Polarized lenses and radio readout?!

busyguy8 · 07-22-2011, 10:38 PM

I can't be the only one, but I use Polarized Ray Ban shades and I can't read the radio read out on the "professional" radio in my car with them on. Is there a solution for this?

TIA,
-bg8

Barry45RPM · 07-22-2011, 11:38 PM

Outside of tilting your head at least 45 degrees (90 would be perfect) No. The idiots who built the radio have installed the polarizing filter in the radio dial 90 degrees off axis (from every pair of polarized glasses made in the world), so when you wear your polarized lenses the axises are cross polarized, closing the apeture for light to pass thru.

Think of 2 sets of venetian blinds. Your eyeglasses are horizontal blind slats and the radio dial's have been mistakenly installed in every radio in the vertical position. Since the "slats" are so closely spaced, no light gets thru.

(Yeah... I'm an Optician)

miiipilot · 07-22-2011, 11:40 PM

Take glasses off...

Buy non-polar glasses...

...just trying to be a smartass.

Someone had a fix for this...

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...transparencies

hope that helps,
miiipilot

busyguy8 · 07-23-2011, 11:32 PM

thanks for the link to the fix.. will try!

Turbolader · 07-25-2011, 11:15 PM

^^ It works, but not perfectly. I think something better than a transparency film might work better, but it worked good enough for me for the price.

bozola · 07-25-2011, 11:23 PM

I bought a pair of sunglasses yesterday. Non polarized.

I like a pair of polarized ones, but went to the car with them, and kept toggling the radio on and off. Could not see the radio display AT ALL!

busyguy8 · 07-25-2011, 11:26 PM

yeah, the tilting the head is getting old! I need to go get the film cause I'm not giving up polarized lenses! LOL!!!
-bg8

BMW-NC · 07-26-2011, 02:46 AM

another nice example for cultural differences. In Germany almost no one wears polarized lenses. I think i am the only one, and I got mine for fishing in Florida, had to custom order them at the German optician after I finally could explain him what I needed....

sluflyer06 · 07-28-2011, 01:52 PM

I need to try the film trick as well, I can't live without polarized lenses and their glare cutting magic.

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busyguy8 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 280 Posts Drives: '11 Black Saphire/Black 135 6M Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (3)	Polarized lenses and radio readout?! I can't be the only one, but I use Polarized Ray Ban shades and I can't read the radio read out on the "professional" radio in my car with them on. Is there a solution for this? TIA, -bg8
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Barry45RPM Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 219 Posts Drives: 2007 MB E550, 2010 128i Conv Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale FL Area, USA iTrader: (0)	Outside of tilting your head at least 45 degrees (90 would be perfect) No. The idiots who built the radio have installed the polarizing filter in the radio dial 90 degrees off axis (from every pair of polarized glasses made in the world), so when you wear your polarized lenses the axises are cross polarized, closing the apeture for light to pass thru. Think of 2 sets of venetian blinds. Your eyeglasses are horizontal blind slats and the radio dial's have been mistakenly installed in every radio in the vertical position. Since the "slats" are so closely spaced, no light gets thru. (Yeah... I'm an Optician)
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miiipilot Lieutenant Colonel 519 Rep 1,501 Posts Drives: 2024 M2 Brooklyn Grey 6mt Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (0)	Take glasses off... Buy non-polar glasses... ...just trying to be a smartass. Someone had a fix for this... http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...transparencies hope that helps, miiipilot __________________ miiipilot '24 M2 Brooklyn Grey, 6mt, Bi-Color, Black M-Color seats, '16 MG M2, DCT, Exec. Took Delivery 4/30/16 (Sold)
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Turbolader The Fat Stig 11 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2010 135i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: 2003 Stg 3+ SRT-4 iTrader: (1)	^^ It works, but not perfectly. I think something better than a transparency film might work better, but it worked good enough for me for the price. __________________ Philippians 1:20
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busyguy8 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 280 Posts Drives: '11 Black Saphire/Black 135 6M Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (3)	yeah, the tilting the head is getting old! I need to go get the film cause I'm not giving up polarized lenses! LOL!!! -bg8
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BMW-NC Selling drugs to BMW addicts 17 Rep 468 Posts Drives: 135i e82 6MT N55 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Baumholder / Hanau iTrader: (1)	another nice example for cultural differences. In Germany almost no one wears polarized lenses. I think i am the only one, and I got mine for fishing in Florida, had to custom order them at the German optician after I finally could explain him what I needed.... __________________ --- Quality US Spec Used Cars for Military Members stationed in Europe. Specialized in BMWs and MINIs up to 10k miles.
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sluflyer06 Private First Class 6 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2008 135i MT Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (2)	I need to try the film trick as well, I can't live without polarized lenses and their glare cutting magic.
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