HUD... I lasted ~3 days

abrandonment · 04-13-2024, 11:31 PM

I finally turned it off. It's informative and maybe fantastic on the track but I couldn't make it work.

Just too distracting.

JCoR · 04-14-2024, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by abrandonment

I finally turned it off. It's informative and maybe fantastic on the track but I couldn't make it work.

Just too distracting.

Funny, I'm complete opposite. I forget about mine 90% of the time, stare right through it. I keep looking at the dash (muscle memory) and have top tell myself that info is on the HUD.

HiFi · 04-14-2024, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by abrandonment

I finally turned it off. It's informative and maybe fantastic on the track but I couldn't make it work.

Just too distracting.

its a lot better in sport mode than normal. Cant do the normal mode hud

BLKM · 04-14-2024, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by abrandonment

I finally turned it off. It's informative and maybe fantastic on the track but I couldn't make it work.

Just too distracting.

HUD is saving me losing my licence… that continuous ‘distraction’ of the speed display is doing its job slowing me down lol

MPowerLUFC · 04-14-2024, 04:23 AM

I generally like the HUD in normal mode. If it didn’t have the blue it would be less distracting. I keep hoping some software update gives an option to remove it.

abrandonment · 04-14-2024, 08:45 AM

I think I struggle because to lower it enough that it's not in the way gets over the plane and it's cropped from beneath.

Maybe I'm sitting too low but that certainly feels like something I signed up for in a car like this.

ScottyRyan2019 · 04-14-2024, 10:31 AM

What HUD? Oh yeah, that thing I barely notice.

JABCAT · 04-14-2024, 12:25 PM

I'm the opposite as I rely exclusively on the HUD and do not look at the gauge display at all. I guess it's a function of 3 of our 4 vehicles have HUD. We travel a lot and most rental cars don't have HUD, so I have to re-train my eyes.

sacowich · 04-14-2024, 01:39 PM

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I'm the opposite as I rely exclusively on the HUD and do not look at the gauge display at all. I guess it's a function of 3 of our 4 vehicles have HUD. We travel a lot and most rental cars don't have HUD, so I have to re-train my eyes.

I’m the same. Can’t live without it.
Check the dash only for tire/oil temp. I do only use sport hud with tach.

Carefree · 04-14-2024, 01:52 PM

My first BMW with HUD. Glad I optioned the car with it.

iifymbro · 04-14-2024, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HiFi

its a lot better in sport mode than normal. Cant do the normal mode hud

is there a way to make sport stay on, or bind it to one of the wheel M buttons? Surely BMW didn't code it so we have to click the m-mode button then sport then back out every drive....

stashstein · 04-14-2024, 04:42 PM

I didn't option it but my wife's x3 m40 has it and I can't stand it. Luckily you can disable/ enable per profile

Ravenseal · 04-14-2024, 07:01 PM

Best $1,200 I never spent.

sacowich · 04-14-2024, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by iifymbro

is there a way to make sport stay on, or bind it to one of the wheel M buttons? Surely BMW didn't code it so we have to click the m-mode button then sport then back out every drive....

There is a module/dongle you can buy. Easy instal. I use it. It binds sport display to M1/M2.

apez · 04-15-2024, 08:21 AM

I have had a BMW with a HUD for like 10 years. There was no way I would buy a car without it.

I don't even consciously notice it most of the time, but I do rely on it for speed and directions.

fcman · 04-15-2024, 10:35 AM

I was like this for a while, loved my C7 hud but turned off the m2 one after a few days, thought it was massive and obstructed too much. Now I don’t even notice it anymore, feels natural just like my corvette’s

abrandonment · 04-15-2024, 12:24 PM

Update: back on this morning.. we'll see.

Smilodon · 04-15-2024, 12:27 PM

First car with one, and I love it. I already miss it when I'm in my truck.

What I do find distracting is dealing with the main dashboard. As with the HUD, the sport mode seems a little better. But, with the HUD, I rarely need to look at it while driving.

Shadak · 04-15-2024, 12:36 PM

I almost always turn HUD off in every car, never found a reason to keep it on, might be OK on a track for revs. Its not obstructive but I just rarely find use, maaaaybe when I need satnav, not sure.

MADBMWX5MC · 04-15-2024, 12:56 PM

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What HUD? Oh yeah, that thing I barely notice.

Ha! That's funny right there...after awhile that's true. For me, on my other two, I keep looking for it....

Legit · 04-15-2024, 02:09 PM

I absolutely love mine. To each their own

ScottyRyan2019 · 04-15-2024, 07:52 PM

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Ha! That's funny right there...after awhile that's true. For me, on my other two, I keep looking for it....

Yeah, I've had so many vehicles with HUD I simply turn down the brightness on it and only look down at it when I have to. But then again when I drive I'm looking far out and constantly scanning front and sides and mirrors and not just looking at my hood.

04-13-2024, 11:31 PM	#1
abrandonment Lieutenant 799 Rep 480 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	HUD... I lasted ~3 days I finally turned it off. It's informative and maybe fantastic on the track but I couldn't make it work. Just too distracting.
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MPowerLUFC New Member 4 Rep 13 Posts Drives: Was F87 now G87 Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I generally like the HUD in normal mode. If it didn’t have the blue it would be less distracting. I keep hoping some software update gives an option to remove it.
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04-14-2024, 08:45 AM	#6
abrandonment Lieutenant 799 Rep 480 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	I think I struggle because to lower it enough that it's not in the way gets over the plane and it's cropped from beneath. Maybe I'm sitting too low but that certainly feels like something I signed up for in a car like this.
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JABCAT Professor 2280 Rep 1,827 Posts Drives: '23 M2 & '22 X3 M Competition Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Prosper, TX/Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	I'm the opposite as I rely exclusively on the HUD and do not look at the gauge display at all. I guess it's a function of 3 of our 4 vehicles have HUD. We travel a lot and most rental cars don't have HUD, so I have to re-train my eyes.
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stashstein Private First Class 210 Rep 178 Posts Drives: Mazda MX5 Join Date: Nov 2022 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	I didn't option it but my wife's x3 m40 has it and I can't stand it. Luckily you can disable/ enable per profile
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04-15-2024, 08:21 AM	#15
apez Lieutenant 650 Rep 430 Posts Drives: BMW G87 M2, F25 X3 Join Date: May 2022 Location: VERMONT iTrader: (1) Garage List 2024 BMW M2 [7.62] 2015 BMW X3 [7.25]	I have had a BMW with a HUD for like 10 years. There was no way I would buy a car without it. I don't even consciously notice it most of the time, but I do rely on it for speed and directions.
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04-15-2024, 10:35 AM	#16
fcman Captain 670 Rep 988 Posts Drives: 2023 G87 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I was like this for a while, loved my C7 hud but turned off the m2 one after a few days, thought it was massive and obstructed too much. Now I don’t even notice it anymore, feels natural just like my corvette’s
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04-15-2024, 12:24 PM	#17
abrandonment Lieutenant 799 Rep 480 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	Update: back on this morning.. we'll see.
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Smilodon Private 121 Rep 75 Posts Drives: '24 M2 Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: Space Coast Florida iTrader: (0)	First car with one, and I love it. I already miss it when I'm in my truck. What I do find distracting is dealing with the main dashboard. As with the HUD, the sport mode seems a little better. But, with the HUD, I rarely need to look at it while driving.
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04-15-2024, 12:36 PM	#19
Shadak Private 78 Rep 98 Posts Drives: M2 G87 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: CZ iTrader: (0)	I almost always turn HUD off in every car, never found a reason to keep it on, might be OK on a track for revs. Its not obstructive but I just rarely find use, maaaaybe when I need satnav, not sure.
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04-15-2024, 02:09 PM	#21
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