1994 Cutlass Supreme HUD installation.

[IrvineADL]

Hello all, I'm a long time reader of this site but I just got around to registering, specifically to find any help to my dilemma.

I am trying to install a Heads up Display on my 1994 Cutlass Supreme WITHOUT automatic climate control. I was at the junkyard and found a Heads up Display from a 92 Cutlass Supreme. I took the HUD, dimmer and height switches, dash, and wires. The problem now is that I am completely dumbfounded of how to wire it in. I did search the forums and I found pin read outs but this is the first time I've ventured into the electrical mod forest and and I am terrified of permanently maiming or causing some horrible ungodly electrical fire to my car.

Now, my main question is what am I wiring the HUD wires too? Like really, I have no clue where to wire them too. Pictures of donor HUD's installed on Cutlass Supreme's like mine would help tremendously. If that's not possible however, can someone assist me in a very N00b level of explaining the complete instructions to installing this? Installing this HUD has become the car equivalent of landing a man on the moon for me.

Thanks in advance,

-IrvineADL

[rich_e777]

Good luck

Been on the lookout for one myself but no luck in the yard near me. I read alittle bit and there is alot of wiring work involved. Its going to be similar to the car you pulled it from so i hope you was paying attention.

[94 olds vert]

Look to see if it's prewired first. Check behind the cluster and headlight switch for an extra connctor. IIRC Its a blue one.

[1994RedVert]

Good luck, I love my HUD.

[IrvineADL]

Unfortunately it is not pre-wired. With that in mind, where do I connect the HUD wires too? The wires that lead into the main instrument cluster?

[1988PhantomFE3]

What route (path) should I run the HUD Control wires and cable along the dash, from the Sportspod to the top of the dash cluster area? If anyone has a pic, that would be best for me. (Never read Playboy, just looked at the pictures )

[94 olds vert]

The HUD control wire. Goes up from the sport pod around the ECC and around the radio to the right. Then behind the radio run it along the bottom of the windshield. Then put it under the bracket for the HUD.

[1988PhantomFE3]

AWESOME! Many Thanks 94OldsVert

[94 olds vert]

Here this should make it a little more clear. Future reference for anyone who may need it.

[1988PhantomFE3]

I've been rackin my brain trying to figure out how to mount the DIS...stupid me just looked at the back of the sportspod surround...DUH!!! Thanks for the drawing too, YOU'RE so knowledgable with all this stuff. If I ever make it to a meet, I hope eveyone has their screenname on T shirts!

[94 olds vert]

Unfortunately it is not pre-wired. With that in mind, where do I connect the HUD wires too? The wires that lead into the main instrument cluster?

Yes the wires that go to the cluster are the ones you will connect to the HUD. You will need the speedo wire, check guages, turn singals, brights, fuel gauge line( not sure if that applies to a CS. Then you can also get your power and grounds from the cluster as well.

If you only want the speedo to work on the HUD, then just connect that and only have a digital read out for the MPH.

http://i.imgur.com/gXbOV.png

http://i.imgur.com/9HR8f.png

[94 olds vert]

I've been rackin my brain trying to figure out how to mount the DIS...stupid me just looked at the back of the sportspod surround...DUH!!! Thanks for the drawing too, YOU'RE so knowledgable with all this stuff. If I ever make it to a meet, I hope eveyone has their screenname on T shirts!

LOL Everyone needs stickers that say "Hello my screenname is ..."

[1994RedVert]

I agree. I would love to make it to a meet to meet you all. I really appreciate all the help you have all given me. I am so excited to have this car. It doesn't look as good as all the ones on here. But, it is almost 20 years old. But I bought it for a project.

[1988PhantomFE3]

I'm doing the HUD, Digi Dash, and DIS all at the same time. I'm sure I'll get lost here and there, so please bare with me if I ask too many questions. I saved your drawing/diagrams to my desktop and plan on refering to them often! Also going thru all the threads to pick info up there too. I'm a little unclear exactly where to splice into the main harness and what to run where for everything to work? I also thought the HUD was prewired and I didn't have to run anything else anywhere else? I did find that connector behind the ECC.

[94 olds vert]

Most 94s should be prewired. Check behind the cluster and headlight switch should be an unused blue connector tied up with electrical tape.

The small 3 or 4 pin connector you may have to look hard to find. Did you remove the ECC? It can be tucked in there quite well.