07-19-2020, 06:51 PM | #1 |
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My dash glare prevention solution
When driving in certain directions during a sunny day, there is an uncomfortable glare from two horizontal trim pieces on the dash.
To minimize the glare, I installed two strips of matte finish pin striping, which helps a lot. |
07-21-2020, 11:38 AM | #3 | |
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I've been wanting to do something like that but didn't know where to start. What product did you use? |
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07-21-2020, 04:12 PM | #4 |
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One of the things I really like about the F30 is how the iDrive screen is never hard to read, even in bright sun. On my G20 test drive I noticed this reflection right away. Surprised they didn't correct it before release.
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07-21-2020, 09:41 PM | #6 |
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Trim Material
The adhesive backed material comes in a roll. It's matte black color, "Oracal 651 Intermediate Car Vinyl Matte," available at Michaels.com (and maybe in the store ?).
Cut the strips slowly and carefully with an X-acto No. 1 knife from Walmart or Michaels. Use a metal straight edge to make crisp and straight cuts on the material, and cut the ends to match the angle of the adjacent panel switches. I measured the surfaces that create the glare and cut the top strip a little wider than the bottom one. |
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BMW should not wait for LCI to fix trim issue.
There are really not much I would bitch about this car, but the Sun from the aft-starboard quarters does make center display and HVAC controls unusable while driving. |
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What is LCI? |
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05-19-2021, 10:17 AM | #11 |
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That's a good idea.
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Wow, talk about fortuitous! I was on my way back home yesterday and the sun kept hitting the center vent frame and put off a strong glare -- and like you and others have said, couldn't even read the iDrive! Well, I got home and later was looking through BimmerPost and saw your post. Went down to local Michael's and they had matte black on hand so I bought a small roll. I also measured; the top lip was 1/2" wide and bottom lip around air conditioner controls was 3/8" -- of course measured the length. I used a paper cutter. Hopefully next time I'm on the road that will do exactly what you have found! Thanks!
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