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Problem with HUD

Old Jun 27, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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I searched the forum but didn't find anything on this but I'm sure its been discussed Just picked up a '01 with the HUD, however, the hud doesnt display on the windshield. The HUD does work though cause I can see it if I look from the outside of the car into the HUD housing. I've had two other FRC's and I know how to adjust it up and down, but that doesn't seem to do any good. I'm guessing something is broken that it sits in or on or a bracket is broke or something? Has anyone ever delt with this?

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Old Jun 27, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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New, really new, guy here, but I think the HUD cars had a special windshield. Perhaps your new 01 has had its windshield replaced with an incorrect windshield. I think it has something to do with polarization for the display, but hey, new guy here.

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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Nope, not the windshield. It'll work with any windshield. It does sound like the mounting bracket may be broken or loose. You've tried the brightness, I assume?
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Nope, not the windshield. It'll work with any windshield. It does sound like the mounting bracket may be broken or loose. You've tried the brightness, I assume?
Yep. Everything on the HUD works and I can dim and brighten it (when I lean right up to the steering wheel to see the display....but when I use the page buttons, it moves crooked. I'm not sure what kind of bracket holds it in place and I know how to get the instrument cluster out, but I've never worked on the HUD itself; for that matter, I've never even seen how its mounted in the dash.

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