OT -Glare from dash of car

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 19, 2016

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All vehicles now have a 1/2 acre size dash making it near impossible to reach the inside of the winshield for cleaning--#2 problem is sun glare from the old big dash---what can be put on the dash or what can it be covered with to help with the glare?? Thanks for any thoughts and suggestions..

 

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Royse

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• Oct 19, 2016

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Dust will take care of it, just wait! LOL
Obviously I'm kidding. I would think that dull, soft matting that
is used to line tool box drawers might work. It could be cut to
shape, removed to clean and it is soft enough to mold into place.

 

gears

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• Oct 19, 2016

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There used to be a carpet type pad that was custom made/ordered available from JCWitney and SummitRacing.

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 19, 2016

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Thanks- will check on that.

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 19, 2016

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Thanks-good idea.

 

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charlie n

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• Oct 19, 2016

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Got that problem in the F150 and the Chevy. Solved it buy laying a hand towel on the dash. Made a big difference.Dark color works best. Good Luck.

 

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steve19438

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• Oct 20, 2016

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40 years ago mom used a light black cloth to cover he top of the dash.

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Thanks giys--knew you would come through with something that will work..

 

showcrop

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Wife? :shock:

 

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Bob Harvey

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Don't have the problem, but, IIRC, Armorall used to sell a spray for that purpose. Rather than shiny - flat finish. HTH

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Thanks-that would be great..

 

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R Geiger

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Sun glare? haven't seen that in a while. Do you need the sun for that?

 

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Jerry9N

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• Oct 20, 2016

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In the seventies we used Burnt Orange shag carpeting. Floors, walls, dash, ceiling. Van, bedroom, bathroom, everywhere!

Jerry

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Hmmm yea I think so--with my eye condition the brighter the sun the more problem I have--
then glare off of the dash sure don't help..I say I am a gloomy person who likes gloomy
days..Overcast or cloudy days--even clouds with showers are all my friends..

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 20, 2016

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Nice--yea, then I could hang an air freshener and another thing or two on the rear view mirror and put the little dog with bobbing head on the back glass shelf and I would be good to go..Problem solved--Thanks

 

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ericlb

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• Oct 20, 2016

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dash mat makes nice covers for nearly all vehicles now, all 9 of our private vehicles have one for just that reason

 

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steve19438

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• Oct 21, 2016

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eye doc says that condition results from cataracts.

 

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steve19438

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• Oct 21, 2016

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in the 70's I weighed 50lbs less than I do now.................

 

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Flatheadpete

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• Oct 21, 2016

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My '50 Ford throws wicked chrome reflections in my face quite often....I've learned to live with it.

 

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Tom N MS

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• Oct 21, 2016

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for you --had major eye problems all my life--certain things just can't be tolerated and
mess with what limited useful vision that I do have left..

 

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Bobcatter

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• Oct 23, 2016

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Polarized sunglasses solve many of the dash reflection problems. They can be the $10 or the $200 pair, take your pick.
The down side is that many electronic devices have polarized screens so that sometimes, when they are lined up, the screen looks black. Tilt your head or the screen to un-line them and make it visible again.