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Originally Posted by guerrillakilla13
Yup. The damn Arizona highways finally got me. I had a rock chip on the top of the windshield for awhile, but I pulled out of the car wash yesterday and got it back with a huge crack down the middle of it. Talked to the manager and long story short, he told me it was thermal expansions fault.
The good news is I have free windshield replacement with my insurance, no deductible.
My question though is about the HUD. I have a 2SS, which comes with it; will I still be able to see it alright after the replacement? I'm getting it done through "Safelite", and I specified through them that my car has the HUD. Should I be alright? Anybody got any experience with this?
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I have no idea what Safelite does, but GM installs a different windshield on cars with HUD. If it were me, I'd want to make sure that they are using a HUD windshield. The image will be fuzzier, if they don't and would be downgrade.
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Originally Posted by wally mayfield
Its a reflection…….its not a special windshield.
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It is a reflection and it IS a special windshield.
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Originally Posted by JasonK
I use the app, HUD Speedometer when driving my 66 Mustang. I guess Ford used special glass 49 years ago?
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I have no idea what a app, HUD speedometer is, but nobody's saying that it won't work on a regular windshield. It just works BETTER on a HUD windshield.
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Originally Posted by wally mayfield
Hmmm you can add HUD to a camaro without changing the windshield…
http://www.gen5diy.com/DIY_kits/HUD/
My daughters motherinlaw works for a glass shop, I asked her to check on a 2013 camaro, 2SS and a 1SS. |
Yes you can and a lot of people do that, but If you have a factory equipped HUD, you have a special windshield. And if it gets broken, you would want to replace it with a HUD windshield.
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Originally Posted by Red2014SS
You can have a HUD with any windshield, but if you want it to be crisp, clear and colored, you use the special glass like GM does on the Camaro. It's a fact - GM uses an expensive glass for the HUD cars. To the OP - I would try to get an OEM glass if I were you.
Why is everyone being a douchebag about this?
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This^^
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Originally Posted by el ess A
Nobody's being a douchebag. They're just not convinced that the HUD could be any more clear on the HUD designed glass than the "regular" glass. It will work, but it's faintly more fuzzy from what I've seen.
I'm in the camp that if you get the chance to upgrade your glass to the HUD glass and you have a HUD, then use it. It actually is a sharper reflection.
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I don't know that douchebag is the right word, but we clearly have some doubters on a subject that has been discussed many times over on this site.
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