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      01-14-2020, 05:30 PM   #1
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Current gear HUD for DCT owners (DIY)

When driving the DCT in manual mode and especially when in a high gear at low rpms I might loose track of what gear I'm in. So I did a small kit that correctly calculates what gear I'm in from rpm and speed from OBD2/CAN bus and can display this on a OBD2 HUD or your own built led display with some tweaks.

It can display current gear, speed, water or oil temperature

All code, parts list and connection instructions are here:

https://github.com/MagnusThome/BMW-M...Gear-indicator
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I might lose track of what gear I'm in
Isn't there a gear indicator right there?

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Love the hud, only issue for me is they're obd2 based and that's where my obd2 datalogging equipment goes.
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This looks awesome though I'd wager far too technical for most. I'd love to get speed from the OBD2 port... Any chance you want to sell these?
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Isn't there a gear indicator right there?

Yeah but I have to look down for it and re focus. Up as a hud I don't even have to stop looking at the road straight ahead since I can see the gear (or speed) with the peripheral vision.
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This looks awesome though I'd wager far too technical for most. I'd love to get speed from the OBD2 port... Any chance you want to sell these?
To get speed just buy the OBD display, it displays speed and water temperature natively. My kit is just to fool it to show current gear too (and oil temp)
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Love the hud, only issue for me is they're obd2 based and that's where my obd2 datalogging equipment goes.
Me too, that's why I hook it up to the CAN bus leaving the OBD2 jack free for data logging bluetooth dongle. You can connect to the CAN bus anywhere, either use the OBD2 jack itself, on the back of the OBD2 jack directly to the two CAN bus wires or as I do from the instrument clusters CAN bus wires (I simply hooked up to the connector inside the cluster).
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Very clever!

Me, I'm old fashioned (as evidenced by my choice of manual transmission) and use the exhaust/engine sound to determine RPM and by guesstimating speed, can determine gear.

That's really the only option that is not offered in the M2 that I wish it had - HUD.
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Love the hud, only issue for me is they're obd2 based and that's where my obd2 datalogging equipment goes.
You can use en OBD splitter...
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You can use en OBD splitter...
That takes bandwidth from the port as a whole slowing down data logging or other critical equipment like water injection systems that require fast obd2 data speeds.....
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Again, just hook up to the CAN bus directly :-) Currently I'm on the PT-CAN in the cluster. I'm thinking of trying to hook up to the K-CAN at the headunit instead. Not sure if I can fetch the data from there though, but I'm going to test it out so I can control the display from the steering wheel "res" button. We'll see.
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I do not understand the need for this. You have a DCT all you need to be looking at is the RPM that should tell you when you want to shift/downshift, etc.
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Again, just hook up to the CAN bus directly :-) Currently I'm on the PT-CAN in the cluster. I'm thinking of trying to hook up to the K-CAN at the headunit instead. Not sure if I can fetch the data from there though, but I'm going to test it out so I can control the display from the steering wheel "res" button. We'll see.
Very cool if you can get this to work.
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Very cool if you can get this to work.
My datalogger (AIM Solo 2 DL) connects to the CAN on the FEM. Works great.
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Very cool. I always questioned why BMW never provided HUD for current M cars. I loved it when my buddy had his E60 M5 with gear indicator. I much prefer it over the gauge cluster.
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Can you get it to show RPM?
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Can you get it to show RPM?
Yes, it's up to what display you choose. I chose a clean uncluttered one with only three large digits and nothing more since I only want gear, speed and temps. But there are numerous that can show rpm too.

This kit is really only the added thing of getting current gear on to these kind of HUD displays because there is no reasonably priced solution out there for current gear.
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To get speed just buy the OBD display, it displays speed and water temperature natively. My kit is just to fool it to show current gear too (and oil temp)
What OBD Display?

I think the only thinking missing from the M2 is the HUD so I'd really be into this...and it would solve the OG "dash display is too dark to read" issue!
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What OBD Display?

I think the only thinking missing from the M2 is the HUD so I'd really be into this...and it would slove the OG "dash display is too dark to read" issue!
There are lots to choose from that you connect to the obd2 jack. The one I use is extremely simple just like I wanted it, there's a link to it in the parts list on the build page I linked to in my first post. If you want to look around for other models just search for OBD2 HUD on amazon, ebay, aliexpress. But not all are good, some are crappy have a lot of reflexes, need a mirror film on the window and so on.
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There are lots to choose from that you connect to the obd2 jack. The one I use is extremely simple just like I wanted it, there's a link to it in the parts list on the build page I linked to in my first post. If you want to look around for other models just search for OBD2 HUD on amazon, ebay, aliexpress. But not all are good, some are crappy have a lot of reflexes, need a mirror film on the window and so on.
Okay, do you mean this, and if so, does it need the mirror film?
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