HUD and polarized sunglasses

[Fast4d]

my oakley carbon blade polarized dims the HUD but still readable.

[Naz24]

Polarized lenses are supposed to remove glare, which is exactly what HUD is. You cannot have both.

Both my Maui Jim and Prada sunglasses wash out HUD, but its still readable (faint). Turn the brightness all the way up, its still somewhat visible.

[scott13]

Had Oakley polarized, but as expected, couldn't see the HUD so I just turned it off.

Got Oakley Holbrook NON-polarized and I can see the HUD perfectly clear and bright. Funny thing is, now that I can see the HUD, I'm realizing that I'm not a big fan--can be kinda distracting.

[Jockey]

My Smith Polarized glasses make the HUD dim as well. It's something I've gotten used to but won't give up on polarized sunglasses for daily life.

[damageprone]

Originally Posted by Naz24

Polarized lenses are supposed to remove glare, which is exactly what HUD is. You cannot have both.

Both my Maui Jim and Prada sunglasses wash out HUD, but its still readable (faint). Turn the brightness all the way up, its still somewhat visible.

You can have both if you tilt the HUD in the settings or simply tilt your head. Although the latter is very inconvenient.

[gatorfast]

Originally Posted by scott13

Funny thing is, now that I can see the HUD, I'm realizing that I'm not a big fan--can be kinda distracting.

Ha, we are in the minority but I kind of feel the same way. I very rarely look at the HUD as it is more natural for me to glance at the dash. A lot of people swear they will never have a car without HUD again but it doesnt do much for me

[snareman]

Originally Posted by Fast4d

my oakley carbon blade polarized dims the HUD but still readable.

I love the design of those, but got a pair with the Daily Prizm lenses and couldn't see the HUD so I sent them back.

[pmooiweer]

Originally Posted by snareman

I'm posting this for anyone that might search for it in the future, as I did in the past and came up empty.

I'd been wanting to get some new sunglasses and knew that polarized lenses aren't great with the HUD. I saw Oakley has their new Prizm lenses in various functions - daily, road, golf, trail, water, etc. I wasn't sure how they would be with the HUD, but Oakley had free shipping and returns so I took a chance.

I loved the look of these with the Daily Prism lenses, but it totally washed out the HUD
http://www.oakley.com/en/product/W0OO9174PZD

I also got a pair of the glasses with the Prizm Road lenses. These didn't affect the HUD at all, but sadly, most of the Road lenses are on ugly white or red glasses. Glasses that in general aren't the classy look I was going for, but would be fine on a bike. Why they can't put their Road lenses in more normal looking glass options is beyond me unless they are truly more for things like cycling.
http://www.oakley.com/en/mens/sungla...egory/m0201001

Incidentally, I was at Sunglass Hut and asked the saleswoman about how various glasses might affect the HUD. Unfortunately the idea and concept of a HUD was completely foreign to her so she wasn't much help.

Has anyone tried any other polarized lenses that work well with the HUD?

It all depends on the orientation of the lenses (try tilting your head while looking at the HUD when you're wearing polarized glasses). If you're really lucky the sunglasses don't have much of an effect, but that's very unlikely. Get non-polarized lenses or turn the HUD to its brightest setting.

[DML]

Originally Posted by snareman

I'm posting this for anyone that might search for it in the future, as I did in the past and came up empty.

I'd been wanting to get some new sunglasses and knew that polarized lenses aren't great with the HUD. I saw Oakley has their new Prizm lenses in various functions - daily, road, golf, trail, water, etc. I wasn't sure how they would be with the HUD, but Oakley had free shipping and returns so I took a chance.

I loved the look of these with the Daily Prism lenses, but it totally washed out the HUD
http://www.oakley.com/en/product/W0OO9174PZD

I also got a pair of the glasses with the Prizm Road lenses. These didn't affect the HUD at all, but sadly, most of the Road lenses are on ugly white or red glasses. Glasses that in general aren't the classy look I was going for, but would be fine on a bike. Why they can't put their Road lenses in more normal looking glass options is beyond me unless they are truly more for things like cycling.
http://www.oakley.com/en/mens/sungla...egory/m0201001

Incidentally, I was at Sunglass Hut and asked the saleswoman about how various glasses might affect the HUD. Unfortunately the idea and concept of a HUD was completely foreign to her so she wasn't much help.

Has anyone tried any other polarized lenses that work well with the HUD?

Hey Snare, you need to try Sarengeti, long known to be the finest driving glasses.

[SD ///M4]

Ray-Ban New Wayfarers non-polarized, Matte Black frames and Orange Flash lenses. Matches my car. No half-assed solutions like angling the display, tilting your head, or turning up the brightness. I can see the HUD like it was designed to be seen.

[SD ///M4]

Originally Posted by DML

Sarengeti

Serengeti.

And all polarized.

[DML]

Originally Posted by SD ///M4

Serengeti.

And all polarized.

Just squint.

[damageprone]

I finally got to ty out my prizm lenses with the hud. I have my brightness all the way up and it is still visible. Just a bit dimmer.

[snareman]

Originally Posted by damageprone

I finally got to ty out my prizm lenses with the hud. I have my brightness all the way up and it is still visible. Just a bit dimmer.

Which Prizm lens variant do you have?

[damageprone]

I believe it's called the Prizm Sapphire Polarized lenses

[snareman]

Originally Posted by damageprone

I believe it's called the Prizm Sapphire Polarized lenses

It's not one of the use directed variants - road, trail, golf, deep sea, everyday, etc?

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by snareman

I also got a pair of the glasses with the Prizm Road lenses. These didn't affect the HUD at all, but sadly, most of the Road lenses are on ugly white or red glasses. Glasses that in general aren't the classy look I was going for, but would be fine on a bike.

Dude c'mon, you're better than Oakley. For that amount of money you can get a pair of Guccis,Pradas or even non-aviator Ray Bans. Oakley are total "dad glasses" and are the least classy sunglasses, as they are very frequently used by people while fishing/hunting, where functionality matters more than style.

I have these and while they are not polarized, they do a beautiful job of blocking any glare. I used them while I lived in south florida as well.

http://www.go-optic.com/prada-sport-...BU4xoC7uLw_wcB

[snareman]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Dude c'mon, you're better than Oakley. For that amount of money you can get a pair of Guccis,Pradas or even non-aviator Ray Bans. Oakley are total "dad glasses" and are the least classy sunglasses, as they are very frequently used by people while fishing/hunting, where functionality matters more than style.

I have these and while they are not polarized, they do a beautiful job of blocking any glare. I used them while I lived in south florida as well.

http://www.go-optic.com/prada-sport-...BU4xoC7uLw_wcB

I'm more concerned about optical quality than fashion, but trying to avoid getting any of the sport type looking Oakleys. I'm looking for something more classy like these. I don't know how well the fashion companies do lenses.

[drkeng]

I think it depends on direction of polarization. I found that some polarized lenses washed out HUD and others washed out the iDrive screen.

I got a pair of nonpolarized Oakleys at Nordstrom after going out to car and verifying they were nonpolarized.

HUD is one of my favorite features. Not just speed but changing radio stations or songs and caller id too.

Almost insisted my wife get it on Jag but digital speed display is almost as good. Plus the Jag HUD display wasn't as sharp as BMW

[JMon]

Just to clarify. BMW actually screwed up on this. They didn't compensate for the huds reflection in the window. All they had to do was change its orientation so that the reflected polarization was in line with the nav and main instrument cluster.

Then just like almost all LCD displays some glasses would work and others wouldn't at that angle.

Different lens manufactures use different angles. It is possible to find a set of glasses that uses a polarization angle between the hud and nav angles that could kind of work for both.

The problem with BMW and hud has to do with 2 different angles being used in the same vehicle.

Using the rotate on the hud does absolutely nothing because it does not change the lcd's orientation. Just the picture on the screen.


My original solution was to use non polarized Wiley X Brick glasses and non polarized Bell helmet visor. That works as expected.

Also I "May" have an easy hack to fix this issue. I just want to try a few things before putting out the solution.

[ptper]

Bought a second pair of non-polarized Oakley glasses for the car. /thread.