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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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I drove about 20 miles to get a part for another car, as I was pulling off an overpass, the HUD looked like it was projecting the circuit board. then faded back to normal, did this about 4 times, and was perfect after that. Why would it do this?
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Maybe sunlight going in at the right angle to cause the reflection on the windshield.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:18 PM
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Its sun light at a certain angle, happens to me all the time.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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Ok thx guys, was thinking of that, just wasnt sure if It was about to go out.
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Its sun light at a certain angle, happens to me all the time.
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
Maybe sunlight going in at the right angle to cause the reflection on the windshield.
That's what I would figure!
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Sunlight. Totally normal.
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Originally Posted by 65GGvert
Maybe sunlight going in at the right angle to cause the reflection on the windshield.
That's it - mine had done it many times.
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but it was quite worrying the first time I saw it

The HUD uses an angled lens to project the symbology onto the windscreen. When the sun catches it at a certain angle it floods the display and you see all the symbology projected at the same time.

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