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Review on πŸš— ACECAR Universal Car Navigation HUD with OBD II/GPS Dual System – Upgraded Version for Google Map, Direction, Speed, Overspeed Warning, Mileage Measurement, Water Temperature – Fits All Vehicles by Charles Fowler

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Cards? nope in the video above

I wanted it to be a heads up display one proper review as it is promising. I worked with him and the support team to try and get all the features working, but unfortunately not. I still like this display for the speed and other information it shows, but the navigation part is missing. A small note: when you do this, remove the protective plastic. It's hard to tell if it's there because, unlike most screen protectors, there isn't a little tab to help you remove it. You have to sneak into the corner with your fingernail to take it off. Once you do this, the daytime reflection will be much better. I used this with my 2008 Nissan Frontier. It does not work with previous Nissan vehicles, although the OBD connector is the same and the data format is different. At Nissan, I can get temperature and other information from the engine. I like this information, but after a while I found that it was mostly boring and I didn't want it to flash in my face. On a cold morning it's nice to see the engine warm up quickly so I can turn on the heater, but other than that it doesn't help me drive. Frontier has the fuel economy information I've used previously with the Torque app for Android and I was hoping it would show up on the HUD. It is not. I have used this information in the past to learn how to drive more efficiently. The biggest disappointment with this HUD was the promise to work with Google Maps. I was hoping that there was some sort of hook in the Google Maps program that would show something on the screen. It's not like that at all. There is a HUD app called WiiYii. The app connects to the hub but the navigation function just freezes. There is a connection, since the application correctly displays the GPS location, there is simply no way to enter the address. That's Android 9 onwards. The displayed speed is determined by the built-in GPS, no matter what mode the HUD is in. I agree and find it more accurate than the dashboard. The tachometer panel looks neat but jumps around at 1000rpm. Steps. When you're not racing, you'll only see the last few streaks. I wish there were different options on some displays. One of the number areas only shows the battery voltage or the number of visible GPS satellites if you can't get the app to work. I don't need to know about it when driving. I mostly just use speed now. It's really good for that. It finds enough satellites to pick up speed in seconds. A note on the HUD: Most OEM HUD setups include some form of height adjustment. I usually mount the display at a height where it closes off the trunk of the vehicle in front while driving. I set this up for the smallest person driving a car.

Pros
  • DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBD MODE AND GPS MODE? - OBD shows more data than GPS. Data displayed in GPS mode: speed, voltage, trip distance, fuel consumption, 100km acceleration, compass, altitude, navigation distance, navigation arrow direction, overspeed alert, voltage alert, driving fatigue reminder. OBD mode shows everything except number of satellites GPS mode not showing also shows: RPM icon, water temp, hours, ride time, engine RPM alert, water temp alert
Cons
  • spurious