What does HUD show above 99mph?
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What does HUD show above 99mph?
I know that many of you have driven your C5 over 100 mph. I haven't gone there yet, but at any speed below triple digits, the mph on the HUD seems to fill up all the space for the speed indication.
above 99 mph do the numbers get smaller and 3 digits show or what?
above 99 mph do the numbers get smaller and 3 digits show or what?
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Mr. Clean)
Are you a cop? :smash: Above 99 the numbers look the same size to me.
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Mr. Clean)
Heres a pic of what it looks like.
There is also even room for a tiny little 2 at the top left of the one to let you know when you go above 199 :)
There is also even room for a tiny little 2 at the top left of the one to let you know when you go above 199 :)
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (kewlbrz)
Heres a pic of what it looks like.
There is also even room for a tiny little 2 at the top left of the one to let you know when you go above 199 :)
There is also even room for a tiny little 2 at the top left of the one to let you know when you go above 199 :)
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Mr. Clean)
I know that many of you have driven your C5 over 100 mph. I haven't gone there yet, but at any speed below triple digits, the mph on the HUD seems to fill up all the space for the speed indication.
above 99 mph do the numbers get smaller and 3 digits show or what?
above 99 mph do the numbers get smaller and 3 digits show or what?
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (O-Ace)
Actually, when you take it over 199, it only shows the right 2 digits, so 200 MPH would be shown as 00. I've tried this by switching to KM/H and taking it over 200 Km/H. :D
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Mr. Clean)
outside air temp also goes over 100...Kewlbrz...How you doing 174 with no gas in the car? ;) :seeya 
[Modified by Joel Fromkin, 11:16 PM 11/13/2001]
[Modified by Joel Fromkin, 11:16 PM 11/13/2001]
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Joel Fromkin)
Joel, not my pic :) I grabbed it off the forum from someones post a few years ago.
I've only had the ol ragtop up to about 165... hehe :cheers:
I've only had the ol ragtop up to about 165... hehe :cheers:
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (c5vetteman)
also note that the check gages (<--- yes i know how to spell gauges but does gm) was on. hmmmmmm. if you get down to no bars which i have, you end up on low fuel. also i really hope the driver didn't take that picture or was too distracted by someone taking it for them
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Godspeed)
The picture could have been done on a dyno. That's why I always post videos. :D
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Mr. Clean)
Yeah, the 1 has plenty of space. Besides, once the 1 appears (and yes, it was a mystery for me too) you stop worrying about it and pay more attention to the road hehe.
I'm really impressed with this aspect of the 'vette though... I'd never do such a thing, but if I had taken mine up to 135 on a local highway I would have been very impressed by how smooth and calm the car was. ;) :crazy: :smash:
I'm really impressed with this aspect of the 'vette though... I'd never do such a thing, but if I had taken mine up to 135 on a local highway I would have been very impressed by how smooth and calm the car was. ;) :crazy: :smash:
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (O-Ace)
The picture could have been done on a dyno. That's why I always post videos. :D
Seems like it is on a dyno because it looks like the pic was taken from outside the car
Seems like it is on a dyno because it looks like the pic was taken from outside the car
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Re: What does HUD show above 99mph? (Tormania)
When I took my Y2K TR Coupe in for the first alignment, i told the service manager (who is a friend) that it needed an alignment, oil change, fuel sensors were screwed up and it had a slight wind noise at 105. I got a good chuckle out of the expression on his face. I think it is the rear view mirrors.