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chevy 3 · 11-23-2010, 01:20 PM

If you haven't pulled you gauges out yet you'll be happy to know it's pretty easy and quick.I've had mine out a couple times and it's not bad. Good luck and is the pic only half of the HUD ?

Don O · 11-23-2010, 01:27 PM

The picture is the HUD with its back plastic cover removed. So that main unit looks easy to cut in half and the back cover is a simple cut since it's only plastic with nothing attached to it.

Don O

dragom · 11-23-2010, 02:39 PM

I am not sure i would want to cut my HUD in half.

chevy 3 · 11-23-2010, 02:39 PM

Good luck show some more pics later

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 11-23-2010, 05:22 PM

How much room did that save? can you post a pic to see the side, one pic in 1/2/ and the second pic with the top on.

baba booey · 11-23-2010, 05:44 PM

It sure looks like it will fit through the guage cluster just by separating the halves and reassembling .

rydahog · 11-23-2010, 06:56 PM

Is this how DR.FRANKENSTEIN did it?? LOL LOL "Its Alive, It's Alive"

camaro4mybday · 11-23-2010, 07:49 PM

honestly is all this cutting and splicing really worth it, to me its doing the install half a**, with all the time used trying to cut and move and unbolt why not just pull the dash, i should have my hud wed or friday and monday its going in and im just gonna pull the dash

STINGS · 11-23-2010, 07:57 PM

Pictures of disassembled HUD removed 12/11/10

TonyNo · 11-23-2010, 08:05 PM

Wow. That's pretty form-fitting. Seems like not much gain in those shots.

patrickt · 11-23-2010, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camaro4mybday

honestly is all this cutting and splicing really worth it, to me its doing the install half a**, with all the time used trying to cut and move and unbolt why not just pull the dash, i should have my hud wed or friday and monday its going in and im just gonna pull the dash

I agree plus theres alot less of a chance of an opps

STINGS · 11-23-2010, 08:17 PM

The display is actually right by the heatsink and actually reflects off a mirror before reflecting off the movable mirror.

Joe
Picture removed 12/11/10

Don O · 11-23-2010, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don O

Just received my HUD (thanks Patrick). So having followed this thread from the beginning; and now we're all at the point of having to remove the dash (maybe). Anyone remember that old movie called “Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the Water”? I don’t, but I have always remembered that name and apply that logic to tough problems.

Taking the dash out looks like a time consuming effort. So, the first thing I did when I got the HUD is to remove it’s back cover and see if I could cut it in two, fit the pieces through the cut dash opening, and then re-assemble it under the dash. Looking at the picture, it seems pretty easy to cut the unit in half (almost in the vertical center line of the picture), both the main assembly and back cover. These pieces will fit through the template Ofer sent. Just need to unscrew the little motor assembly (in the upper left of the picture) and re-attach it once in the dash.

What I don’t know yet is how much “assembly room” there is to work with under the dash with maybe just the speedo removed. One “half” has 2 mounting points and the other 3. So that should be enough support without having to actually glue it back together I’ll put a good tape seal around the cut to keep dust out..

Can anyone comment on the amount of space to work with in there? I’ll probably pull the speedo out this weekend and do a mock assembly process to check it out before I cut the unit in half.

All comments are welcome…

Don O

If I cut it, it will be with the electronics in one half and the mirror and motor in the other. Seems like a very simple plastic cut on both the front and back halves. I'll know more after I pull the speedo and see how much room there is to re-assemble.

Thanks to Ofer for getting this whole thing started !

Don O

2SSRS@Gen5diy · 11-23-2010, 08:37 PM

Don't do that, I have the AC duct coming and will work on it, Give me throw the weekend, I have a member coming to the house and doing his and my car at the same time.

11-23-2010, 01:27 PM	#898
Don O Camaro and Vettehead Drives: 2SS/RS IOM L99 69 427/400 Vette Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: 12 miles East of Disneyland - Anaheim Hills Posts: 547 View My Garage	The picture is the HUD with its back plastic cover removed. So that main unit looks easy to cut in half and the back cover is a simple cut since it's only plastic with nothing attached to it. Don O __________________ Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

11-23-2010, 05:44 PM	#902
baba booey Drives: abm 2ss rs Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lake taps Wa Posts: 94 View My Garage	It sure looks like it will fit through the guage cluster just by separating the halves and reassembling . Last edited by baba booey; 11-23-2010 at 08:10 PM.

11-23-2010, 07:57 PM	#905
STINGS Live for On Ramps! Drives: 2010 Camaro/2LT/RS/T.F./6M "naomi" Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 185 View My Garage	Pictures of disassembled HUD removed 12/11/10 Last edited by STINGS; 12-11-2010 at 07:14 PM. Reason: Deleted Pictures

11-23-2010, 08:05 PM	#906
TonyNo Drives: 2016 2SS, SW Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 1,079	Wow. That's pretty form-fitting. Seems like not much gain in those shots. __________________

11-23-2010, 08:17 PM	#908
STINGS Live for On Ramps! Drives: 2010 Camaro/2LT/RS/T.F./6M "naomi" Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Phoenix Posts: 185 View My Garage	The display is actually right by the heatsink and actually reflects off a mirror before reflecting off the movable mirror. Joe Picture removed 12/11/10 Last edited by STINGS; 12-11-2010 at 07:16 PM. Reason: Picture Deleted

11-23-2010, 01:20 PM	#897
chevy 3 NEcamaro5 Drives: Black 2ss rs 1LE Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mass Posts: 4,328 View My Garage	If you haven't pulled you gauges out yet you'll be happy to know it's pretty easy and quick.I've had mine out a couple times and it's not bad. Good luck and is the pic only half of the HUD ?

11-23-2010, 02:39 PM	#899
dragom 2G1FB1EV3A9121989 Drives: Rally Yellow RS Coupe Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: indianapolis Posts: 843 View My Garage	I am not sure i would want to cut my HUD in half.

11-23-2010, 02:39 PM	#900
chevy 3 NEcamaro5 Drives: Black 2ss rs 1LE Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: mass Posts: 4,328 View My Garage	Good luck show some more pics later

11-23-2010, 05:22 PM	#901
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	How much room did that save? can you post a pic to see the side, one pic in 1/2/ and the second pic with the top on.

11-23-2010, 06:56 PM	#903
rydahog Drives: camaro ss Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: usa Posts: 2,166 View My Garage	Is this how DR.FRANKENSTEIN did it?? LOL LOL "Its Alive, It's Alive"

11-23-2010, 07:49 PM	#904
camaro4mybday "Camaro Joe" Drives: 2010 SILVER ICE 2LT/RS CAMARO Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: long island ny Posts: 2,366	honestly is all this cutting and splicing really worth it, to me its doing the install half a**, with all the time used trying to cut and move and unbolt why not just pull the dash, i should have my hud wed or friday and monday its going in and im just gonna pull the dash

11-23-2010, 08:37 PM	#910
2SSRS@Gen5diy Drives: 2014 Z/28 #82+#192, 18ZLE 66Nova Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: By the lake in AZ Posts: 15,719 View My Garage	Don't do that, I have the AC duct coming and will work on it, Give me throw the weekend, I have a member coming to the house and doing his and my car at the same time.

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