figured I'd post here for non 3rd gen guys

Some 3rd gens had HUD (headsup display - projects speed onto windshield). It was only an option for GXEs and very rare (even more than auto climate control). I found the parts I needed from the junkyard and installed it all a couple days ago (definitely not plug-play). I need to put a piece of tint film on the windshield to help the reflection, but it's easy enough to read right now unless it's really sunny out.

hard to get a good shot of it, but here's 24MPH


night shot


more pics and info in original thread:
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=347534

 

props to you bro...nice looking car....






loser

 

Looks nice, always liked your 3G

 

How long until you have every possible option on your car Craig?

 

Is that an inside joke Im missing?

Props again to craig

 

no...he really is a LOSER!

 

thanks screamingVE and gtr_rider
nupe500 likes to talk a lot, but wont back it up

Randy - I'll trade you GXE keyless entry conversion for your wheels

nupe500 - this link reminded me of your sig http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=chappelle

I know nupe so it's all good

 

thats pretty impressive.

any possibilities of it working a 4th gen? probably not.... oh well Great job.

 

Wow, those 4th gen wheels really fit a 3rd gen nicely. Much better than any 5th gen wheels on a 4th gen

 

VE POWAH!! Good Job Craig

 

I always loved that in my mom's old Altima. I'd love to have that for my ride!

 

What kind of devices project an LED image like that? Could you use a bright 2-digit LED display with some kind of lens? Or I guess you could write out the LED fonts so it displays characters backwards...
I swear, that would be a cool mod (though it'd require serious dashboard modifications)

err actually, a 3 digit would be better... nah maybe not, nobody goes over 100 anyway do they

 

it does have 3 digits so I made sure the 100s digit worked yesterday

it is basically just a bright LCD display with a mirror in front of it that shoots it up towards the windshield and it's reflected there back to the driver (from the factory, they had special windshields that had a spot right there to help reflect the image better than regular glass).

JSutter - the trim piece definitely wouldn't fit 4th gens so you'd have to do something on your own there. The speed sensor would have to be the same for 3rd and 4th gens for that to work also and I have no idea if that's the case or not

MikeD - thanks, I've always liked these 5 spokes and think they fit the 3rd gen very well. They look nice IMO but still almost look stock.

Pat - glad to see you're always true to your VE rooots

 

very nice! good idea, i didnt even know of this option on the third gens, how was the wiring, tough? well im sure you will do a write up, i look forward to it.

 

wow that looks pretty good i wanna know if that can be done for 4th gen in RED

 

I had actually fixed a 1989 Nissan 240SX's digital speedometer one time and it had that... it had some special rectangular "tint" on the windshield for it. So it's more like an LED display shining at a mirror, huh? Hmmm.
It's a shame they didn't keep the HUD/digital speedo around much longer, guess they had too many problems with it (that aforementioned speedo had a small circuit board sitting perpendicular to the main board with tiny solder joints that had cracked, so some fresh solder fixed it)

 

Nice ...............

 

maybe someone should see if this would work in a 4th gen cause that would be hot, my friend has this in his gtp and i love it

 

nice work man

you do more projects than mr.wizard...

 

Hey guys, another source you might be able to find these HUDs is in the 1st or 2nd gen Altimas. I believe they are the same units as the 3rd gen Maximas. Happy hunting.

steve...

 

i had a 91 cutlass supreme with hud....that thing was great for driving home under the influence. never had to take your eyes off the road

 

I wonder if the ones from the S13 240SX's would work also?

 

yeah, there are several other older Nissan models that did use HUD. I'm not sure if the speed sensors in these cars are the same or not though so it may or may not work. But the main problem would be fitting it in the dash. You'd have to custom make your own trim piece to fit the contours of your dash. Wouldn't be too bad for someone with fiberglass experience I think, but might be hard to make it look stock-ish.

 

Thats purdy.

 

damn that's cool!

 

props for creativity!

 

You are always here with new ideas. Looks great I think.

Nadir - Time for you to update your SIG.

 

yes sir!

 

and your web site too

 

nice i like it. i loved it on my home boys old 240sx

 

Nice I have that in my 89 GXE came as a part of the electronic package, I love it!

 

hey guys look what I found

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33678

 

yea have one in my 89 too. Love it.

Leave it to the orgers to find it on ebay lol

 

lol, nice... my idea was going to be somehow integrated inside the dashboard if there's room, but I guess having something stuck onto the outside of the dashboard would work just as well, just wouldn't look clean.