Front window glare protection from the sun

Submitted: Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 19:48

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Member - Kim M (VIC)

I have a current model Prado that has poorly designed sun visors particularly to the right of the driver and the area around the mirror.

Went into a couple of motor spare places and asked is they still produced those stick on windscreen shade protectors, only to be met with a blank stare.

Seems I remember a fella telling once you can get a transfer similar to the shade treatment built into the windscreen of the current Commodore.

Any one know if these things are still around and where I might get one?

Regards

Kim

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Reply By: Gazal Champion - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 19:59

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 19:59

Hi Kim M,

Any window tinting expert should be able to help here.

I know the type you are talking about, they were all the rage quite some years ago. Some were plain blue, others had Holden or ford written on them.

They should be able to fit or supply a plain strip of tint to go across the top of your windscreen on the inside. It is also easy to install yourself with some detergent, water and a cloth.

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Bruce.

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Follow Up By: Gazal Champion - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:04

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:04

I just read your post again and realised you may be talking about the weathershield fitted to the drivers door. If so I have another suggestion and that is to spray paint the top of the weathershield with white paint in the area above the vision line.

A taxi driver freind put me onto that one and I have done it with every car I have had, with a weathershield, since.
Works well.

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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:33

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:33

Gidday Bruce

Never gave that a thought. There's a few of them around here. I'll go and have a chat to them.

The quack brought all this on just recently, saying I had benign cancer problems on the face and the right hand from too much time in the sun.

Fella I work with has the same problem and has just spent $350 tinting the car.

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:33

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:33

As I understand it, UV radiation doesn't travel through glass... I'll have to check on that...

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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:37

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:37

I was partly correct... but wrong. It does happen:

http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=5413

http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae603.cfm

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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:45

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:45

Gday Kim,
One lucky thing I have over you is we are still way ahead of the times.....Only last year.....1960 I reckon it was, they bought out these things called spectecles......In bloody colours.
In fact an old dinosour..I think his name was Willem...just got me on the telegraph...

SUNGLASSES I reckon he called them!!!

All $hiit aside... just spoke to Willem ..the bad asr$es cant go where they wanted! Slight change of dest.

Cheers

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Follow Up By: Member - Kim M (VIC) - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 21:57

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 21:57

Hairy

Appears to me son that your becoming a bit of an urbanite. I think Footy an I need to lead you down the path to self righteous. That other fella you mentioned will only complicate matters even more.

Over the weekend I'll post a story about skinning warm possums.....bit of educational matter for a young fella! Read it an you'll learn about fuss.

What happen with Willem?

LOL

Regards

Kim

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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Sydney. - Friday, May 16, 2008 at 08:19

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 08:19

That's a bummer Hairy . Now he will probably want to go somewhere where he can find bottle tops with his new detector !

Willie .

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Follow Up By: Member - Royce- Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:39

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 12:39

I wonder if I'm the only one who finds this.

Sunglasses just don't work for me. Glare seems to effect me just as much with or without. If the sun shines directly into my eyes through sunglasses, I'm blinded just the same and in fact can see a lot less effectively if they aren't perfectly clean.

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Follow Up By: Hairy (NT) - Friday, May 16, 2008 at 17:23

Friday, May 16, 2008 at 17:23

Gday,
It sounds a bit like the boys were trying to get some access to blackfella land, Willem was being diplomatic but Noel wasnt quite that polite.

LOL

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