ztheusa

Is there anything an owner can do to help prevent the HUD from failing/falling down. One thing I'm thinking is to never park in the sun without a white towel over the opening??????????????

wydopnthrtl

I'm not familiar with C5's HUD specifically BUT I do know a thing or 100 about the design of HUD's.
Sun loading fades and degrades materials. Also interior temps will speed ageing. So the more you can keep it out of the hot sunny days the longer it will last.

If forced to park in hot sunny days I'd suggest lowering the windows 1/2" and putting something dense over the HUD that doesn't absorb heat as much and dissipates it well. Like a light colored towel.
(I grew up in Fla and have seen many sun fade problems. And I work daily with interior automotive test specs)

Pounder

I believe it's the sun stress making the plastic parts brittle and when you hit a rough road(large bumps) the pins break ????

rrwirsi

My Vert sits outside 24/7. As a result, I have taken some preventative measures to keep the sun off the dash and lower the temp inside. I have a dash pad (ZIP # X-2158) that covers the HUD (that I never use) opening, have a top only white reflective covering (California Pop Top) and I lower my windows about an inch year round when parked for the day for ventilation purposes.
Hope this helps.

strand rider

I have the main HUD complaint, the image is too low, because the mirror support is broken . I read in a post this is because people lower their cars and the rough ride breaks the plastic mirror pivot support.

Which made sense to me, since my used convertible came with both. I never considered the sunlight and heat effects with anything beyond the normal concerns that would effect the other dash displays, but I think it is worth noting the HUD is a unique situation, as the cars get older. Makes since about sunlight being a potential preservation concern.

I remember a radio guy, Paul Harvey, telling a story of a contractor who had his truck catch fire, after a faceted glass ball decoration hanging from his rear view mirror , focused sunlight on a stack of papers on the seat and caught them afire. The mirror hanger was a thank you from his insurance agent.

02torchred

I wouldn't worry about it or doing anything extra to prevent it, that all sounds exhausting.

Yes more exhausting that having it fail lol

It's actually better to have it fail, because once it's fixed it will never break again. It's quite the peace of mind to be honest, because the way you repair them is so much more reliable.

Fast Jimmy

Would you care to enlighten us on that repair?
Jim