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      01-02-2018, 09:48 AM   #23
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Ray ban polarized are great, I really think they make a difference. I would always wear designer sunglasses with different styles to think I was fashionable. I got rid of all of them, bought a nice ray ban polarized set for 120 on sale, they're not going anywhere else but with me.
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      01-02-2018, 11:01 AM   #24
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Ordered a pair of AO Eyewear sunglasses. They'll be here next week. I'll post up what I think.
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      01-02-2018, 11:08 AM   #25
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If you want to keep any of your current glasses, replacement lenses might be an option:
https://www.revantoptics.com/
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Just tilt your head when you want to look at the HUD.
yeah this is primarily what I do now.
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You can still see the HUD even with polarized glasses, its just very faded.
right, but it's not ideal. Have to turn brightness all the way up which then makes it too bright at night.
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If you want to keep any of your current glasses, replacement lenses might be an option:
https://www.revantoptics.com/
great suggestion, may order a set for a pair of my ray-bans forv$24
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      07-25-2018, 12:21 PM   #27
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Ray Ban rb3447 with green prescription non-polarized progressives. These live in a hard case in the left door pocket, they never leave the car.
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      07-25-2018, 12:33 PM   #28
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I have a set of Oakley Holbrooks in each car so that I can't ever forget sunglasses. The BMW just has a non polarized set. Plenty of brands do polarized and non polarized in the same from. Find a pair you like and just buy one of each.
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      07-25-2018, 12:47 PM   #29
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I have a set of Oakley Holbrooks in each car so that I can't ever forget sunglasses. The BMW just has a non polarized set. Plenty of brands do polarized and non polarized in the same from. Find a pair you like and just buy one of each.
You can code yourself or have a dealer alter the HUD polarization angle IIRC.
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You can code yourself or have a dealer alter the HUD polarization angle IIRC.
That would be...pretty surprising as polarizing is typically done via physical filters. It would be a weird feature to have adjustable filtering on a screen.
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You can code yourself or have a dealer alter the HUD polarization angle IIRC.
That would be...pretty surprising as polarizing is typically done via physical filters. It would be a weird feature to have adjustable filtering on a screen.
It's the windshield itself that's polarized. I'll have to dig through to find where I saw what needs to be done (changes the direction of the projection aperture between horizontal/vertical/angular or something to that effect). Setting it opposite of the polarization of the sunglasses allows the hud to be seen again.
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It's the windshield itself that's polarized. I'll have to dig through to find where I saw what needs to be done (changes the direction of the projection aperture between horizontal/vertical/angular or something to that effect). Setting it opposite of the polarization of the sunglasses allows the hud to be seen again.
I am...very dumb. Sorry. I came in here without catch the 'heads up display' in the title. I thought we were talking about the LCD screen in the dash (which I cannot read with polarized filters either) haha
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      07-27-2018, 05:44 AM   #33
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Oakley HD glasses - like the oakley Elmont 60s
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      07-27-2018, 05:51 AM   #34
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Have a pair for driving non polo that stay in the car and another for out of the car
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Another alternative, get a piece of transparency film like a teacher would use on an overhead projector. They are polarized. Put on your glasses and hold film up to display, rotate film until you can see the display, then cut out an insert that will fit the display in that orientation.

Slip film insert on top of display and voila! You can see display while driving with polarized glasses.
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Oakley Flak 2.0's for me. I have a polarized pair of Half Jackets and I don't really like them for driving because of what the thread title says.
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I have a pair of polarized Prada sunglasses and can still see the HUD in both of my BMWs. Only brand I've found where I can still see it.
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Oakley Flak Jackets 2.0. I fly with them. Drive with them. Do all with them.
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Buy any sunglasses you want. Then go here and get whatever lenses, style and color you want. Lenses are important, but most rarely buy sunglasses based on the lenses, it's the style, how they look on you and comfortability.

https://www.fuselenses.com/

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I just re-lensed a pair of Oakley Five (squared) and Ray-Ban Predators. Extrememly pleased with the cost/quality.
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