Anybody has tried Mazda HUD on the CX5?
- Thread starter tibimakai
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Heads up display.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SR6zNsjAPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SR6zNsjAPE
Thanks.
I have this (in my old car) and I really, really love it: https://www.kickstarter.com/project...our-eyes-on-the-road-while-dri?ref=nav_search. I was one of their beta testers, sometime back. And the best part: it's only $49.
I'd bet it is, but it may be more work than expected. The main stumbling blocks I can see are:
mounting - May be as simple as adhesive but still.
wiring - this needs to be connected to the infotainment system at least (assuming it get's it's data from there), if not directly to the dashboard or OBDII.
Otherwise, I think it's doable. Is there a part number for just the HUD unit itself? If so then it may be very simple.
Interesting, got any photos of it in action?
Most of the people in that thread (except the OP) seemed to love the system?
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Decided to look it up on the parts fische: http://www.shopmazdaparts.com/mazda...ts-and-gauges-scat/?part_name=head-up-display
The unit looks to be pretty big, and sit down in the cowl...and costs an "arm" @$524. This would be cool but I think there are likely easier/cheaper ways to achieve a similar result.
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That looks like an awesome product for only $49. It would come in really handy with my hour each way commute.
Only thing is I can't see someone using it all the time unless the phone was plugged in and charging. I played around with the Hudway app I think a while back, and just remember the phone getting pretty hot and battery going down quickly.
Maybe if I ran a cord up and behind the dash exiting near the base of the windshield to keep it mostly hidden it might work out well.
Yep, that's what I do. I use the USB 5V, route it front of the steering wheel, up the side door and into the product. The best part is: the apps work great.
Do you know if any music apps work with the HUD. I read on the site that it needs to be displayed from the device backwards, since it is a reflection you are seeing. On my commute this morning I was thinking about how often I look down from the road to my phone to play a different song or podcast. Then I looked strait ahead but down at where that HUD product would sit and can really still see most of the road and traffic. Plan to get one regardless, but a music app would be awesome.
I already have one. It's a mirror window tinted film on a small piece of plexi, assembled into a box type thing, with my old cellphone under it. Simple HUD app, and usb plug. Portable, and works just like the CX-3, sans navigation. However, I KNOW there are simple HUD nav apps out there, but I don't need that.
WIP though, right now it's just taped up cardboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgfIiAq7CZs
But, it does work pretty good. Slight lag in refreshing the speed, but That should not be an issue.
WIP though, right now it's just taped up cardboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgfIiAq7CZsBut, it does work pretty good. Slight lag in refreshing the speed, but That should not be an issue.
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