Interior and Upholstery How to fix "glare/reflection" from guages

[ggradtech]

I have a set of Classic aftermarket guages. At night, the glare from the guages is casting a really bright reflection on my windshield interior. Is there a way to make a "hood" or modify something to eliminate this? Thanks. Here is a pic of the guages.

 

[General karthief]

How bout a pic of it installed in your stang?
are you using the trim around the cluster?

 

[ggradtech]

Yes. Trim is installed. Here n is a pic. Ignore my messy garage wall.

 

[General karthief]

Best I can tell is to recess the pod farther in or maybe tilt it back at the top or put eyebrows on the gauges

 

[2000xp8]

You could probably change the colors of the bulbs or use frosted led's.
Just make sure they are 12v.
Don't waste your time on bulb condoms, they will fade out.

 

[ggradtech]

Thanks for the ideas guys. I bought some "cove base" rubber molding. I trimmed it to make a large "eyebrow" like the General suggested to mount directly under the upper dash lip from underneath. Seems to work really well. At 1st I was gonna use aluminum. Then I thought about my fingers being amputated in a crash. Doesn't look too "ghetto". I thought about installing it with velcro for night time only use, but Ill see if it doesnt bother me to have it installed on there at all times.

 

[General karthief]

Ok, glad to help, maybe. How bout some pics of the fix?

 

[ggradtech]

You can see how much guage light is cast onto the new piece of vinyl.

 

[General karthief]

How is the fit? I can see wires on the one side, I'm not critical of your install, I was thinking about doing something similar.

 

[ggradtech]

I didn't install it myself, but yes, the one side has a small gap. It does bother me a bit. I plan to fix it soon. I may try some flat black foam or something to fill the void. Guages are nice, I guess. At first I hated them. I would actually prefer the stock ones, but I'm too lazy to remove and then rewire the guages. They are stupid expensive I think. Like $600 or more if I remember correctly.

 

[2000xp8]

Black gauges with green back lit numbers and dashes is much easier on the eyes.