Retrofit Head Up Display

[IAN-jmcwi]

I was hoping some pistonheads might have first hand experience of retrofitting their car with head up display. My circumstance is that I have an import Forester STI with KMh only speedo. Unfortunately I can't get a fascia for the dial so having to look at alternatives. It is also needed in Northern Ireland for MOT to read in both mph & km unlike rest of UK ☹

Looking any recommendations please as there doesn't seem much on a Google search for real world reviews.

[SuperPav]

Any aftermarket HUD will always suffer from double-ghosting, as it won't have the correct tapered interlayer between the two layers of glass in the windscreen.

Having said that, these types of unbranded ones do a decent job in terms of brightness (important during daytime). Many now appear to be dual GPS and OBD2 compatible to read the speed.

https://amzn.to/2YFlYOl

I've not used this specific one, but had a play with a similar one a few years back, and it was fine, although as mentioned, the ghosting means it'll never be as professional looking as an OEM solution.

Still much better than a non-functioning speedo!

[jamesbilluk]

There seems to be a few on Amazon,

This one looks good, with not bad reviews, GPS or connected to OBD2 port

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Interface-OverS...

Edit, above post was done as I was searching..

[Camelot1971]

I tried a couple of different Amazon ones and to be honest, I found them more annoying than helpful. They are bright enough but the ghosting effect grates after a while and finding a suitable place on the dash can be difficult, depending on the car.

[Squishey]

Are you sure that you can't get a dial facia? Lockwood list lots of different ones for the Forester on their website. Or could you buy some 2nd hand clocks from a UK car?