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06-23-2005, 12:20 PM
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Homemade Heads up display.....
Hello everyone, lately I have tinkered with the thought of creating or just buying a heads up display for my Merc...
Does anyone know if there is an aftermarket device? How hard would it be to fit such a device?
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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles 2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles 1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles 1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles (On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!) 
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06-23-2005, 03:20 PM
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Interesting idea....I haven't seen anything afternarket however. But that doesn't mean they don't exist.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-23-2005, 03:35 PM
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 This one will replace in inaacurate targeting that the OEM Mercedes hood star provides.  GM integrated a HU display as an option in some of their higher end models . . . perhaps there's a unit sitting in a junkyard somewhere.
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06-23-2005, 03:42 PM
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he was talking aftermarket.....I know GM has it in certain vehicles.....that would be a bear to refit into a benze however. it it was even possible to do.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-23-2005, 03:47 PM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-23-2005, 03:57 PM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-23-2005, 04:07 PM
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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power! 1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k
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06-23-2005, 04:38 PM
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From the looks of the unit MTI posted, it's gotta be a plug'n'play operation.
 Seriously, there must be more pressing projects on a 16 year old car.
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'90 300SE 298k -300K and it gets put into retirement. '80 300D 255k Purchased new by family in 1980. Had a: 1973 220 (gas) 1980 300SD 1992 400E
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06-23-2005, 05:20 PM
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Even then....could you clear up enough space in the dashboard to install it?
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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power! 1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k
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06-23-2005, 06:18 PM
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lol,
Well it was just a neat idea I had, I found a unit, http://www.streetrays.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/28_549 Well two actually... I really think it would a neat thing to have... it is just another way to make things a bit safer in my opinion... But the price is what kills me and I seriously doubt these two units will work with my car's speedometer cable... lol Probably need like an OBD II port or something like that.... I will check so Japanese Mercedes sites I know SOMEBODY over there has done it!  The two newest cars that I have hear have it are the new Corvette Z06 and the BMW 5 series
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2006 BMW M5 "Heidi" @ 109,000 miles 2005 MBZ C55 AMG "Lorelai" @ 165,000 miles 1991 MBZ 300E "Benzachino II" @ 165,000 miles 1990 MBZ 500SL "Shoshanna" @ 118,000 miles (On the hunt for a good used M103 engine as of 6/10/23, PM me if you have one to sell!)
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#13
06-24-2005, 08:59 AM
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So there really is an aftermarket unit....thats something to file away in the neet things file.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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#15
06-25-2005, 12:39 AM
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It's dumb to put your spped on the HUD. Cop pulls your over and says 'You were going 85 in a 60, I saw it on your display.'
Busted!
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Regards Warren Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL ENTER > = (HP RPN) Not part of the in-crowd since 1952.
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