HUD and polarized sunglasses

j2dad5389 · 08-03-2024, 05:27 PM

I’ve seen this issue talked about before, but haven’t really seen a solution. Would something as simple as this fix the issue of polarized sunglasses blocking out the heads up display if I were to just apply the screen over the HUD screen? The product on Amazon is not advertised for that directly, but could it work do you guys think?

https://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Pola.../dp/B0BS6FMZNL

RickFLM4 · 08-03-2024, 06:36 PM

Let us know how it goes…

b_w. · 08-03-2024, 07:57 PM

I wear polarized sunglasses and it's fine. Adjust the position so it's in the right spot.

j2dad5389 · 08-03-2024, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Let us know how it goes…

I think I got it confused. I would need an anti polarizer to combat the polarized sunglasses

1heckinboi · 08-03-2024, 08:19 PM

I've read that the brand of glasses also makes a difference in how the HUD appears to you through them. I have 2 pairs of Raybans both polarized, one is prescription and the other is not. My non-prescription, the HUD is barely visible. If it is sunny outside enough I can't even make it out. But my prescription ones it just makes the HUD a few shades darker. This is also on a tinted windshield

RickFLM4 · 08-03-2024, 08:34 PM

I got a pair of Persol non-polarized and never looked back. Love the glasses and see the HUD perfectly in my car and my wife’s Volvo.

phyzzo · 08-06-2024, 11:56 AM

Different glasses might make a difference but it won't cure the problem. It's the way the HUD works, by reflecting light off the windshield. The windshield reflects the light polarized almost horizontally, so your vertically polarized sunglasses end up blocking most of it.

Pauldunlop13 · 08-06-2024, 01:17 PM

I just have a set of dedicated sunglasses for the car, that are NON polarized

all my others are polarized

alex2364 · 08-06-2024, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Pauldunlop13

I just have a set of dedicated sunglasses for the car, that are NON polarized

all my others are polarized

This is the way. All my driving glasses are non-polarized.

SteveYem · 08-06-2024, 02:25 PM

I noticed this issue as well, and if I tilt my head slightly left or right I can read the HUD clearly. I also noticed in iDrive that the HUD display can be rotated left or right. I'm wondering if this feature exists to solve this very problem.

RickFLM4 · 08-06-2024, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveYem

I noticed this issue as well, and if I tilt my head slightly left or right I can read the HUD clearly. I also noticed in iDrive that the HUD display can be rotated left or right. I'm wondering if this feature exists to solve this very problem.

I think the HUD adjustments are meant to accommodate different seating positions and heights of drivers.

Yuille36 · 08-07-2024, 09:03 AM

As we all know, currently the HUD doesn't have anything that would compensate for polarized sun glasses. We will just have to live with it.

NSX2M4 · 08-07-2024, 04:43 PM

get a pair of Oakley's with a prism lens. I have a few pairs and they all work perfectly. Other lenses from the brand completely block the HUD though. So, make sure you get prism if you go that route.

j2dad5389 · 08-07-2024, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Yuille36

As we all know, currently the HUD doesn't have anything that would compensate for polarized sun glasses. We will just have to live with it.

There doesn't exist a simple film or something out there to apply to the hud screen that can combat polarization? It seems so simple. But I'm not sure I'm not a scientist lol.

j2dad5389 · 08-07-2024, 05:49 PM

Thanks everyone for chiming in but im not looking for any sunglasses recommendations. I have 2 really awesome pairs of ray bans and I don't think its worth it to buy a whole new set just to see a HUD in my car that I drive maybe 3 days a week (and during the day) haha

NSX2M4 · 08-07-2024, 07:22 PM

WTF? Not looking?
Was this just a flex to tell everyone you wear Biden Specs?

SteveYem · 08-07-2024, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NSX2M4

WTF? Not looking?
Was this just a flex to tell everyone you wear Biden Specs?

In the original post it is made clear that he is seeking a way to modify the car / HUD projector screen, and not his eyewear. Unless it’s my eyewear that needs updating…

RickFLM4 · 08-07-2024, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NSX2M4

WTF? Not looking?
Was this just a flex to tell everyone you wear Biden Specs?

lol what?

Yuille36 · 08-08-2024, 10:46 AM

Honestly, there isn't anything that I know of that will assist, except for changing your glasses. As the polarization filters out the HUD images off the windshield.

SteveYem · 08-08-2024, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveYem

I noticed this issue as well, and if I tilt my head slightly left or right I can read the HUD clearly. I also noticed in iDrive that the HUD display can be rotated left or right. I'm wondering if this feature exists to solve this very problem.

Quoting myself to confirm that I tried adjusting the HUD through its rotational range and it did not affect the filtering effect through my polarized glasses.

TopJimmy · 08-08-2024, 12:44 PM

Guys, if your HUD is too dim or not visible with polarized lenses just tint the windshield with a nano ceramic film. The HUD shows now with my RayBan P lenses, and the car stays quite a bit cooler from heat/UV reflection.

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j2dad5389 Captain 405 Rep 618 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Thanks everyone for chiming in but im not looking for any sunglasses recommendations. I have 2 really awesome pairs of ray bans and I don't think its worth it to buy a whole new set just to see a HUD in my car that I drive maybe 3 days a week (and during the day) haha
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