that I used here:
http://joshker99.home.comcast.net/hudinstall2.htm
Then I made the bezel fit by fileing the hole bigger with a rasp. I used screws to hold the bezel in by cutting the legs shorter.
I went for a drive and tested everything was working ok, it looks great!
This is probably the first retro fit of a HUD in a 97 Vette in the UK. Total cost was £200 ($380)
It would have cost me another $6,000 to get a 99 Vette with HUD in the UK.
Here are a couple of pics:
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Yes it's great not having to look down all the time to see what speed your going.
Its especially important in a car like the Vette which is so smooth as 60 feels like 40mph, 30mph feels like I can get out and walk faster!
There are lots of mobile speed camera vans in the UK now so you have to watch your speed constantly, which is a big distracting keep looking down all the time. I use the cruise alot to keep to the 30 & 40mph speed limits in town.
It's a great option to have. I made up my mind that although I could not stretch to a 99 Vette with HUD I was going to retro fit it even before I got the 97 Coupe.
Its especially important in a car like the Vette which is so smooth as 60 feels like 40mph, 30mph feels like I can get out and walk faster!
There are lots of mobile speed camera vans in the UK now so you have to watch your speed constantly, which is a big distracting keep looking down all the time. I use the cruise alot to keep to the 30 & 40mph speed limits in town.
It's a great option to have. I made up my mind that although I could not stretch to a 99 Vette with HUD I was going to retro fit it even before I got the 97 Coupe.
