Sorry to ask but this is bugging me...

What is the small glass looking thing that you see in front of drivers attached to the windscreen on some cars ?

Looks slightly frosted perhaps



 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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for holding parking ticket/receipts company passes.

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Well blinking heck, there's me thinking it was something technical!!!

Talk about over thinking something bit silly right over steering wheel mind as awkward to get stuff in and out


 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Don't some cars have something like that for a "headsup " display. Didn't some Peugeot cars have it ? Just googled it, loads of different types out there. 2007 TD4 XS The work horse that earns its up keep
2013 SD4 HSE The posh one for towing the caravan
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Last edited by Milothedog on 10th Mar 2020 7:34 pm. Edited 2 times in total

Yes - heads up display.

Now you mention its position .... yes poor man's head up display.

I thought we were still talking FL2s, until I noticed
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Thanks all, I can now sleep easier




 If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Two further options; Could be a recording camera; or- in my case, a French motorway toll Tag.

Aveling wrote:

Yes - heads up display.

What about one of these.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HUDWAY-Glass-Disp...B01LX2XO5R Andy
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SeeFive wrote:

Aveling wrote:

Yes - heads up display.

Really? That is very surprising to need a different material with today’s technology.

The HUD on my Vette (first introduced in the late 90’s C5 Corvette) displayed directly onto the windscreen glass. You could choose your instruments, brightness and position of the display within reason too and it didn’t need any special bits added to the windscreen.

The large digit speed display element was a proper license saver in a car that would do 70 at <1300 revs and with a difficult-to-read 300mph speedo.

A lot of the modern vehicle HuDs use a small plastic screen away from the windscreen, often the demist vents (their depth from the screen) preclude using the windscreen as HuD, they are not that sophisticated, not exactly an F35  Regards

David

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