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Darren
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 Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: Reviewed: Prius Hoods SatNav Sunvisors |
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 Given the appalling weather we have experienced here in the UK this winter, a review of a satnav sunvisor may seem very bad timing!
In fact it has instead served equally we well as an anti-glare shield against the brightness of the snow that we've all been fighting against!
Prius Hoods are a US company who started out with a number of products for specifically for the Toyota Prius but have since branched out with satnav hoods for a range of Garmin and TomTom PND's.
For this review we received a glare shield for a 2nd generation Toyota Prius (04 -09).
Click here to read the review.
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bigfatjohn
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:34 am Post subject: |
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The TomTom device which most desperately needs a sun visor is the Rider.
Think I'll email them.  |
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Darren
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:22 am Post subject: |
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| bigfatjohn wrote: | The TomTom device which most desperately needs a sun visor is the Rider.
Think I'll email them. |
Good idea, I must admit I never had an issue with sun glare when I had the RIDER on my ST1100 but then it was located high on the instrument binnacle so kept fairly level.
If there is sufficient demand then I'm sure one could be made but given the nature of the RIDER, any visor would need a much more secure and weather resistant mounting design?
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bigfatjohn
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Darren wrote: | | I must admit I never had an issue with sun glare when I had the RIDER on my ST1100 but then it was located high on the instrument binnacle so kept fairly level. |
That's strange. Mine is mounted high up too (on the top lip of the dashboard) on my GL1800, and I regularly have to squint to see it. On occasion it's impossible.
Maybe you only go out when it's raining.  |
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Darren
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| bigfatjohn wrote: | | Maybe you only go out when it's raining. |
Don't go out at all now as it's been sold but I used it in all weathers and one particularly hot summer riding into London, no major issue with screen clarity that I recall. Not saying it was perfect but wasn't awful either.
It could just be that a slight difference in the riding position, position of head to RIDER etc could make a big difference?
Anyway, drifting way OT!
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