ncranchero Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Has anyone done any tinting of the upper windshield or added a visor, or anything to reduce the blinding by the sun? How Ford can put such a HUGE windshield in this van and then equip it with the tiny sun visors is beyond me. All of my early morning trips are EAST and I'm blinded daily by the sun. I move left-right, up-down trying to hide behind the wimpy sun visors but there's no escaping that WIDE space between visors. I'm about ready to get out the spray paint and paint the top half of the glass!! :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysmith Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Has anyone done any tinting of the upper windshield or added a visor, or anything to reduce the blinding by the sun? How Ford can put such a HUGE windshield in this van and then equip it with the tiny sun visors is beyond me. All of my early morning trips are EAST and I'm blinded daily by the sun. I move left-right, up-down trying to hide behind the wimpy sun visors but there's no escaping that WIDE space between visors. I'm about ready to get out the spray paint and paint the top half of the glass!! :angry: We tinted the top 6" of the window and the bottom 6". I didn't like the way the bottom looked, so we are going to take it off. The top looks really nice though. I will try to get a pic to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattCook Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yep, top and bottom. Looks fantastic and super functional! Great for when the sun is reflecting off of the melting snow and ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MattCook Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) The forum won't let me upload pics, sorry. It just sits while I click on "Attach this file." http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2050542&id=1438024792&l=217797b652 Edited March 15, 2011 by MattCook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Host the photos somewhere like Photobucket and then just paste the IMG code here. Edited March 15, 2011 by ncranchero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattCook Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Will do. I'll get a photobucket or something tomorrow/later tonight/whenever. All my pictures are set to an insane high quality, so, it probably didn't care for the file size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdamay Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I wholeheartedly agree regarding the sun visors. My previous work van was a Caravan C/V and it had those DaimlerChrysler visors they all seem to have... the extending ones that you grab and pull on and voila! Longer visor. Why couldn't Ford (1) make the visor physically larger, and (2) include an extending feature?? I always seem to end up with the sun shining on my face from the side window due to the extra height of the window, and the visor is too short to block the whole width of the side window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnysmith Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Here is a pic of the window tint. We are going to remove the bottom piece of tint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncranchero Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah, I think the top tint is the way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I'd consider tinting the top portion of the window too. The best photo size to upload is something like 800 px wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5axman Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I love the large windshield! It was one of the selling features for me. My wife and i travel around alot and the large windows are great for sightseeing. The windshield is no more prone to getting hit by rocks or sand per square inch than any other windshield. And its thickness and temper are the same as all other cars on the road as approved by D.O.T. standards. I keep a good following distance between myself and the vehicle in front of me but sometimes even the most cautious of drivers will be hit by something. I drove an old pickup truck for 20 years and the windshield stayed perfect. Then one year it got hit severial times and had to be replaced. I guess for those who feel they are getting too much sun there is always a solution for that. Good thing they dont own a convertable or anything with a sun roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I love the large windshield! I agree. The view of the scenery is like a tour bus. On the other hand though, the sun can get a bit intense. I carry one of those hat-like sun visors to wear on my head when it gets to me. Looks a bit "seventies", but who cares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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