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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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Is it possible to add heads up display to a no option vette? I am thinking about buying one but I dont want to pay the price for all those other features. I just want HUD. If I have to have all the options to get it I will probubly skip it.

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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Nope. It's not like the C5 model where it was an after thought. The cluster is different on a non hud C6 compared to a C6 with HUD. So far since the car first came out, I an only think of 1 car that has HUD put into it and it was a ton of work. Search over on corvette forum.
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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Humanoid
Is it possible to add heads up display to a no option vette? I am thinking about buying one but I dont want to pay the price for all those other features. I just want HUD. If I have to have all the options to get it I will probubly skip it.

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I had the same thought...everyone I spoke with said that it was a huge PITA though...It should be an option with the base model IMO!


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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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I agree I hardly ever look down at the cluster because of the HUD
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:20 PM
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You have to buy a 2LT car or higher to get HUD. More mod money!!!!
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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I thought the HUD was gimmicky in my C6. The gauges in a Corvette are very nice, no need for the HUD. When watching the tach, it is easier to anticipate the sweep of a tach needle, not a cheesy bar graph on the windshield.

Also, if you wear polarized sunglasses, the HUD looks crappy.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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Tony, I'm with you. I hardly ever look at the HUD...don't really know why, just like cluster.

Sometimes fun to check the G-meter in one display mode, but that's about it.
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K Thanks for the answers. I will prob end up getting a base model with no options...or a BMW 335I coupe used. I am still working on my wife but I am making progress.
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K Thanks for the answers. I will prob end up getting a base model with no options...or a BMW 335I coupe used. I am still working on my wife but I am making progress.
Dude! Get the vette!!! Forget about the BMW, they're nice, but they aren't a vette!


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Old May 4, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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I usually turn it off...I'm old school and look at the gauges..
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