Tired of mirror glare at night?
 

Here is a quick, cheap, and simple solution to mirror glare at night with our old mirrors that don't have a "night" setting like modern mirrors. Just cut a piece of window tint material as shown. Keep it on your sun visor until night comes then just slip it over your rearview mirror to reduce the brightness of headlights behind you. So much more comfortable. Note: Be sure to use the lightest material you can find as its affect is doubled when the light passes through it to the mirror then back through it again to your eyes. On the mirror the effective dimming is as shown in the picture where the material is doubled in the corners where it goes behind the mirror. Any darker and it will be darker than the "night" settings on modern mirrors.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...irrorfilm1.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...irrorfilm2.jpg

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That's a neat idea, I'll have to try that.

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Night shades for the rear view mirror, great idea.

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Old Henry, Cessna 195?? Story? KGS

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Nice idea! I also like the cute model airplane hanging down from the mirror ! However in my state the highway patrol might not think it would be so cute.

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Yes, Cessna 195 first built and flown in 1947, the same year as my car.
Right after my 15 year old son and I finished the restoration we decided we wanted some kind of bobble to hang from the mirror. I was thinking a crystal as I liked the looks of them so we went to the mall to look. Went everywhere and found some pretty nice crystals but the last stop was the Halmark card store that had a whole wall of Christmas tree ornaments. We saw this plane and thought it would be cool so bought it to hang on the mirror. Because of the total chrome exterior I thought it was much newer. But, when we got it home and was reading about the plane we discovered the coincidence that the plane was first built and flown the same year as our car!

I have an alternate bobble which is a neclace charm of Howard Hugh's "Spruce Goose" that had it's one and only flight in 1947 as well. We trade them off.

Here's the Goose bobble. It may look huge and I wish it was. Its only 1" diameter.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...pruceGoose.jpg

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A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A 195 AND WHAT A TRICKY PLANE TO FLY.I ALWAYS SAID IT HAD SHOPING CART WHEELS ON IT. WHEN LANDING IT YOU IN CROSS WIND YOU HAD TO CRAB ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ON THE RUNWAY. IT CRUISE AT 165. IT SEATS 5 PEOPLE. NICE PLANE ONCE YOU GET USE TO IT.i USE TO FLY IT A GOOD BIT.A BIT THIRSTY I THOUGH.

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Neat idea. I don't have the problem because when my peeekup is full o them womens, we is going faster that the speed of light so we can't see where we was.

Good hearing from ya Redneck. You needa buys me another breakfast sometime/someplace. Clem

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I have a problem with my outside driver's mirror at nite reflecting the dash lights.It's so bad that I can't see out of the mirror.I have the swan type mirrors.

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I've tried a lot of mirrors on my car and the best I found were the convex "Peep" mirrors. Nice and close and wide angle for a great view, especially on the right side where I couldn't see anything useful in any other kind of mirror. Convex "Peep" mirror is the only way to go for me. I left my other mirrors on for looks but don't really use them. They're just not as useful as the peep mirrors.

Here's my driver's side. Passenger side is the same.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...MirrorPeep.jpg

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The latest peep mirrors now come with turn signal lights in them. I think they run about 60.00 a pair.

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forgot the picture. Vintage Garage on sale for $28.75
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-1746754..._2197_20235744

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if i am behind you in my 36, you would not have mirror glare, LOL

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One small addition to the mirror filter that comes in handy.
The simple filter hangs on the mirror fine in the winter but in the summer it tends to float off of the mirror with any air movement through the car, which, you know, is essential in the summer. So, I added two small magnets stuck together on each side of the filter that then stick to the bottom of the mirror frame and hold the filter securely in place in all seasons.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9e2aca15.jpg

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9acb15e6.jpg

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Old Henry. The mirror shown is a 46-48 mirror and it is a tinted glass so looks like you're trying to improve it??? I have one of those on my 35PU and glare doesn't bother me.

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When I first read your post I thought you dead wrong as I never noticed any tint on my mirror but I've now done the scientific study that does show the old mirror barely darker than the new mirror. Whether that's intentional tint or just old fading is uncertain but there is something. Certainly not enough for me.

http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/...ps281007c1.jpg

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Nice idea. Might try it someday.

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"The Foster Grant Glare Reduction System". I like it.

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Plane looks like a Cessna 120 to me. Fabric wings, metal body.