HUD Fail ?

[Tuna]

HUD Fade ?

After 3 years, it appears that the HUD in my 03 AE is fading.

The display just isn't as bright as I remember it to be - or am I losing it?

Has anyone else noticed their HUD fading? If so, is there a fix?

 

[Patrick]

Has anyone else noticed their HUD fading? If so, is there a fix?

I also have a 2003, and my HUD is not fading. It's as bright as I remember it being.

Have you (very gently) cleaned the projector surface recently?

-Patrick

 

[99WhiteC5Coupe]

After 3 years, it appears that the HUD in my 03 AE is fading.

The display just isn't as bright as I remember it to be - or am I losing it?

Has anyone else noticed their HUD fading? If so, is there a fix?

Not trying to be funny - but did you make sure the brightness slider switch is at maximum brightness?

 

[RoadReady]

Is the HUD window glass or plastic, and what is safe to clean it with? I've been just wiping with a soft cloth, but at some point it's bound to need a better cleaning. :confused

 

[Tuna]

Not trying to be funny - but did you make sure the brightness slider switch is at maximum brightness?

Yeap, tried that.
I'm going to take a closer look at cleaning the HUD projector glass and see if that helps (along with the windshield inside).

The 03 is my wife's car and I don't drive it that much - so I may be spoiled by the quality of the C6 HUD in my new car.

 

[Samauriwarrior]

Yeap, tried that.
I'm going to take a closer look at cleaning the HUD projector glass and see if that helps (along with the windshield inside).

The 03 is my wife's car and I don't drive it that much - so I may be spoiled by the quality of the C6 HUD in my new car.

Does she smoke in the car? :eek Tobacco smoke will put a film on the glass pretty quick.;squint:

 

[Tuna]

Does she smoke in the car? :eek Tobacco smoke will put a film on the glass pretty quick.;squint:

She doesn't smoke and she doesn't allow anyone else smoking in the car. Good point though.

 

[Hib Halverson]

Tuna---
I'd be interested to hear what happens after you clean the projector lens.

I've often looked down, through the windshield at the HUD lens and wondered what happens when it get dusty.

 

[MsSchroder]

Tuna, I know this probably isn't the cause, but I noticed something interesting yesterday.
I got behind the wheel with a new pair of prescription sunglasses that are polarized. The HUD was barely visible, even at the highest brightness setting. It took me a minute to realize it was the sunglasses that were filtering it out.

Tammy

 

[Tuna]

Tuna---
I'd be interested to hear what happens after you clean the projector lens.

I've often looked down, through the windshield at the HUD lens and wondered what happens when it get dusty.

I used a lint free computer screen cloth and cleaned the HUD projection lens - it helped. It is brighter now. Not as bright as my memory would like it to be but better. I used a little computer screen cleaning solution on the cloth and wiped it gently.

 

[Tuna]

Tuna, I know this probably isn't the cause, but I noticed something interesting yesterday.
I got behind the wheel with a new pair of prescription sunglasses that are polarized. The HUD was barely visible, even at the highest brightness setting. It took me a minute to realize it was the sunglasses that were filtering it out.

Tammy

I've heard that but I'm still wearing the same bifocal glasses with transition lens that I have been wearing for 2 years. So, I don't think that is my issue.

Susan doesn't complain about it but she drives it a lot more than I do - so, I don't know if it's my eyes or hers. :confused

 

[6 Shooter]

The HUD in our 2000 Roadster is as bright & clear as it was the day it came off the Final Line @ BGA!

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[LLC5]

Was the windshield ever replaced? I believe the HUD windshield might be different than non HUD.

 

[Tuna]

Was the windshield ever replaced? I believe the HUD windshield might be different than non HUD.

Nope - just the way it came from the factory.