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Bonnet glare
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Bonnet glare
Driving west, into the sun, in the afternoon yesterday, the glare off the bonnet was bad, to the point of being dangerous, even though I was wearing sunglasses. Raising & lowering the seat didn't help much and the sun-visor, although it cut out the sun, obviously didn't help with the bonnet. OK, it didn't last long, but it was the first time I can remember being unsighted by my own car.
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Bonnet glare
Too much wax?
Bonnet glare
We have this on the A68 in the evenings on a regular basis, I found polarised sunglasses were a big improvement over normal sunglasses...
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Have to take care sunrise and sun set.. I can recall a few occasions of total unexpected blindness caused by combo of sun and other things.
Blinded by your own Zed though.
Blinded by your own Zed though.
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Rose tinted goggles?
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Maybe scotchpad the bonnet to cut down on the reflections?
Polarised sunglasses are roughly £70.
Scotchpad roughly £0.10p
You do the maths....
Polarised sunglasses are roughly £70.
Scotchpad roughly £0.10p
You do the maths....
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Follow the latest craze and paint the bonnet matt black, like a fighter jets nose.
I was blinded by an ambulance that turned in front of me. The LED flashing lights on the rear were so bright, I couldn't see the ambulance or the road ahead for a second or so.
LED's are in the same class as lasers and you can see why after that experience.
I was blinded by an ambulance that turned in front of me. The LED flashing lights on the rear were so bright, I couldn't see the ambulance or the road ahead for a second or so.
LED's are in the same class as lasers and you can see why after that experience.
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Hey Buster, that is spooky, I was just considering this yesterday after an identical experience.Busterboo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:30 pm Driving west, into the sun, in the afternoon yesterday, the glare off the bonnet was bad, to the point of being dangerous, even though I was wearing sunglasses. Raising & lowering the seat didn't help much and the sun-visor, although it cut out the sun, obviously didn't help with the bonnet. OK, it didn't last long, but it was the first time I can remember being unsighted by my own car.
I wonder is some sort of non reflective wrap?
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We're obviously not the only ones to have the same problem:
In the meantime, until I can think of a less ... er ... dramatic solution, less polish.
In the meantime, until I can think of a less ... er ... dramatic solution, less polish.
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I have "drivewear" lenses in my prescription sunglasses, and they DO cut down on reflections and glare massively...
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Just do what I do...
Move to NE Scotland.
We dont get much of a problem with the sun up here
Move to NE Scotland.
We dont get much of a problem with the sun up here
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As others have said get some sunglasses with polarising lenses, alternatively stop washing your car.
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Exactly !! but when does the sun shine that much in the UK?
Seriously, I never had an issue with mine out here in the West and the sun is crazy out here. (I lived in Alberta and drove to Arizona frequently)
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Bonnet glare
Its more of a function of higher latitudes with associated shallow angles of incidence that coincide with the position of the driver reference bonnet..!!!!