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Glare Shield?

Old Aug 26, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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I have two 55 watt KC 57 Series off road lights mounted up on my roof rack. They currently have a clear fluted driving lens and are very bright. The only issue is the light creates glare off the hood no matter how I adjust the lights.

Is there any way to direct the light off the hood by fabbing up a shield of some sort?

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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Only quick fixes I can think of would be to either attach one of the exterior visors above the windshield, or paint your hood with a flat paint color to eliminate the glare.
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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you could track down some light hoods/visors like on school bus flashing lights, and mount them upside down... or ones off a motorcycle...


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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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your jeep is white so it wouldnt look too bad if you painted part of your hood flat black. i was thinking of doing it myself
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by nor510cal
your jeep is white so it wouldnt look too bad if you painted part of your hood flat black. i was thinking of doing it myself
I would but the jeep is getting painted by a body shop in a couple weeks and its gonna be black haha
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ChileRedBateman
you could track down some light hoods/visors like on school bus flashing lights, and mount them upside down... or ones off a motorcycle...
That's a good idea, I may make some of these out of sheet metal and paint them with flat black bedliner....
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