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Just wondering if anyone has found a good plug and play HUD in the market?
Do they all require you to stick the reflective tape on the windscreen?
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I recently bought a new one to replace the cheap SCA one I bought from Supercheap.
The one I bought was the Scosche HUD580GC, which can be bought at Autobarn and Repco stores. It has a 5.8 inch screen, so the large display is better and easier to read than the smaller 3 inch models on the market. The unit has an auto light sensor to adjust the brightness and dims for night time use to stop glare. Cost is around $139. The quality is excellent and update of the speed is fast. (Cheaper ones can be quite slow to update, especially on GPS mode). The Scosche can either be operated using the built-in GPS or it can connect to the OBDII port, so you have the best of both worlds. Connecting directly to the OBDII port means that it can also read and display other data from the car computer in real time such as RPM, voltage, coolant temperature, fuel used, etc. The unit can also be fine-tuned for both OBDII or GPS mode so the speed is accurate... This is the key function you need that the cheaper HUD's don't usually have. So for example, if connecting to the OBDII port and you know your displayed speed (on the dash) is out (under as it normally is) by say 2 kilometres compared to your GPS, then you can adjust the speed up or down by 1-kilometre increments so it reflects true GPS speed. Very few HUD's allow both GPS operation and OBDII connection in the one model. This means that the HUD can be used in any car, even pre-2001 cars that don't have OBDII ports. To answer your question on "Do they all require you to stick the reflective tape on the windscreen"... You don't have to use the reflective patch BUT, the problem with laminated windscreens is you will get "double vision" of the display and reading as it reflects between the two laminated layers. The reflective patch is a silver reflective mirror so overcomes this problem. ![]() ![]() |
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The photo I posted was the manufacturer's enhanced "marketing" image. But its not really that bright or as distracting as shown in the photo and is more transparent. Besides, if you mount it lower to reflect on the windscreen and off to the side instead of directly infront of you, it is not that bad, and like anything new in life, you soon get used to it and don't notice it as much. ![]() |
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They're such a fantastic thing to have. You don't realize how good they are until you actually need to look down at the dash and feel how far off the road you're taking your eyes.
Go Further $139 is actually a really reasonable price for what you get. I might go out and buy one for my old weekender that doesn't have a working speedo ![]() |
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(unless of course you're one of the idiots that has to use the phone when driving) I tried it when bringing my ute down from Qld and found it distracting as I was still watching (focusing on) the speed instead of the road. My daily gives me a digital speed readout in the centre of the regular speedo. This is directly if front of me and takes less time to read than checking my mirrors.
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Best safety feature ever. But not much good if it doesnt show what the allowed speed limit is. HUD is all about knowing the speed limit, your speed and not taking your eyes off the road.
Surely there are aftermarket units that offer these features.. ![]()
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It’s like using an adjustable shifter rather than the right sized ring spanner for a job. ![]() I know many people use their phone for multiple functionality in the car to supplement for a GPS, music, voice recorder, OBDII reader and HUD. However, it will never perform as well as something designed primarily for a sole purpose; For example in my car I use; 1. Garmin GPS - Unlike a mobile phone, the GPS receiver in a Garmin or most better quality GPS units will be of higher spec and update satellite data faster per second for speed and road positioning. 2. Dedicated HUD - Again the GPS electronics in these better units are faster than a mobile phone, will be brighter, and have auto dimming when going through tunnels and night time use. Also as the phone is not connected directly to the OBDII port, it cannot display other vehicle data. Plus you have to remove it everytime you park the car and leave. Leaving the phone on the dash in hot summer heat in a closed cabin is also not the best, where as the HUD I have is rated to 80 degrees C. 3. Dedicated OBDII scan tool (Actron) .... Better diagnostic info than many phone apps using a bluetooth adaptor. 4. Dedicated Voice recorder.... Can’t use the voice recorder app in a phone while in a phone call to take notes from clients while driving. 5. Dedicated iPod for music - I can leave it permanently connected in the console iPod dock in the FG MKII and I feel the digital signal sound processing is better than the iPhone I use. |
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Anyone in NSW worried about speed should try https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...t.speedadviser
It tells you every time there's a speed limit change and also warns you if you are speeding. Sort of like a wife. |
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That looks terrible to me. I remember Nissan used to advertise the Bluebird in the 80's as having this "feature" Some things shouldn't come back into fashion (such as your shorts gaso)
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Lol my VF wasn't always correct.
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I just bought the new version of the sca hud for $89. https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/...ay/579260.html
Was originally keen on the scoshe version from jbhifi, until I read reviews they like to overheat & throw out a warning buzzer & shut down I can't comment on the quality of this sca hud yet, but it runs on 12v, has a 1year warranty & I can take it back if I'm not happy so it's worth the gamble. And this new version has the ability for speedo correction which was apparently a major fault in the previous version 👍 out of the box its reading 58kph when my cars says 60kph, so it's actually reading spot on using GPS satellites. There's the expected lag which is frustrating I guess, but it's pouring down so that might be a factor as well. As with most of these things, they require u to apply a strip of film to the windscreen, which I will not be doing as I've got the image sitting pretty high up & don't wanna see an ugly piece of plastic there. As such, the numbers have a bit of ghosting but I'm fine with that. I've got the image up high because I chose a spot to place the module on the back of the hump on the dash so I don't have to see it as much. If I placed in down on the flat area close to the windscreen, then u can see the actual screen on the module which looked crap. Would be nice if they made a shroud along one side of it to block the actual screen from the driver. Overall, I recommend it, it's quite a cool feature on an older car 😃 |
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I can't go back to a normal setup now. Whenever I drive someone else's car I find looking down at the dash distracting. |
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I'm going try make a shroud along the back of the module out of a black plastic folder cover so I can move it down close to the windscreen & not see the module's screen. I also noticed the ghosting disappeared when I lifted my head towards the roof, so it appears having the perfect viewing angle can do without the film
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Here is where I placed it. As you can see, a really bright day and no issues seeing the number.
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Still looks like a double image though
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Moved it closer to windscreen, numbers are larger, brighter & I made a shield so module screen can't be seen.... Success 👍 still has ghosting though 😞
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I like the heads up display, ours shows the nav signal where to turn with sound off etc. but its in a dull blue like Aarons shows.
I don't think the bright colours of that aftermarket HUD are safe, more of a distraction
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