Heads up display retrofit
02-07-2021, 11:41 AM
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Heads up display retrofit
Has anyone installed a Mercedes-Benz OEM HUD Heads-Up Display Retrofit Kit on a V167 or X167? Any issues? Looking for source and price.
02-07-2021, 07:47 PM
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Why does someone always ask this ridiculous question? Yes you can do it. It will cost 4 times as much money as it came from the factory. Thats without instalation which will cost a ton since you have to replace the entire dash. Furthermore, the windshield has to be replaced, another 2000 dollars. Thus more than 5000 dollars and counting!
02-08-2021, 09:37 AM
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Why does someone always ask this ridiculous question? Yes you can do it. It will cost 4 times as much money as it came from the factory. Thats without instalation which will cost a ton since you have to replace the entire dash. Furthermore, the windshield has to be replaced, another 2000 dollars. Thus more than 5000 dollars and counting!
02-08-2021, 10:06 AM
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Thank you for the input, but I am looking for a reliable source for information and supply, not conjecture. In Canada GLS HUD is only available in a package (which includes the gesture control ) which made it unjustifiable for that single option I wanted. I miss the HUD and if I do the work myself and get the parts for a reasonable price the only other cost will be to activate it at the dealer. I have read other threads on MB forums and it has been done successfully. The one poster who has done it on a X167 put the AMG HUD in and had it done in Vietnam and sourced the parts in Europe. The HUD unit itself from other recent models is available for about $700 USD and up. My research so far has indicated I do not need to replace the dash - just a piece of trim. There is a different windshield from MB with HUD, but the regular one still works. I would like to find out more facts on that windshield spec. difference. I will only retrofit if I can get the correct parts etc. for a reasonable price.
02-08-2021, 11:15 PM
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To be helpful - bringing this back into perspective - NO this hasn't been done by any member's here - and NO this hasn't been done by anyone I know - and NO this is not a project that I would even consider digging into.
You have cited "may be one guy in Vietnam" and I suggest that is a strong clue ....
You have cited "may be one guy in Vietnam" and I suggest that is a strong clue ....
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10-20-2021, 11:00 PM
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Was done to lexus IS's really easily and id assume its the same here. They make 1 wiring harness for these cars...think...why tf wouldnt they for ease of manufactuing and options get plugged in or dont. Grab the HuD dash, hud module itself, and plug it in. Only thing maybe missing would be the mbux system needing to be the higher end one.
