A dark background, and light colored, mirrored letters are all that is needed to “project” your message from dash to windshield. You can do it with a printer, but it’s ink-intensive, so I put my diecutter to work instead.
This is white vinyl on black cardstock, but white cardstock letters would work fine, too.
A couple of caveats. It only works when light is shining through the windshield (so during the day and under street lights) and polarized lenses dull the effect significantly for the viewer. But hey, it’s cheap and this low tech heads up display is a cool way to surprise a special someone with an encouraging message (hijack their fancy sunglasses first) or remind yourself of something important.
While this is legal in most if not all states, you obviously should not obstruct the driver’s field of view at all. I recommend removing it or flipping it over while driving.
Katie says
what a fun idea…thanks for sharing…
Katherine A says
What a cute idea! I’m going to do this for my hubby on Valentine’s Day.
giovibi says
Nice idea !!!
Barb Smith Lindsey says
wow cool!