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02-20-2005, 08:12 PM

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HUD install

well i finally got pics of my HUD install. took me awhile to install the HUD but in the end it came out just how i wanted it. tell me what u guys think:

02-20-2005, 08:14 PM

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more pics

02-20-2005, 08:16 PM

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i really appreciated that Craig helped me out on the install so i thank him on this as well

02-20-2005, 08:22 PM

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Great job man! I'm looking into doing this someday too, hopefully I can find a VE5spd to put it in first

02-20-2005, 08:24 PM

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I need to find a GXE with an ACC and HUD

02-20-2005, 08:45 PM

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I need to find a GXE with an ACC and HUD

its right in front of u

02-20-2005, 08:49 PM

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good job now find the parts for mine

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Dmad I thought you were getting the red car.

02-20-2005, 08:58 PM

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do did I! but brians friend sold it a week ago or something and brian just found it..so im still looking

02-20-2005, 09:40 PM

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sweet, glad you got it all working and installed

I just got back from staring at mine for three hours (coming back from Knoxville)

02-20-2005, 10:55 PM

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sweet, glad you got it all working and installed

I just got back from staring at mine for three hours (coming back from Knoxville)

I bet that thing is mesmerizing.

02-21-2005, 10:49 AM

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I wish i took my dash out when I installed mine got a 1/4 inch gap. ill fix it one day maybe when i paint the cover to match. and found out it doesnt read over 125.

02-21-2005, 11:34 AM

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I wish i took my dash out when I installed mine got a 1/4 inch gap. ill fix it one day maybe when i paint the cover to match. and found out it doesnt read over 125.

Why were you over 125?

02-21-2005, 12:44 PM

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mearly for testing purposes I bet...

02-21-2005, 01:08 PM

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what year are the huds from? is it only the gxe model from a certain year?

looks nice, goood job on install. that would be nice to have.

02-21-2005, 02:45 PM

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Mike: don't worry im still on the hunt for the main control unit so i haven't forgotten about u buddy.

Craig: thanks for the help and damn were u that bored that u had to stare at it???

TripleGmax: i believe the HUD's came on the '89-'91 GXE models only with the ACC unit as well.

as for goin' over the 125mph barrier which 3rdmaxse0 said it didn't work is maybe because our cars were only meant to go up to 125mph only since the 145mph came only for the '92-'94 VE's and there were no HUD's installed for the VE's so it could be that. now this would be a good question for Craig though.

02-22-2005, 12:22 PM

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looks great!

yes,
the hud was only available from 89-91.

02-22-2005, 01:35 PM

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i was trying to max out 5th on ice

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sorry to super hella fo in the past on this one but was this installed on a analog clusete(or a car with an analog cluster) and all you needed was the controol unit??

10-13-2008, 02:20 AM

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i have mine everything sitting there to be installed just not getting the time to install it....now i m attempted and i m gonna do it over the long weekend lol......nice work GRNMADDMON....and thanks for making me ATTEMPTED.....

10-13-2008, 12:02 PM

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I don't get the whole "attempted" thing...

hm.

anyway. Big-E, Here is a write up to the HUD dash in an analog speedo car via Craig Brace's site:

http://www.geocities.com/cbmaxima/maxima/hud/hud.html

exactly what i was looking for!! THANKS pearl93VE!!!

as for the digital dash install did you guys have to swap out the fuel sending unit?? or is there some resistors i can put somewheres or sometin...

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10-13-2008, 04:59 PM

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lets stay on topic folks

10-13-2008, 06:36 PM

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This is partly why I'm glad I have my Maxima. It came with every option except fogs (and no 5spd

). It almost makes me appreciate the burgundy interior. Almost.

10-13-2008, 06:53 PM

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This is partly why I'm glad I have my Maxima. It came with every option except fogs (and no 5spd

). It almost makes me appreciate the burgundy interior. Almost.

You can always swap that out if you needed to though. Black leather interior would look sick in your car.

10-13-2008, 07:29 PM

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You can always swap that out if you needed to though. Black leather interior would look sick in your car.

I'd love too, but the disturbing lack of funding on my part wouldn't allow me to. I've been swapping in some black pieces (93 GXE steering wheel, the cruise/defrost/dimmer button trim, and the pieces that are behind the steering wheel/ignition). Other than that, the last piece would be the entire dashboard, but the amount of work to get the dash out.....

I'm considering adding black to the seats when I re-upholster the leather. Burgundy seats with black inserts.

10-14-2008, 03:28 AM

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as for the digital dash install did you guys have to swap out the fuel sending unit?? or is there some resistors i can put somewheres or sometin...

yes you will have to swap fuel sending unit for accurate fuel readings on ur digital dash....must do...

10-14-2008, 01:33 PM

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anyine got one for sale??

10-14-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Big_E-Dog

sorry to super hella fo in the past on this one but was this installed on a analog clusete(or a car with an analog cluster) and all you needed was the controol unit??

talk about bringing this back from the dead. i installed my HUD on an analog cluster. i cared less for the digi dash. all i used were just the HUD and the control unit and Craigs write-up on how he did it. these were only available on the 3rd gens with sonar suspension (bourgham edition or something like that).

11-03-2008, 12:45 AM

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just a quick question what is the light green black light green red wire its inbetween tyhe black and red wire and light green wire. thanks!

11-04-2008, 04:27 AM

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just a quick question what is the light green black light green red wire its inbetween tyhe black and red wire and light green wire. thanks!

LG/B = Q15

LG/R = L14

Illumination control they wire up directly to the brightness switch in the digital dash harness. Also goes to the TCU for what purpose I don't know

11-26-2008, 04:14 PM

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ok oi finally got around to doing the wiring, i plugged it up and all i can see is a faint outline of the numbers in the display, anyone know whats happening??

11-26-2008, 04:19 PM

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a couple of thoughts: the illumination switch/control system is not working properly (assuming you used an appropriate setup)
or
the display is going out; were you able to test it out before you got it? sometimes dimness can be caused by bad solder joints, etc.

11-28-2008, 01:20 AM

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ok oi finally got around to doing the wiring, i plugged it up and all i can see is a faint outline of the numbers in the display, anyone know whats happening??

By "outline" do you mean the segments are faint? If you can, take a picture directly of the display, opposed to the reflection from the windshield, i'm wondering about this outline you describe.. Anyway, the VFD might be leaking or cracked, you could have wired something incorrectly, the control unit/psu might be dead/dying, or your dimmer switch is just turned all the way down

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11-28-2008, 07:32 AM

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Is this Heads up display displaying the speedometer or does it show other important info such as your G's, altitude, cannon trajectory, enemy target acquisition....?

11-28-2008, 10:23 AM

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Is this Heads up display displaying the speedometer or does it show other important info such as your G's, altitude, cannon trajectory, enemy target acquisition....?

it just shows Speed on the windshield. that is all.