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<blockquote data-quote="Fireuz" data-source="post: 470210" data-attributes="member: 15565"><p>Time to pampering my Queen II (Queen I is my wife laa.. haha) with few modifications and change the parts which got worn and torn out.</p><p></p><p>1) Fit the <strong>Heads Up display</strong> (I bought from eBay and observed very rare people to fit this, so let my car as testimony) </p><p>2) Change <strong>Absorber</strong> to adjustable type and fit in the rear strut bar</p><p>3) Change the <strong>4 tyres</strong> due to the tyres got cracked </p><p>4) Change the brake disc (rear) together with brake pads</p><p></p><p><strong>Day 1:</strong> </p><p>Date: 15-Nov-2010</p><p>Time: 08:00hrs to 08:30hrs</p><p>Activity: Fit in Heads up display</p><p></p><p>The HUD require OBD2 plug to function, but since my car is year 2000 model, and it's released with OBD1 plug, so I need the OBD converter to fit this HUD.</p><p></p><p>OBD1:</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194283858/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5194283858_67c79f260d_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>OBD2 output:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194283982/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5194283982_0c02a6210f_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Just to share, different between OBD1 and OBD2 plug is only the plug output location and pin numbers. For OBD1, its located at engine bay, under the trunk with 20 pins (round), and for OBD2, its located under the steering compartment with 16pins (rectangular). The converter looks like this:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194284150/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5194284150_d7e7110e4e_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Easy to fit, just plug in the OBD1 to the OBD2 converter, then the HUD will fully functioning.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193685813/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5193685813_edc83a910e_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Place the HUD next to the meter compartment, closer to the windscreen, the image display will lower, further the HUD placement from windscreen, the higher of the image. Simple theory.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193686271/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5193686271_9a8884794c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193686613/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5193686613_6d4a97aa8e_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>This HUD is DIY stuff and just plug and play. The only thing u need to adjust is only the speed limit, it will flag (turn to red color) when the speed exceed the limit. Now it's time to test the HUD. Below is the pictures for several lighting condition:</p><p></p><p>1) During daytime (clear day). A bit blur since I'm not using the darker reflector, for me, it's qte annoying, I prefer not to put the reflector, because in real life, it looks even clear (camera effect).</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183763302/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/5183763302_3f29ca7760_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>2) During daytime (raining day)</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183165887/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/5183165887_2de35f43f9_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183765518/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1035/5183765518_cae1dba9a8_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>3) During night time (clear with no rain)</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183163925/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1288/5183163925_1d88d02c31_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>4) During night time (raining) - Not much different actually. the image projected clearly</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194286688/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5194286688_4271c5910f_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>5) Exceeding the speed limit (I set the limit at 140kmH, and the speed number will turn to red when the car limit is exceeded)</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194286818/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5194286818_8b582eccdf_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now it's become more convenience to me because it's easy to know my actual speeding in KMH since my new meter dials gauges show in MPH (the KMH in meter gauge is too small for me</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fireuz, post: 470210, member: 15565"] Time to pampering my Queen II (Queen I is my wife laa.. haha) with few modifications and change the parts which got worn and torn out. 1) Fit the [B]Heads Up display[/B] (I bought from eBay and observed very rare people to fit this, so let my car as testimony) 2) Change [B]Absorber[/B] to adjustable type and fit in the rear strut bar 3) Change the [B]4 tyres[/B] due to the tyres got cracked 4) Change the brake disc (rear) together with brake pads [B]Day 1:[/B] Date: 15-Nov-2010 Time: 08:00hrs to 08:30hrs Activity: Fit in Heads up display The HUD require OBD2 plug to function, but since my car is year 2000 model, and it's released with OBD1 plug, so I need the OBD converter to fit this HUD. OBD1: [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194283858/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5194283858_67c79f260d_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] OBD2 output: [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194283982/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/5194283982_0c02a6210f_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Just to share, different between OBD1 and OBD2 plug is only the plug output location and pin numbers. For OBD1, its located at engine bay, under the trunk with 20 pins (round), and for OBD2, its located under the steering compartment with 16pins (rectangular). The converter looks like this: [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194284150/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4144/5194284150_d7e7110e4e_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Easy to fit, just plug in the OBD1 to the OBD2 converter, then the HUD will fully functioning. [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193685813/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5193685813_edc83a910e_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Place the HUD next to the meter compartment, closer to the windscreen, the image display will lower, further the HUD placement from windscreen, the higher of the image. Simple theory. [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193686271/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5193686271_9a8884794c_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5193686613/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5193686613_6d4a97aa8e_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] This HUD is DIY stuff and just plug and play. The only thing u need to adjust is only the speed limit, it will flag (turn to red color) when the speed exceed the limit. Now it's time to test the HUD. Below is the pictures for several lighting condition: 1) During daytime (clear day). A bit blur since I'm not using the darker reflector, for me, it's qte annoying, I prefer not to put the reflector, because in real life, it looks even clear (camera effect). [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183763302/"][IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1435/5183763302_3f29ca7760_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 2) During daytime (raining day) [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183165887/"][IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1024/5183165887_2de35f43f9_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183765518/"][IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1035/5183765518_cae1dba9a8_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 3) During night time (clear with no rain) [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5183163925/"][IMG]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1288/5183163925_1d88d02c31_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 4) During night time (raining) - Not much different actually. the image projected clearly [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194286688/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5194286688_4271c5910f_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] 5) Exceeding the speed limit (I set the limit at 140kmH, and the speed number will turn to red when the car limit is exceeded) [URL="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55990750@N03/5194286818/"][IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4132/5194286818_8b582eccdf_z.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now it's become more convenience to me because it's easy to know my actual speeding in KMH since my new meter dials gauges show in MPH (the KMH in meter gauge is too small for me [/QUOTE]
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