Windshield Glare

[Pasha Saleh]

My RCR40 has a hazardous degree of glare off the windshield which I think is coming from the dash. In low sun angle conditions, it can be momentarily totally blinding. I finished the dash in Wurth Black Satin Trim Paint thinking the low sheen would be suitable for the dash but now I'm wondering if that is what is contributing to this problem.

Any suggestions on reducing/eliminating the sun glare?

 

[Mike Pass]

Even satin black is too shiny in bright sunshine due to the steep angle of the windscreen. if the screen is already in and you can't spray it matt black try covering with black alcantara. I have this on top of my quite shiny leather covered dash and it is OK.
Cheers
Mike

 

[Pasha Saleh]

Thank you, very helpful! I may see if I can mask the screen carefully and respray flat black and if that makes no difference look into covering it.

 

[Paulbav]

Polarised sun glasses = problem fixed.

 

[Ian Anderson]

Polarised sun glasses = problem fixed.

Decent polarised ones
And they may not be the most expensive…..
test in the shop get 2 pairs hold them up to a light and look through both pairs one lens in front of the other … now rotate one pair and when at right angles = no light penetration. No slowly do it again and check the angle where the light is no longer visible. Try with other makes and the pair that goes black/no light seen at the smallest angle is the better lens.

I used to work in a company that sold about 6m pairs of sunglasses annually.

Ian

 

[Brian Kissel]

Very interesting Ian. I don’t usually wear sunglasses because my vision sucks due to a stroke a few years ago. Do they offer good clip ons also??

Regards Brian

 

[Rob Klein]

Very interesting Ian. I don’t usually wear sunglasses because my vision sucks due to a stroke a few years ago. Do they offer good clip ons also??

Regards Brian

 

[Rob Klein]

bring back the blue blockers

 

[Brian Kissel]

Thanks Rob. I’ll look into something like that. My wife’s 98 year old Gray Aunt had something like that. I had forgotten all about those.

Regards Brian

 

[Rob Klein]

there is also some comercial films that you can use, solaris makes film for windows that will reduce the glare and are clear.

 

[Randy V]

Can you just throw a black towel on top of the dash to see if that helps? There are glass tinting shops that will now install filter material on windshields. A friend had his truck windshield done a couple years ago with anti-uv and it made a world of difference !

 

[Nick]

Decent polarised ones
And they may not be the most expensive…..
test in the shop get 2 pairs hold them up to a light and look through both pairs one lens in front of the other … now rotate one pair and when at right angles = no light penetration. No slowly do it again and check the angle where the light is no longer visible. Try with other makes and the pair that goes black/no light seen at the smallest angle is the better lens.

I used to work in a company that sold about 6m pairs of sunglasses annually.

Ian

So what make of polarised sunglasses would you choose to wear

 

[Ian Anderson]

Hi Nick.
I wear prescription glasses and have had some done with a polarised lens which were OK

Best I used to use was a pair that cost £8 from Tesco, These were oversize and I wear them over my normal glasses when needed.

They also had clip ons around the same time but they were the wrong shape for my prescription set.

Ian

 

[JimmyMac]

So what make of polarised sunglasses would you choose to wear

Seregeti Strata 5324 Aviator

Serengeti 5324 Strata Aviator Sunglasses

Buy Serengeti 5324 Strata Aviator sunglasses at Vintage Sunglasses Shop.

www.vintagesunglassesshop.com

Originally made by Corning for aerospace use. These were comparatively very expensive at the time but I am still using the same pair that I bought on their release in the 80s.
They are superb protection for flyfishing and driving.

 

[Lee Patterson]

You can buy replacement plastic lenses that fit many of the popular sunglass frames back to vintage stuff from a company called FUSE lenses. They polarize, coat, etc. I have purchases several pairs to replace old scratched lenses. The Pantera has the same problem with sun glare. I find the best solution is not to drive facing the sun much

 

I have had the same issue on my Stratos and covering my dash with alcantara cured it completely. It also looked superb with colour coded stiching......

 

[Chris]

Anyone had theirs flocked? Any reason why that isn't a good idea? That's what I am thinking of doing with mine.

 

[Howard Jones]

Maui Jim sunglasses. I have tried these out on the ocean, snow skiing in the mountains, and driving. They even work better than Varney's who I believed were the best for a long time.
I have a pair of these in my gt40. They work better than anything I have tied. Here's the lens tech page below as well as the tech page for Varney. You can surf the rest of their catalogs from there.

PolarizedPlus2® Lens Colors and Materials | Maui Jim®

PolarizedPlus2® technology goes beyond shielding your eyes from glare and harmful UV to reveal and enhance the world’s true vivid colors in detail.

www.mauijim.com

Lynx™ technology

Vuarnet, pure protection since 1957-the best mineral glass and polarized sunglasses made in France.

us.vuarnet.com

 

[Randy V]

Anyone had theirs flocked? Any reason why that isn't a good idea? That's what I am thinking of doing with mine.

It used to be quite a common practice. I‘ve never had it done as I was concerned (probably not an issue) that bits of flock would, over-time and with air movement, become dislodged and airborne…. As a sufferer of easy eye irritation, I take a lot of precautions…

 

[Richard Milner]

Just read these posts. Same problem here, solved with black alcantara cut to shape, kills the glare, period.