Do you protect your eyes when driving top down?

Z4@Phuket · 02-10-2010, 10:17 AM

There is an eye disease call "PTEYGIUM" that has direct related to sun and wind exposure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterygium_(conjunctiva)
I usually wear this when "TOP DOWN"
amber lens during dusk hours, clear lens at night

jannisa · 02-10-2010, 10:26 AM

Can you use them for welding metal as well? Just kidding

Jay Zone · 02-10-2010, 10:38 AM

The windshield and a baseball cap works fine for me.

JZ

Rubber Ducky · 02-10-2010, 02:58 PM

Sunglasses with Drivewear lenses - absolutely the best driving glasses I've ever had. Not cheap, but superb transitions and purely for driving. Prescription.

And when driving into the sun, a lightweight foam visor marketed as Head Gasket - has velcro in back which allows looping it around the steering column and storing it there when not being used.

http://www.drivewearlens.com/home.php?flashchange=8

http://www.croakies.com/Products.asp...okieCheck=true

(I have no connection to either of these...)

matt_435xi · 02-10-2010, 03:28 PM

i wear a motorcycle helmet whenever i drop the top, you never know

BlueZ4AZ · 02-10-2010, 03:32 PM

I wear no sunglases, and just for fun sometimes, I look directly at the sun until I feel my retinas begin to burn.

Z4@Phuket · 02-10-2010, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott'sZ4

I tend to just close my eyes and use the force.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Flash60 · 02-11-2010, 04:38 AM

Unfortunatly ,,, no glasses = No can see ... Makes for a fun drive though

EandS · 02-11-2010, 06:52 AM

I will throw out the opinion that the wimpy sun visors on the Z4 are absolutely the most useless of any I've ever experienced with roadsters including Triumphs and MG's from long ago. When the angle of the sun is low hitting the front of the car I'm constantly holding my hand up trying to block it because the visor certainly doesn't. And those silly little visor mirrors with no lighting - well, that's another matter.

Best regards,
Ed

siscobmw · 02-11-2010, 07:54 AM

when I drive my z4 topdown I have to protect my whole body from ninpho-women....ahahahah!!!

PS: I just use a pair of Oaklaey......

Wcollins · 02-17-2010, 01:26 PM

Don't really know cuz I haven't had the chance to drive in the sun yet...Do we still have a sun?

ChuckB · 02-17-2010, 01:50 PM

sure ain't here, I thought you had it ??

mcbeee · 02-22-2010, 12:15 PM

Prescription "Maui Jim's" or clip ons and a cap with a visor to stop reflections from the frames (or my forehead).

I've worn glasses for 25 years so it's not an option for me.

Just to add a note: Many years ago I worked outside all day in the "Field" (for 5 years) and was subjected to huge glare from the bright sun and the snow reflections as I drove around, I ended up with "lumps" on the srface of my eyes and my eye doc prescribed tinted lenses to block it. Worked like a charm. Don't know if this is the same "disease" or not but it was caused by sun/wind/glare.

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jannisa Lieutenant 54 Rep 546 Posts Drives: Z4 Sdrive35i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Greece iTrader: (0)	Can you use them for welding metal as well? Just kidding
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Jay Zone Private First Class 11 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 2010 Z4 35i & 2010 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	The windshield and a baseball cap works fine for me. JZ
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Rubber Ducky Lieutenant 47 Rep 519 Posts Drives: 2020 M340i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cocoa Beach FL iTrader: (1)	Sunglasses with Drivewear lenses - absolutely the best driving glasses I've ever had. Not cheap, but superb transitions and purely for driving. Prescription. And when driving into the sun, a lightweight foam visor marketed as Head Gasket - has velcro in back which allows looping it around the steering column and storing it there when not being used. http://www.drivewearlens.com/home.php?flashchange=8 http://www.croakies.com/Products.asp...okieCheck=true (I have no connection to either of these...)
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BlueZ4AZ Go SU 33 Rep 902 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 sDrive35i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	I wear no sunglases, and just for fun sometimes, I look directly at the sun until I feel my retinas begin to burn.
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Flash60 New Member 0 Rep 14 Posts Drives: Z4 sDrive35 Saph Black Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Melbourne iTrader: (0)	Unfortunatly ,,, no glasses = No can see ... Makes for a fun drive though
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EandS Private First Class 20 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2010 Z4 s35i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (0)	I will throw out the opinion that the wimpy sun visors on the Z4 are absolutely the most useless of any I've ever experienced with roadsters including Triumphs and MG's from long ago. When the angle of the sun is low hitting the front of the car I'm constantly holding my hand up trying to block it because the visor certainly doesn't. And those silly little visor mirrors with no lighting - well, that's another matter. Best regards, Ed
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siscobmw freude am fahren ....scheiden freude... 17 Rep 299 Posts Drives: Z4 Sdrive30i tiefseeblau Join Date: May 2009 Location: Italy iTrader: (0)	when I drive my z4 topdown I have to protect my whole body from ninpho-women....ahahahah!!! PS: I just use a pair of Oaklaey......
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Wcollins Wcollins 4 Rep 44 Posts Drives: 2010 Z4 35i Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Decatur AL iTrader: (0)	Don't really know cuz I haven't had the chance to drive in the sun yet...Do we still have a sun?
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mcbeee Lieutenant 5 Rep 446 Posts Drives: '09 Z4 s35i & '03 Z4 3.0i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 Z4 3.0i [5.00] 2001 Z3 3.0i [0.00] 2009 Z4 s35i [7.00]	Prescription "Maui Jim's" or clip ons and a cap with a visor to stop reflections from the frames (or my forehead). I've worn glasses for 25 years so it's not an option for me. Just to add a note: Many years ago I worked outside all day in the "Field" (for 5 years) and was subjected to huge glare from the bright sun and the snow reflections as I drove around, I ended up with "lumps" on the srface of my eyes and my eye doc prescribed tinted lenses to block it. Worked like a charm. Don't know if this is the same "disease" or not but it was caused by sun/wind/glare. Last edited by mcbeee; 02-22-2010 at 12:21 PM..
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