reversing camera and tinting
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I've got a Nissan GU cab/chassis. I have fitted a reversing camera that clips over the existing rear view mirror. It is virtually useless in
bright sunshine. Has anyone had there windows tinted to overcome this as was it effective
Reply By: Ozhumvee - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 12:46
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 12:46
Try making a thin cardboard hood for it, probably need to only extend it out on the top and sides by about 30mm to stop the light shining directly on the screen. I did this in the bus at work and it made a huge difference even though the windows on the bus were nearly black from the outside there was still a lot of light on the screen.
If the cardboard works, just spray it matt black and use black cloth tape to attach it, nobody will be any the wiser and it will look ok as
well.
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Reply By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 13:07
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 13:07
A lot of that stuff is virtualy useless in
bright sun RMB.
Including the majority of GPS units and 90% of pc's.
The tint does help, particularly in you get darkest (warning this
reduces mobile phone/ GPS reception - without external aerials).
But you are still facing into a screen with a
bright background
and this further upsets your eyes.( I also like Ozhumvee's suggestion above )
Its expensive but a full tinted windscreen is a possibly.
Its worth getting a piece of windscreen film offcut and putting it behind the rear vision mirror to ease the impact on your eyes .
Mounting screen such that it is partially shaded e.g. below dash level also helps
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Follow Up By: Baz&Pud (Tassie) - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 15:52
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 15:52
Just a comment from some one who knows nothing, i thought it was illegal to have your windscreen fully tinted.
Cheers
Baz
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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:02
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:02
Hi Baz
It doesn't work that way with windscreen - you don't get someone to apply tint to it.
Instead you buy a special made replacement windscreen with layer of Uv and max legal tint inlaid between glass layers.
Think was $600 for GU's
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Follow Up By: PradOz - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:36
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:36
I have the real dark tint and i havent noticed any problems with glare on the GPS. But I have in daughters car, so tint maybe the solution.
Also the tint has never ever interfered with reception to my GPS or mobile phones. Actually had the GPS on a couple weeks back and decided i didnt need it as i thought i knew where to go, so put it away inside its case and that into a large pencil case i keep it all in and through it onto front passenger
seat. I drove off and as i headed to first corner i heard someone talking and realised it was the GPS telling me where to go and it kept working that way all the way to my destination 20 mins later, despite being in two cases and lying on the
seat. I had forgotten to turn it off when putting away. I couldnt believe it would work like that so makes a me think i will fit it lower off dash somewhere rather than on glass so these idiots that like to break in to cars to steal them dont see the tell tale rings on the screen left behind (so GPS worked with dark tint and inside two cases - mad hey!)
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:50
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 16:50
The reason these dont work
well is they are a mirror after all and the screen brightness cannot overcome the reflection in the mirror.
I found the only thing that worked was a translucent overlay that you would get from a
sign writers.
This stops that part of the mirror from reflecting and still allows you to see the camera picture.
I gave up cut the power wire and have an 8 in screen mounted in front of the dash.
Cheers you have wasted your money I"m afraid.
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 21:08
Thursday, Apr 09, 2009 at 21:08
The cars that GPS's dont work in have a factory metallic type tint which inhibits the signal.
You can tell them when you are wearing sunglasses when driving.
They are the ones that have a purplish colour.
BMW and some other European cars mainly
Probably the metalic stuff for DIY does the same.
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