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### Step 3
Figure out how to attach your display to the mirror. I opted to 3d print a
frame that allows the iPad I was using to slide in from the side, with an
additional piece that fits in the side to make it appear more. I glued the
frame to the posterboard backing with E-600 craft adhesive; it feels pretty
solid.
additional piece that fits in to make it appear even from the outside.

The 3d printed frame was fun to design and print, but also a bit troublesome;
the desired dimensions were larger than the printer's printable area, so I had
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and can be found in the repository [here](https://github.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/tree/master/3d_models).

### Step 4
Glue the frame to the mirror-and-backing assembly. I also let this cure for a
few days with a weight on it.
Glue the frame to the mirror-and-backing assembly. I used E-600 craft adhesive
and let it cure for a few days with a weight on it; it feels pretty solid.

![The mirror, backing, and frame assembly](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/master/photos/4_small.jpg)

### Step 5
Turn on your display, connect it to the server, and make sure you're running in
full screen and that the display won't turn off.

![The mirror, backing, and frame assembly, plus the display](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/master/photos/5_small.jpg)

### Step 6
Close up the frame, add the power cord, and hang it up!

![With the side closed up](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/master/photos/6_small.jpg)

![All cabled up](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/master/photos/7_small.jpg)

![The finished product](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mgeraci/auto-hud/master/photos/8_small.jpg)

### Gotchas
Some things I learned while building this:
* Don't put tape on your mirror; when you take it off, it will take the
reflective coating with it.
* When you cut out the paper for the backing, leave a little extra. It is quite
hard to glue the paper to the mirror perfectly aligned. But it is quite easy to
hard to glue the paper to the mirror perfectly aligned, but it is quite easy to
trim the excess later.

### Where to buy a two way mirror
Like Hannah, I purchased my two way mirror at [Canal Platic Center](http://www.canalplastic.com),
where a 12" square mirror cost roughly $15. As she said, it is "a beautiful and
highly recommended establishment." Hannah has also compiled a list of places to
purchase mirrors: [Places to buy a two-way mirror]https://github.com/HannahMitt/HomeMirror/wiki/Places-to-buy-a-two-way-mirror)
purchase mirrors: [Places to buy a two-way mirror](https://github.com/HannahMitt/HomeMirror/wiki/Places-to-buy-a-two-way-mirror)

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