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  • Please help me fix the glare in my windshield!

    I have a 2001 camaro and my dash glares up into my windshield and blocks my line of vision. I can hardly see to drive!! Does anyone else have this problem?? Can someone please help me fix this before I go crazy??!! I have t-tops, but the covers are on, so I know it's not reflecting or anything. Please help :(
    Thanks for your help!! Oh, and please let me know if I posted this in the wrong place. I'm a rookie!! ;)
    B Justice<br />~2001 Camaro, t-tops, monsoon, all options-loaded, flowmaster exhaust, k&n air filter/intake, perf. chip, etc...

  • #2
    Hey dude-

    I'm only 17, and I don't consider myself to know a whole lot about car issues, but I seem to have this problem the most during the summer in sunlight when I use a very high shine dash cleaner (like Armor-All Ultra Shine).

    I love how it shines the interior of my car, it's the best product I've used so far, but gives me horrible dash glare.

    I don't think there's a whole lot to do to change this, because the way the Firebird/Camaro window slants, I think it gives a pretty good access to glare.

    Depending on your polish, you may want to consider changing if it's that big of a problem. I kinda just learned to cope with it.
    Summer:<br />1999 Black Pontiac Firebird Coupe<br />5-speed, T-Tops, Chrome Rims, TA Hatch, Reflective Decals.<br /><br />Winter:<br />2000 Silver Grand Am GT<br />Reflective Black Badge Overlays, chrome

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    • #3
      Thanks for your help. Someone else just told me to clean the inside of the windshield really well and then switch to low-gloss armor-all just on the dash. You may want to try it, too. He said it works really well for him. I'm going to try it this evening, because I can't see through it. I drive like **** anyway, so I need to make it as easy as possible for myself! [img]smile.gif[/img] Oh, by the way, I'm a girl [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks again!!
      Brianne
      B Justice<br />~2001 Camaro, t-tops, monsoon, all options-loaded, flowmaster exhaust, k&n air filter/intake, perf. chip, etc...

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      • #4
        yeah armour all will do that its a pain in the ***...

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        • #5
          mine isnt armor all-d just for that reason, but i still have terrible glare problems.... it sux :(
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          • #6
            I also think it depends on how sensitive your eyes may be to light.

            I am extremely sensitive to light and sounds, but I manage to cope with the glare.

            Besides, having a shiny dash and interior makes a car look 5x better [img]smile.gif[/img] .
            Summer:<br />1999 Black Pontiac Firebird Coupe<br />5-speed, T-Tops, Chrome Rims, TA Hatch, Reflective Decals.<br /><br />Winter:<br />2000 Silver Grand Am GT<br />Reflective Black Badge Overlays, chrome

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            • #7
              Do you have leather? if you use armour all the sun might be heating it up into a gaseous form and then it rises and sticks to the windshield, couple that with dusty conditions and it acts as an adhesive... leather interior can also give off a fume that coats windows.... i just cleaned mine last night, much better this morning, its just the fumes... either no more armoral or deal with the junk... i believe that low gloss armor all will still cause fumes, its the sun heating up the stuff all over your dash... i just recently put armorall all over the top of the dash all the way to where it meets the glass and i had terrible glare, now i have realised... lol good luck
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              • #8
                Just clean the dash with soapy water, that will give
                you a no glare clean shiney dash.
                Cardomain

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                • #9
                  If you have to use armor all or ANY kind of plastic protectant with shine, just wipe it with a damp cloth after you let it sit for a bit and it will reduce the shine. Next time u use armor all, don't put too much on the towel either, I put very little and it creates a low sheen in the interior, if I did too much, I just wipe it with a damp towel.
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                  • #10
                    Here's how you fix that problem, get a really dark pair of sunglasses. I like Oakleys. [img]smile.gif[/img]

                    I can't do without Armor-All, it shines the interior too well. :D
                    -Eric<br />2002 Navy Blue Camaro...Striped and Stalled. 35th Anniversary SS wheels <br />Best ET: 15.384 @ 88.32 on street tires<br />Project Whitney: Goal, 14.0 1/4 by summer 2008.

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                    • #11
                      I've heard amorall gets into the pores of the plastic or whatever and ruins it...&gt;_&gt;.
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                      • #12
                        I've heard the same, but I've never had any problems with it so far...

                        I can't see how any other product would be better then, they all contain practically the same ingredients.
                        Summer:<br />1999 Black Pontiac Firebird Coupe<br />5-speed, T-Tops, Chrome Rims, TA Hatch, Reflective Decals.<br /><br />Winter:<br />2000 Silver Grand Am GT<br />Reflective Black Badge Overlays, chrome

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by PewterBird:
                          Just clean the dash with soapy water, that will give
                          you a no glare clean shiney dash.
                          yeah, but then you cant park in the sun too often, or you should expect a cracked dash sometime soon.

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                          • #14
                            thanks everyone! i don't have leather in this camaro. my SS did though and i didn't really notice any difference. it all sucks! i got really mad this weekend because i couldn't see at all, so i threw a shirt up there (girls keep crap like that in their back seats! ;) ) and it made a huge difference!!! i wouldn't even think of leaving a shirt in my dash, but it was great for the time being. someone should invent one of those carpety little cover things that isn't TACKY!! i don't think that's possible though. oh, about the soapy water cleaning, do you think that dries the dash out? i use one of those screens when i park it, but i don't want to mess up the dash. and i have some REALLY dark glasses, but i still see the dang glare!! i think it's something i will have to live with.
                            B Justice<br />~2001 Camaro, t-tops, monsoon, all options-loaded, flowmaster exhaust, k&n air filter/intake, perf. chip, etc...

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                            • #15
                              Really dark glasses aren't what you need...you need polarized sunglasses.

                              Why exactly did you feel the need to start the same topic in 2 different forums within 3 minutes of each other and keep replying the same thing to both.

                              [ July 21, 2004, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: speedy-v6-camaro ]
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