traceit Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sometimes with the sun in my back the display is glaring me and makes me blind/sightless for some moments. The first thing disturbing me on my first ride. Any idea to make the display anti-glare (non-reflective)? Does something like this http://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/All-3M-Products/Consumer/Office-School-Craft-Supplies/Computer-Workspace-Products/Privacy-and-Screen-Protectors/Clear/Anti-Glare-Screen-Protector?N=8703169+8711017&rt=r3 fit and resist to water, UV, heat etc.? Rgds AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdog Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I haven't experienced the problem yet, but think a tinted smartphone glass protector available might solve the problem for cheap. Bonus is that there's no adhesive on them - they peel right off. Edit: Yep, that screen flash is serious, with the sun behind you. The static films are hard to see thru and came off in the wind. I'm trying a 2 7/8" x 6 3/4" piece of fine fiberglass screen from a screen door held in place with electrical tape. If the sun will come out and the rain will stop, I can tell you if it works. Edit 4/21: Got an e-mail from 3M. Their gold or black privacy screens do not prevent the flash off the display. However, the fine fiberglass mesh does break it up a bit, but makes the display a little tough to see unless you turn up the brightness on the menu. 2015 Grey FJ09 with a few tweaks, 2007 HD Street Glide - Good Bike + Good Friends = Good Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcophil Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I had this on my test ride, was thinking it may have been a fluke, angle of sun etc. would defo look for a fix if it happened a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FigJam-OhNine Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I find the left display is fine even under heavy glare. The right display not as much, but it's less critical riding info. I can still see it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lawrenceofsuburbia Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Sometimes with the sun in my back the display is glaring me and makes me blind/sightless for some moments. The first thing disturbing me on my first ride. Any idea to make the display anti-glare (non-reflective)? The 10 for <$2 a pack work perfectly! Each piece is perfect in vertical [em]height[/em] but shorter than the [em]width[/em] of the display screen, easily fixed by cutting a second piece of film in half with scissors, for a very neat self-adhesive bubble-free fix! Thanks to whoever suggested this fix! And I've still got eight pieces left..! L of S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member jimf Posted May 2, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 2, 2015 My first approach is going to be to add a shade. I had hoped to MacGuyver it using a piece of plastic from a take-out container, but it turns out to be a little too small (I guess I eat too little :-). A fresh piece of ABS should show up on Monday and I'll build the shade over the week and post pictures. The GPS needs a shade much more badly than the instrument cluster, so I'll be doing that too. 2015 FJ-09 (Mary Kate) 2007 Daytona 675 (Tabitha, ret.) 1998 Vulcan 800 (Ret.) 2001 SV650S (Veronica, Ret.) 2000 Intruder 800 (Ret.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member clint Posted May 5, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 5, 2015 My first approach is going to be to add a shade. I had hoped to MacGuyver it using a piece of plastic from a take-out container, but it turns out to be a little too small (I guess I eat too little :-). A fresh piece of ABS should show up on Monday and I'll build the shade over the week and post pictures. The GPS needs a shade much more badly than the instrument cluster, so I'll be doing that too. I bought THIS and cut it to the exact size of the display. Haven't had a chance to ride yet with it, but it looks (pun intended) promising. Piedmont of NC '15 FJ-09 '94 GTS-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandrake Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I noticed this for the first time yesterday. I guess my Shoei GT Air sports a polarization filter because when I flipped the sun visor up/down much of the reflection disappeared making the display somewhat visible instead of seeing nothing. So perhaps do a test with polarized sunglasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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