Blinding sunshine solutions ?

[WelshGas]

What about wearing sunglasses? In our Cali (6) there’s a handy little compartment for them above the rear view mirror. If you wear specs and don’t have prescription sun specs, buy a cheap pair of clip ons.

If only it was as simple as that. Welding goggles might do it. On the A48 here, which runs E-W , just after dawn travelling E or just before sunset travelling W, there are certain points , where due to the slope of the road you‘re staring straight into the sun despite sunglasses. A 4” pull down extension of the sun blind makes all the difference.

 

[SpammyG]

Now the days are shorter I am finding that blinding sunshine at dusk is regularly becoming a problem here in the South of France. The fold down visors are insufficient to block the low sun and wearing sun glasses is not an option due to the fading light. Has anybody found a good solution that they are happy to recommend ? Thanks !!!

I am 5ft 5in and always carry a peaked cap in the door pocket to wear when necessary.

 

[Barbara]

I will try the hat suggestion as I already had an addition drop down visor. Will comment if it works better for me.

As I am in Spain and expect soon to encounter the problem more as the days get shorter. Already had the put my hands in front of my face when my husband was driving and move the visor to the side as despite his wrap around sunglasses he was getting sun in the side of this eyes. This was about 8:40 am after the sun came up at 8:15.

My photochromatic glasses are not sufficient when the sun is really low and I do not wish to damage them by adding clip-ons. Photochromic glasses only work to their full potential if they dark before getting into the van as the UV is attenuated by the windscreen. My new ones at least go lighter when I drive into tunnels, ones I had 10 years ago were a bit too dark.

 

[WelshGas]

I will try the hat suggestion as I already had an addition drop down visor. Will comment if it works better for me.

As I am in Spain and expect soon to encounter the problem more as the days get shorter. Already had the put my hands in front of my face when my husband was driving and move the visor to the side as despite his wrap around sunglasses he was getting sun in the side of this eyes. This was about 8:40 am after the sun came up at 8:15.

My photochromatic glasses are not sufficient when the sun is really low and I do not wish to damage them by adding clip-ons. Photochromic glasses only work to their full potential if they dark before getting into the van as the UV is attenuated by the windscreen. My new ones at least go lighter when I drive into tunnels, ones I had 10 years ago were a bit too dark.

You can get photochromic lenses that are designed for driving. They react to UV but also ambient light so work correctly in a vehicle whereas standard transitions only respond to UV which the windscreen blocks.

DriveWear lenses feature photochromic molecules capable of reacting to both visible and UV light, as opposed to standard transitions, which react only to UV light. Because of they also detect the visible light spectrum, DriveWear lenses can sense and adjust to light conditions both inside and outside of the car.

 

[Gina-B]

I also have one of the drop-down visor extensions. Game changer. I bought one for another car. My mum was so much shorter than me and was blinded every time the sun came out! They fit to your existing visor and are easily removed if you want to interchange between vehicles.

 

[JoeSouthFrance]

I just have an additional drop down sun visor that falls below the exiting one. Just need to get use to moving it up and down and make sure it does not fall down when not needed. I use an elastic strap. not used a lot but great when needed. Mine is similar to this, but it took me a number of versions till I I found the best for me.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B093LJNKN7/?tag=eliteelect-21

Yep, I will give this a go. Thank you for your suggestion

I am 5ft 5in and always carry a peaked cap in the door pocket to wear when driving

Wear a baseball cap

It doesn’t work for me when the sun is really low, right at eye level so below the cap peak. I think the drop down visor extension is my preferred solution for me but as the thread shows everybody is unique!

 

[Barbara]

The sunset you do not want. Going into setting sun while my husband driving so I took the opportunity to take a photo.

 

[ejmoore]

We were in the same situation this afternoon, driving west on the M3 at about 16:00. Dangerous!

 

[Docmark]

Now the days are shorter I am finding that blinding sunshine at dusk is regularly becoming a problem here in the South of France. The fold down visors are insufficient to block the low sun and wearing sun glasses is not an option due to the fading light. Has anybody found a good solution that they are happy to recommend ? Thanks !!!

Wow - "sunshine"?? - what is that? - we have "grey "and "rain" here

 

[JoeSouthFrance]

We were in the same situation this afternoon, driving west on the M3 at about 16:00. Dangerous!

Wow - "sunshine"?? - what is that? - we have "grey "and "rain" here

That’s exactly what we face on the motorway driving east to west from Nice towards Aix-En-Provence and it’s a journey that takes a couple of hours so if sundown is not far off when you start your journey it will be sure to dazzle you as the sun dips towards the horizon. I bought the pull down visor extender and so far it seems to be the best solution for me. I often wear a cap and sunglasses but sunglasses at dusk are not a good idea and the cap peak does not stop the really low sun.

 

[JoeSouthFrance]

Wow - "sunshine"?? - what is that? - we have "grey "and "rain" here

We get rain here too… but over 300 days of sunshine a year too

 

[Barbara]

We were in the same situation this afternoon, driving west on the M3 at about 16:00. Dangerous!

At least Spanish paying motorways have less traffic than the M3 I feel for you. The strange thing is until about an hour earlier we had had rain and I stupidly said "good at least as we turn west we will not have the sun problem". I was glad my husband was driving as being taller than me he could by stretching just get the benefit of the visor. A bit later we turned and got the sun in the side window which was causing him a problem even with my visor turned to the side. Luckily there was no need to overtake anything so I do feel for those driving on the busy UK roads where the sun shinning into your mirrors as well is very dangerous with the heavy traffic.

 

[Barbara]

That’s exactly what we face on the motorway driving east to west from Nice towards Aix-En-Provence and it’s a journey that takes a couple of hours so if sundown is not far off when you start your journey it will be sure to dazzle you as the sun dips towards the horizon. I bought the pull down visor extender and so far it seems to be the best solution for me. I often wear a cap and sunglasses but sunglasses at dusk are not a good idea and the cap peak does not stop the really low sun.

Glad the drop down visor helps. Low sun is no fun.