I wonder if this has been thought of and if it could actually be done. A really cool GM feature that has been around a long time and still used on certain vehicals is the GM 'heads up display" What if a guru got a hold of one the old units and could reprogram it to be used for different things like a boost gauge or trans temps or airfuel.HOW THE HELL COOL WOULD THAT BE?


thanks
GONZO

 

I was just thinking today that it would be BAD *** if you could get one that would display some of the tuning software screens, sorta like a projector on a wall. I hate having to look down at the laptop to see what's going on.

 

It can't be that hard to do. Some EE's I graduated with did it for thier senior design project. It was supposed to go on our FSAE car, but we didn't have time. If you're serious, sponsor a similar project for your own self gain and do a HUD for your laptop.

 

I remember seeing a while ago that there was an aftermarket one that could be put into any vehicle and showed rpms and shift points I believe. It was in truckin where I saw it

 

how about adapting a vette HUD unit?

 

I'd like to see some one do the Caddy night vision HUD. That one should be easy, but I remember hearing you need a special windshield though. I know LPE was offering a conversion for H2's that was built by Raytheon, but I've never heard of anyone using it.

 

I found this link....I think its similar to what you guys are talking about. I'm sure there is someone that could tweak it to read other things besides RPM's

http://www.stylinconcepts.com/parts....7/categoryid/1

 

We did one on a show car years ago for a 7" lcd to display video. We used a material on the windshield much like the reflective mirror tint. IIRC, we had to use a monitor with mirror image switching to get the right / left correct. All you would need is one to hook to a laptop to display data. I will see if I can find pics.