Solution for glare from roof lights?

[WagoneerSX4]

My glare isn't terrible with my LED bar on the roof, but I recently had it on for about an hour and you do notice the fatigue after a while. Is there an easy solution? I've done research, and have seen some custom made deflectors, and people saying tinting the top strip of your windshield helps a lot. Just looking for some personal experience as to what actually works.

I'm interested to hear about the windshield strip. I've been meaning to do this for a while anyways, so it might be hitting two birds with one stone for me.

 

[Sean H]

Deflectors under the light, tint the top of windshield, possibly even matte paint or wrap your hood if reflecting off it as well.

 

[WagoneerSX4]

Deflectors under the light, tint the top of windshield, possibly even matte paint or wrap your hood if reflecting off it as well.

It's not the hood that's the problem, just the dash and windshield wipers. And if the windshield isn't clean you see every speck of dirt on it, haha.

My bad, I should have said where it was in my original post. I'm lucky, I don't have a flat hood on my vehicle so I can't even see it from the driver's seat.

 

[peneumbra]

You may want to change the location of your light bar - maybe a bit higher, or lower, or forward, or back...

 

[WagoneerSX4]

I tested that before deciding on placement. Didn't make any difference. It's as far back as it can go.

 

[mep1811]

Try putting it in front of the hood .

 

[richard310]

I have the same problem and plan on putting a black strip on the upper part of my windshield. I did a test with a small 6" piece and it eliminates about 80% of windshield/dash glare. I have not done it yet but it's a great solution with the outcome of the simple testing.

 

[AFBronco235]

Telling us what vehicle its on would help.

The light shield seems to work best though.

 

[WagoneerSX4]

It's on my Suzuki SX4.

I'm going to do what Richard suggested and cut out a test strip and see if any of the glare is eliminated. I'll report back when I see if that works!

 

[link30204]

Carpeted dash cover would stop the glare of the dash
http://www.jcwhitney.com/dash-designs-poly-carpet-dash-cover/p2029895.jcwx?filterid=d17794y2013g80j1


Painting the wipers flat black would help them and to that a tint strip at the top of the window.

Fairly cheap and easy fixes if the issue is truly just the dash and wipers

 

[richard310]

Although the dash cover would work and reduce the glare, you'd still be getting a significant amount on the windshield as well; especially if there's a lot of pitting and dust/dirt too.

Here's my current dash glare (it's pretty bad at times on the trail):

 

[Uncle Beer]

What about a small strip of sheet metal on the bottom side of the light bar to reduce the amount of light falling down yet allowing the light to project forward. I would think that a 1/2" or should be sufficient.

 

[HenryJ]

What about a small strip of sheet metal on the bottom side of the light bar to reduce the amount of light falling down yet allowing the light to project forward. I would think that a 1/2" or should be sufficient.

That is exactly what I did on my roof mounted HID lights.

A piece of polished aluminum just high enough to shade the hood.

 

[WagoneerSX4]

Here's what I'm working with. Like I said, not terrible, but over a couple hours you start wishing it wasn't there.

 

[dieselfuel]

Moving the bar back on the roof would fix it. Just far enough that the roof casts shade onto the windshield/cowl area.