HUD doesnt work... time for JDM HUD?

[mixedwell]

ok heres a real tricky question! my 240sx *ahem* i mean SILVIA, has a HUD cluster and for such a long time i couldnt get it to work. so i was thinking of switching to a JDM one. will this work? or maybe if i just switch to another US HUD cluster? beacause i know just about everyone has a brokenm HUD but you gotta admit that heads up display is sooo cool, why get rid of it? argh! someone help me!




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[Latin S13]

I am getting a brand spankin' new electronic speedometer from my nissan dealership for only $250. Many places I was asking about fixing it wanted to charge $250 the cheapest. So I opted for a new one with a warranty.

[Dousan_PG]

latin: i got one for 40 bucks and it worked fine (89/90 though) a HUD is fixable.

250..what a rip off. hahaha

mixedwell: should plug right in w/ the subharness (91+ hud/subharness to 91+ wiring harness)

[Latin S13]

I have another digital speedometer that needs to be fixed. Where did you get yours for $40????

[Dousan_PG]

used. it was 40 w/ subharness
my 91+ was free from a friend

the 89/90 was 40 but i got another one later (same year) for 25 dollars

used is da bomb

[nis-s13]

i got the same damn problem too....when i turn my ignition on my speedo shows but like after a couple of seconds it just fades out...by any chance would any of you know wassup with that? cause it seems to me that your clusters hud just doesn't work at all. but my cluster is straight up weird cause its on, then its off. so if any of you can assist me on whats wrong then the sooner i can be a happy man....THANKS

[Pangsta]

i got the same damn problem too....when i turn my ignition on my speedo shows but like after a couple of seconds it just fades out...by any chance would any of you know wassup with that? cause it seems to me that your clusters hud just doesn't work at all. but my cluster is straight up weird cause its on, then its off. so if any of you can assist me on whats wrong then the sooner i can be a happy man....THANKS

I have the same damn problem! :faint:

[TheTimanator]

I have the same damn problem! :faint:
this thread is really old. Your brought it back just to say that?!

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[andrave]

I got a new HUD cluster and just plugged it in, and my HUD magically started working. If your cluster speedo isn't working, the HUD isn't going to.
I paid like 40 bucks for the whole cluster, including a spare HUD unit and harness, which I then sold for around 30 bucks with my broken stock cluster.
So I guess the net cost was around 10 bucks. pretty good.

[kazuo]

It is common for the Digital Clusters to break and stop working.

Easiest thing to do is get another one. JDM ones will work just fine by plugging them into existing Cluster's location, provided that the JDM one works. :)

Some people on FA have found success in taking a bottle of electronics cleaner to the circuit boards in the cluster. You can also try looking on the boards for fried capacitors, etc and try to fix them if you're competent at soldering.

Good luck

[fogleroller]

the HUD cluster on my 90 wasn't working when I bought the car. It would go on and off. I pulled it and looked at the back, someone already tried to repair it. There were bypass wires soldered on that came off. I replaced it with one that was not from California (missing check engine light), but it worked. My father repaired my original one, but I have yet to test it out.

So what I am trying to say is, pull your cluster out and look at the back. Usually it is repairable. You should see where the connections burned out.

[sr240mike]

These guys at PLMS would know how to fix it. PLMS developement (http://www.users.bigpond.com/webspace/plms/) They claim a 2 day turnaround as well.

[mrmephistopheles]

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