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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 02:01 AM
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Bought this one!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/GEYI...192f4c4dIHwR6O

I needed a reflector so took a membership card(blank credit card) and cut it a little to fit the HUD and bent it. Painted it grey metallic(only paint I had at home)
Took some black insulation tape to stick it to the HUD.






It came along with a reflector sheet so you can see it better in daylight but I didn't need it as it's easy visible at day and not disturbingly strong at night.

You can set a buzzer alarm for temperature and on my way to work yesterday the engine was around 93-94 degrees celsius. What temperature should I set for the buzzer to go off and warn me of high temp?

Damn, I need to dust me car!
 

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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 05:16 AM
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Interesting.
Does this one actually turn off with the car? I have the Autool, but it only goes to sleep and my Cteck never goes green.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by peterv8
Bought this one!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/GEYI...192f4c4dIHwR6O

I needed a reflector so took a membership card(blank credit card) and cut it a little to fit the HUD and bent it. Painted it grey metallic(only paint I had at home)
Took some black insulation tape to stick it to the HUD.






It came along with a reflector sheet so you can see it better in daylight but I didn't need it as it's easy visible at day and not disturbingly strong at night.

You can set a buzzer alarm for temperature and on my way to work yesterday the engine was around 93-94 degrees celsius. What temperature should I set for the buzzer to go off and warn me of high temp?

Damn, I need to dust me car!
I would set it at 104*C or around 220*F . The hottest I have seen is 215*F during the summer in traffic at 90*F in the states.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 06:38 AM
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That is pretty clever!
 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by old_dawg
Interesting.
Does this one actually turn off with the car? I have the Autool, but it only goes to sleep and my Cteck never goes green.
The display shuts down and powers up automatically so I see no issue with battery drain.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 08:17 AM
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Nice work Peter.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2019 | 10:25 AM
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Pity when I looked I never could find on using imperial measurements. C is not as good as F for me...
 
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Old Apr 6, 2019 | 11:05 AM
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Pity when I looked I never could find on using imperial measurements. C is not as good as F for me...
You can change it to Fahrenheit if that's what you mean.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2019 | 11:36 AM
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This is awesome!
 
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Old Apr 7, 2019 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by peterv8
You can change it to Fahrenheit if that's what you mean.
Are you sure? The description talks about changing the alarm temp below 120 but nothing about setting it up for `F versus `C.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2019 | 11:52 AM
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I just put it on dash
Works great even on sunny days

Highest temp I got yet was 95 C. Usual is 92
Is thar the engine sweet spot?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2019 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Ranchero50
Are you sure? The description talks about changing the alarm temp below 120 but nothing about setting it up for `F versus `C.
I have sent the seller I bought it from the question! I tried this morning myself but didn't get it to change so not sure it os possible but you can change it to mph. While trying the whole display lid up and I got a message "Temperature sensor fail"(or something like that)!? Pulled the OBD connector off and erased the code with my Icarsoft. Reconnected the HUD and it works as usaul again. Don't know if it was coincidence or not.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2019 | 05:22 AM
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I have ordered mine, so will be nice to know. But I can deal with it either way. If it registers anything over 95*C, I will be paying attention.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2019 | 10:25 AM
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Seller finally answered my question, the one I have (A200) only displays Celsius.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 12:35 AM
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Update!
The reflector I made of a plastic card didn't last, when summer came it flattened itself in the heat but found a piece of thin alloy sheet instead which won't react on heat!:-)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 05:43 AM
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I used this small Scangauge unit which turns off and on with the ignition. Comes up to the settings you select . I use it to read temperature and battery voltage but you can see the various options it will provide. I only wanted to read 2 functions and wanted it small enough that it doesn't obstruct anything. https://www.scangauge.com/products/scangauge-e/
 
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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 07:57 AM
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Yours is the better unit but mine looks neater IMOO:-)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 10:52 AM
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Where did you plug in the connector to get the coolant temp? I’m very interested in this too.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2019 | 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by badicedog
Where did you plug in the connector to get the coolant temp? I’m very interested in this too.
In the OBDII port
 
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