Installing HUD
Racer
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From: Scottsville KY
Originally Posted by MalaysianMenace
I've been working on the HUD install on my 99 Coupe - good news was that the cluster was HUD enabled - just plug and play.
Bad news:
1. I don't have the columns for the tabs - I'll need to drill. Now if I cna only find a drill with a right angle attachment, or a 3 inch drill and bit (there's 3 inch clearance between the place you're supposed to drill and the windshield)
2. The wire harness I bough from Josh doesn't work with my cluster - the side that plugs into the cluster is the wrong size. Luckily the used parts I bough on e-bay included the wire from the swicth to the cluster.
(I'm starting to think it's included with the switch if you buy it from the GM parts store / Fred Beans)
3. Upon opening the windshield heater grate - there's the security LED on the right, and "supposedly" another sensor on the left - my car doesn't have anything on the left
Either it went missing the last time someone opened up the car, or the 99 coupe didn't come with one - anyone have any ideas what the sensor on the left side of the grate is?
Bad news:
1. I don't have the columns for the tabs - I'll need to drill. Now if I cna only find a drill with a right angle attachment, or a 3 inch drill and bit (there's 3 inch clearance between the place you're supposed to drill and the windshield)
2. The wire harness I bough from Josh doesn't work with my cluster - the side that plugs into the cluster is the wrong size. Luckily the used parts I bough on e-bay included the wire from the swicth to the cluster.
(I'm starting to think it's included with the switch if you buy it from the GM parts store / Fred Beans)
3. Upon opening the windshield heater grate - there's the security LED on the right, and "supposedly" another sensor on the left - my car doesn't have anything on the left
Either it went missing the last time someone opened up the car, or the 99 coupe didn't come with one - anyone have any ideas what the sensor on the left side of the grate is?Gary
Instructor
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From: Redmond WA
Thanks Gary - that makes much more sense. 
I found an article that said it was a solar sensor. Once I heard that I was less concerned - we don't get too much sunshine in Seattle. Though I think I'll take your advice and do the twilight sentinel upgrade / reprogram.
Though in Seattle it'll be called an Overcast Sentinel
I found an article that said it was a solar sensor. Once I heard that I was less concerned - we don't get too much sunshine in Seattle. Though I think I'll take your advice and do the twilight sentinel upgrade / reprogram.
Though in Seattle it'll be called an Overcast Sentinel
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by BiggieBoy
1. I used my Dremel w/ a 90 degree right angle attachment (Home Depot) to drill the holes for the mounting bolts. Worked great--EZ to drill.
3. There was no sensor on the left on my '98 either. I think it has something to do w/ DRLs. Don't worry about it. Good luck.
3. There was no sensor on the left on my '98 either. I think it has something to do w/ DRLs. Don't worry about it. Good luck.
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From: Columbia MD
It has been suggested that you use rubber expansion nuts. I actually bought these but ended up not using them because the bolts were already there in my 04 coupe. Home Depot doesn't sell them but I was able to find them at Lowes. They are also called "well nuts". You screw into them, and they expand outward for a snug fit, kind of like drywall inserts.
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16
Originally Posted by michach1
It has been suggested that you use rubber expansion nuts. I actually bought these but ended up not using them because the bolts were already there in my 04 coupe. Home Depot doesn't sell them but I was able to find them at Lowes. They are also called "well nuts". You screw into them, and they expand outward for a snug fit, kind of like drywall inserts.
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From: Columbia MD
I totally understand. I bought everything from the well nuts to the Dremel right angle attachment BEFORE beginning. Unfortunately, that did not stop me from having to drive to Home Depot with no dash or console 
I had to go find nuts for those bolts that were already there. And believe it or not, I am such a dumbass that it took me three separate trips into the store to figure out which nut was correct. Only a dumbass like me would assume that an American-built Corvette would use english size screws 
And when the hazard switch is disconnected, you have no turn signals so you gotta use your hands! My feeling is that the little flange wouldn't hurt the focus that much, but just my 0.02.
I had to go find nuts for those bolts that were already there. And believe it or not, I am such a dumbass that it took me three separate trips into the store to figure out which nut was correct. Only a dumbass like me would assume that an American-built Corvette would use english size screws And when the hazard switch is disconnected, you have no turn signals so you gotta use your hands! My feeling is that the little flange wouldn't hurt the focus that much, but just my 0.02.
Melting Slicks
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From: Orland Park Illinois
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
After drilling the holes, what method did you use to fasten the projector down? Is the panel that you drilled into metal or plastic?
