I am 5'8 so I sit rather low in the seat. In my 2003 Honda Civic EX coupe I do not see the hood as I drive. If I was taller it might be a different story. I am getting a flint mica TC and the paint is very sparkly in the sunlight. My question is how visible is the TC hood to drivers of different sizes? Would there be a lot of glare on the hood if your taller and can see the hood from the drivers seat? If there is glare would it be distracting and bad for the eyes? I think when I had my truck I could see the hood but it was a dull color and did not really glare. I do remember seeing the flint mica on the RX and it was extremly sparkly in the sunlight.

I'm 6'3 and drive with my seat up but pushed back. you won't really experience blinding glare or very much glare at all the hood slopes away so any reflection would bounce off away from the ride. well thats just my experience. :lol:

I'd PM 'WhiteTigah' and ask him. He's 5'8" and picked up his tC yesterday.

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i may have my physics wrong but if the sun is low enough to bounce light off the hood and into your eyes.... the glare is the least of your worries..... the sun is right in your face.

just get urself a nice pair of shades... you'll block the light and look cool at the same time!

:D

yep 8)

If your getting glare invest in polarized sunglasses...that will take away the glare

i may have my physics wrong but if the sun is low enough to bounce light off the hood and into your eyes.... the glare is the least of your worries..... the sun is right in your face.

You've got your physics very wrong, because that's geometry! :P

The marvel of fake hood scoops- They blind you with reflected sunlight while they are adding the 1000 extra hp.

Here is a little physics for ya'll (sp?): light reflects at the same angle that it hits, bit in the opposit direction, thus to reflect into you're eyes, the sun would have to be very low in the sky and it would probably be more of a problem than the reflections themselves.

-Jeff

Thanks for the replies. I wear glasses so sunglasses are out of the question. Also the reason I asked about the reflection was because the flint mica has tiny sparkles all over it. When I saw these sparkles in sunlight they seemed to reflect everywhere. That is why I asked about the reflection.

i may have my physics wrong but if the sun is low enough to bounce light off the hood and into your eyes.... the glare is the least of your worries..... the sun is right in your face.

You've got your physics very wrong, because that's geometry! :P

i beg to differ my friend. although angle of reflection can be found using simple geometry, the topic of reflection is covered mainly in physics courses.

"First law of reflection
the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection"

"Second law of reflection
the incident ray, the reflected ray, and the normal(perpendicular) to the surface all lie on the same plane."

i cant believe i still have this damned book.....

Thanks for the replies. I wear glasses so sunglasses are out of the question. Also the reason I asked about the reflection was because the flint mica has tiny sparkles all over it. When I saw these sparkles in sunlight they seemed to reflect everywhere. That is why I asked about the reflection.

you should get urself the transition lenses. ask your eye doc about them... they tint in light and return to clear in shaded areas. thats what im getting when i go back

I'd PM 'WhiteTigah' and ask him. He's 5'8" and picked up his tC yesterday.

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exactly!!! i think hes the only person will be able to tell u at this time... 8) 8) :wink:

Thanks for the replies. I wear glasses so sunglasses are out of the question. ...

Invest in a pair of presciption sunglasses. I have a pair that I use on occasion. I typically wear contacts so I use regular sunglasses but when I need to give my eyes a rest from the contacts, I have the Rx sunglasses to cover me.

if you cant see over the hood... use the seat height adjust...

Transitions do not work in side cars. The glass in the cars block UV rays or a percentage at least and UV is what triggers the transition. I wear transitions and they do me no good unless I have the drivers window down an the sun is on that side of the car.

That is unless they have come out with newer transitions. Mine are only a year old so not sure if they have come out with something newer.

I have to wear glasses not because my eyes are bad, but because I have a slite stigmatizm that refracts light into my eye and pretty much doubles reflective light. The best and only thing that I have found that helps is to have the none glare finish put on your glasses. It helps but does not make it go away.

Just my $0.02!

Transitions do not work in side cars. The glass in the cars block UV rays or a percentage at least and UV is what triggers the transition. I wear transitions and they do me no good unless I have the drivers window down an the sun is on that side of the car.

That is unless they have come out with newer transitions. Mine are only a year old so not sure if they have come out with something newer.

I have to wear glasses not because my eyes are bad, but because I have a slite stigmatizm that refracts light into my eye and pretty much doubles reflective light. The best and only thing that I have found that helps is to have the none glare finish put on your glasses. It helps but does not make it go away.

Just my $0.02!

well..... i stand corrected. heh... learn somfin new every day! :p