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The HUD will work with a regular windshield. There have been a number of threads posted about this and they should come up using the search feature.
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My guess is that it is either factory tinted just a hair darker to make the HUD brighter by contrast, or is polarized to not deconstructively cancel out visible light produced by the HUD: the whole idea of polarization! Well, to either cancel or not cancel..
As an experiment: Preferably on a sunny day, put your polarized sunglasses on and look at the HUD. Turn your head 45% tilted, and your HUD might get brighter or dimmer. You are actively rotating the molecules in your sunglasses to either force the incoming-light to resonate one way or another. Modern 3D glasses actually work on a principle of this as well
As an experiment: Preferably on a sunny day, put your polarized sunglasses on and look at the HUD. Turn your head 45% tilted, and your HUD might get brighter or dimmer. You are actively rotating the molecules in your sunglasses to either force the incoming-light to resonate one way or another. Modern 3D glasses actually work on a principle of this as well
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just installed the Hud in our new project car (01 Z06) 250.00 ( new Bezel) for all the parts needed from Vettenuts, very easy mod to do (for me anyway) and the stock windshield works the same as our other Vettes with the factory Hud !!!!
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HUD pad
If someone is interested. I have the Top Dash Pad
From a former c5 friend car. It in perfect condition with the HUD cut out.
I am willing to trade or sell it. I have no use for it. I'm looking for a driver side under pad. Will discuss shipping.
From a former c5 friend car. It in perfect condition with the HUD cut out.
I am willing to trade or sell it. I have no use for it. I'm looking for a driver side under pad. Will discuss shipping.
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But... I went fairly extreme on the deal hunting and these are the prices I paid: $110 projector, $27 control switch, $28 harness, $27 dash bezel. $192 total.