Head Up Display

[TigerFish]

Anybody know if there are aftermarket kits available for this? I was in my brother-in-laws M5 the other day (boy is that fast) and it reminded of what I consider to be one of the better safety features to come out in recent years. Doesn't seem to have caught on but I think it is a fantastic idea and would like to have it in any car I had.

[Parthiban]

I think there are kits but they have their own clear screen sitting in front of you rather than actually projecting onto the windscreen (if that makes sense)

[Ellz]

Defi do one buy your probably looking at £400 or so

[TigerFish]

I think there are kits but they have their own clear screen sitting in front of you rather than actually projecting onto the windscreen (if that makes sense)

Hmm, not sure I would like that, would defo want it to go on the screen.

Defi do one buy your probably looking at £400 or so

If it did what I wanted, I would pay that. Have you got any details?

[sparkystav]

http://www.defi-shop.com/product/vsdx/vsdx_top.html

theres one on eBay at the moment:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...T#ht_500wt_1182

[TigerFish]

Cheers stav

[Parthiban]

Yep that's one of the ones I was talking about, where it has it's own clear screen - not sure there are any that project onto the actual windscreen but might be interested myself if there was.

[Sagitar]

Yep that's one of the ones I was talking about, where it has it's own clear screen - not sure there are any that project onto the actual windscreen but might be interested myself if there was.

I have heads-up on the Gen 3 Prius T Spirit and I love it. The projector is buried in the dashboard and puts a virtual image onto the windscreen such that the image appears to the driver to be outside the car and very close to the normal line of sight when looking forward. The vertical position of the image is adjustable to a degree so that it can be seen clearly by drivers of different heights. The intensity varies with ambient light levels so it is visible in bright sunlight or in the dark. There is a short menu covering the items that can be displayed and I have mine set to show road speed together with the power level resulting from the current accelerator pressure and navigation information when approaching a junction or turning with the sat-nav operating. I find it very impressive and a real help to driving concentration.

I feel sure this option is bound to appear on more and more vehicles and with an increasing amount of information being displayed.