Does anyone else get blinded by their carbon fiber interior trim?

[Jim B]

I've never noticed this, and I have the moon roof which I open up on nice days like we've been having here in Sacramento.

[knightarmor]

I have no sunroof. Windshield is tinted well beyond the AS1 line. Full windshield is not tinted and don't plan to since it looks like a new windshield will be needed every few years for me. Car is tinted. I'll probably get the CF wrapped in matte XPEL to see if that helps.

[Colinv6]

Never had this with the CF trim but my dad had Piano black in his old F80 and it was dreadful for glare, and also a complete scratch magnet... avoid piano black at all costs!!

[Fast4d]

M power dome kills me certain times of the year. my windshield has 90% tint.

[JibSTir13]

I wear sunglasses all the time (even at night ) so haven't noticed this issue.

[mjames]

Never had that problem. Get your windows tinted. I have mine done at 20% sides and back and even windshield at 70% and it helps.

[georgere]

No

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by Brasko

I understand what you mean OP. I get a lot of glare in the cabin as well. Even after tinting the front windshield. Ended up purchasing second set of interior trim and wrapped it in BMW Alcantara. The matte surface doesn't glare up and the car feels much more personalized.

Post some pics. I’d like to see how this actually turned out.

[R-M4]

Originally Posted by knightarmor

First I got blinded by the hood so I had that wrapped in matte black. The carbon interior trim pieces every now and again catch the sun just right and blind the hell out of me. I don't wear sunglasses all the time but damn. I can't be the only one who has this problem?

Yes, I have experienced this problem a few times.

[ImGoingPlaces]

i thought it was really cloudy in washington

[NPuter]

Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

So I guess, keep my aluminum trim? No one wants to trade me theirs as to avoid the glare? Lol. Worth a shot.

if my car wasn't a lease I would!

I keep a microfiber towel ready partially for this reason

[Aapparition90]

Originally Posted by JibSTir13

I wear sunglasses all the time (even at night ) so haven't noticed this issue.

Any particular reason ?

[seis-speed]

Yes, both to the right of the dash and just to the right of the 6MT. I always wondered why others never said anything.
I have had it happen in other cars as well, no biggie.

[PINHEAD]

wrap the carbon trim in matte clear bra
looks epic and won't glare anymore

[JibSTir13]

Originally Posted by Aapparition90

Any particular reason ?

To maintain the douche BMW driver image.

I'm just messing around. No sunglasses on at night.

But do wear em during the day so haven't noticed the glare. The car is also tinted, which may help depending on where the sun is.

[jmg]

Never. I'm wondering how many people have experienced this who have their windows tinted. Theoretically, your interior will be dark save for the front windshield and so glare will be more intense. One of the reasons I have grown to dislike dark window tint is that it makes the windshield more relatively bright and creates a lot of glare. It's like driving in a dark tunnel with one bright light at the end: it's going to be more intense than if you didn't have tint because your pupils would be more dialated with tints. I just don't enjoy the lighting ambiance created with dark tinted windows.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by PshhhhhMW

The hood was getting me for a little bit in the winter time. Now that the sun is in a different position not so bad. Lucky to not have the glare off the interior. That sucks.

The hood is a shocker for reflections from the flat part of the power dome as you say in the winter.

[IM2C]

Never been blinded by it. 40k miles.

[BzsBimmer]

My offer still stands. Would gladly take your unsafe CF trim for my very safe aluminum trim.

Since my eyes are already all squinty from my asianess, I’m pretty protected. Just would hate others from putting themselves at risk.

[georgere]

No

[jninja]

Originally Posted by jninja

I definitely havent had this issue at all with my CF interior... very odd

I take back what I said got blinded the other day by the CF

[snareman]

I haven't had a ton of problems with it, but I think the CF would look a little sportier if it had a matte finish. Also, the clear coat over it is much more likely to show fine scratches over time.