My Baby is here! Plus an HUD problem/question?
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I do not know think the HUD is that low. Here is a pic of mine for comaprison:
Originally Posted by Canada545' post='294010' date='Jun 7 2006, 03:56 PM
I also have HUD and mine (IMO) is very low ... I'm 6'2" and I have to adjust my seat up enough to see the HUD. When I do, its only an inch or two above the front hood. I would like it at least 2 - 3 inch higher.
That all said, you can make only minor adjustments to you HUD, nothing that will move it up 2 - 3 inches. I had the BMW Western Canada Service Rep sit down with me and go through the whole thing.
So, if you find out the BWM NA can make your HUD go up, please let me know and I'll go back to my dealer with your information. BTW, if you do get any work done, please take before and after pictures of the image.
You can see the "ICEMAN" images of his HUD in his photo galary.
That all said, you can make only minor adjustments to you HUD, nothing that will move it up 2 - 3 inches. I had the BMW Western Canada Service Rep sit down with me and go through the whole thing.
So, if you find out the BWM NA can make your HUD go up, please let me know and I'll go back to my dealer with your information. BTW, if you do get any work done, please take before and after pictures of the image.
You can see the "ICEMAN" images of his HUD in his photo galary.
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Originally Posted by fq1' post='294900' date='Jun 9 2006, 01:05 AM
I do not know think the HUD is that low. Here is a pic of mine for comaprison:
Can you see the entire display if the seat is down close to its bottom setting? And how tall are you?
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='294903' date='Jun 8 2006, 11:17 PM
I think that's about right.
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Originally Posted by wavehogger' post='294002' date='Jun 7 2006, 03:43 PM
Boy it's been a long 9 weeks. But yesterday 6/6/06 my little devil child arrived at the dealer. 
I should be picking Damien up on Sat as long as the paperwork gets here by Friday. So of course I spent about an hour sitting inside making sure everything worked.. It was heaven.. Pure Bliss...
However, I was not happy to find that the Heads Up Display was positioned really low. In fact I didn't even think it was working until I grabbed the wheel and lifted myself up to see it. Now I'm 5'6 but even a salesmen had some trouble seeing it (he's 6'0) unless the seat was raised all the way up. I could still barely see it with the seat up all the way.. So we went in to talk to the service tech and he was pleasant and explained how it's only millimeters that it's adjustable. So I came home and read all the past threads where others had the same issue. Even a few car reviews made note of this problem. One member did show a before and after pic and it was slightly higher after they adjusted it. I guess anything would help.
My question is: Has anyone had their HUD vertical height adjusted and if so how much higher was it? Could you see it with the seat down low? I'm not sure whether I want them to take apart the display and go diggin in there if they aren't going to be able to make much of a difference.
I stuck in a few pics. Enjoy..
I should be picking Damien up on Sat as long as the paperwork gets here by Friday. So of course I spent about an hour sitting inside making sure everything worked.. It was heaven.. Pure Bliss...However, I was not happy to find that the Heads Up Display was positioned really low. In fact I didn't even think it was working until I grabbed the wheel and lifted myself up to see it. Now I'm 5'6 but even a salesmen had some trouble seeing it (he's 6'0) unless the seat was raised all the way up. I could still barely see it with the seat up all the way.. So we went in to talk to the service tech and he was pleasant and explained how it's only millimeters that it's adjustable. So I came home and read all the past threads where others had the same issue. Even a few car reviews made note of this problem. One member did show a before and after pic and it was slightly higher after they adjusted it. I guess anything would help.
My question is: Has anyone had their HUD vertical height adjusted and if so how much higher was it? Could you see it with the seat down low? I'm not sure whether I want them to take apart the display and go diggin in there if they aren't going to be able to make much of a difference.
I stuck in a few pics. Enjoy..
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The seat is at its lowest at the back end (comfort seats). About 6'.
Originally Posted by wavehogger' post='295006' date='Jun 9 2006, 06:48 AM
Can you see the entire display if the seat is down close to its bottom setting? And how tall are you?
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Originally Posted by fq1' post='295583' date='Jun 10 2006, 01:27 PM
The seat is at its lowest at the back end (comfort seats). About 6'.
Yawwwwn, Well I didn't have any alcohol yesterday/last night, but boy do I feel like I have a hang over.
After 12 hours of 'car time', I, my best friend, and a few others are just in awe... Finally the rain is gone and I can do some detailing today, it's a mess. Update on the HUD: I was happy to see that they were able to raise it quite a bit. Now with the seat down almost all the way, how I like it, I can see everything almost perfect. Just the very bottom edge sometimes is not visible depending on how I sit and look down at it, but 99% of the time I can read it just fine.. and for anyone who thinks they might want to order it, try it out.. I don't think I'll ever turn it off. Time for some coffee..
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