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I bought a new HU with an LCD display. Well, because of the angle of the dash, I cant see the display for sh!t, the numbers fade too much. Are there any decent HU's out there that will work for me?
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its the way our dashes are aimed. its not really horizontal, its more like slanted up a bit. so all HU's are gona have shitty glare i think.
i want to try getting a double din, and putting my alpine on the bottom. but nowhere sells that damn trim kit besides Autotoys.com and they charge 18 for the kit and 13 shipping. **** that.
heh, i wonder what would happen if you peeps took apart the faceplate then sprayed it with some antiglare coating or a thin layer of matte clear coat onto the shiny acrylic window...
1st off, are you sure there are not contrast adjustments that need to be made. 2nd, if glare persists, move your head unit to above the cupholders like I did. 3rd. Are your windows tinted?
The least work, and cheapest way out is to use my DIY on flip flopping the HU and Pocket, plus it looks clean as well, and you don't have to have any skill with f.glass.
As for the availability of the kit, anywhere that sells metra kits can order it. Just take them a part number, or call them with a part number and tell them you'd like them to order it for you. If they won't do that, ask them for metra's 1-800 number, and call them yourself and order it direct (I don't have the number handy or I'd provide it).
__________________ "Can you imagine what it feels like to have someone sit you down and tell you that you're dying? The gravity of that, hmm? Then the clock's ticking for you. In a split second your awe is cracked open. You look at things differently - smell things differently..... But most people have the luxury of not knowing when that clock's going to go off. And the irony of it is that that keeps them from really living their life. It keeps them drinking that glass of water but never really tasting it."
Should be $15 dollars shipped pretty much anywhere. I'm going to be updating that DIY in the coming days with step by step pics by the way.
__________________ "Can you imagine what it feels like to have someone sit you down and tell you that you're dying? The gravity of that, hmm? Then the clock's ticking for you. In a split second your awe is cracked open. You look at things differently - smell things differently..... But most people have the luxury of not knowing when that clock's going to go off. And the irony of it is that that keeps them from really living their life. It keeps them drinking that glass of water but never really tasting it."
there's no glare like you all are saying. It's the LCD crap. A regular display like the stock HU works fine at any angle. LCDs need to be seen straight on, just like an LCD TV. My question was are there any good HU's w/o LCD displays? BTW, the flip flop thingie is butt ass ugly imo.
Yes, plenty, you should look at some links that are all aroundthis forum in every thread that asks for advice about buying this product or that product.
__________________ "Can you imagine what it feels like to have someone sit you down and tell you that you're dying? The gravity of that, hmm? Then the clock's ticking for you. In a split second your awe is cracked open. You look at things differently - smell things differently..... But most people have the luxury of not knowing when that clock's going to go off. And the irony of it is that that keeps them from really living their life. It keeps them drinking that glass of water but never really tasting it."
there's no glare like you all are saying. It's the LCD crap. A regular display like the stock HU works fine at any angle. LCDs need to be seen straight on, just like an LCD TV. My question was are there any good HU's w/o LCD displays? BTW, the flip flop thingie is butt ass ugly imo.
Would you think the install was not butt ass ugly if the pocket were on the bottom?
That's interesting. You think changes the look to ugly by flipping it. I actually like the way it looks flipped, but to each his own. If glare is your issue, look into the Alpine 9835. The biolite display stays sharp all the time.
