what's it called (help)

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » July 7, 2010, 12:20 am

ok, back when cars had big external sun visors in the forties and fifties they made refractive lenses that went on the dash so you could see the stop light without having to crane your neck up to see the light.
what the hell are those things called?
i could use one. there are several stop lights in my area that are sensor controlled and when i get close enough to trip the sensor i cannot see the light without having to look almost straight up through the windshield.
is this making sense???? lol

firerod63 · Post by **firerod63** » July 7, 2010, 12:27 am

Prism

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » July 7, 2010, 1:20 am

http://www.lovefords.org/53mercury/accessories.htm

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » July 7, 2010, 3:04 am

OOooooweeee!, what will they think of next?, we were flat out having traffic lights back then!, so I`m told!.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » July 7, 2010, 7:37 am

lol@alan. most places here didn't! this is just a cow town ya' know.

"signal viewer". makes sense. thanks ice.

Max · Post by **Max** » July 7, 2010, 8:37 am

Funny post - I have the same issue in my Jeep every now and then but cool thing is the light reflects off of the hood/windshield so I don't even have to crane my neck to look directly at the light.

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » July 7, 2010, 6:02 pm

Oh yeah Max, I can see it now.....................B-B-B-B-B-B-But officer the reflection in my hood looked like the light was green!

Post by **Greg D** » July 7, 2010, 8:07 pm

I can only see the red lights in the hood of my Jeep.

Post by **Casey 65** » July 7, 2010, 8:48 pm

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Michelle · Post by **Michelle** » July 7, 2010, 9:06 pm

I remember when I was a kid those things were pretty popular.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » July 7, 2010, 9:15 pm

ooh, thanks gerry!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » July 8, 2010, 3:40 am

I do know what you mean tho Chris!, a mates got a Ford Anglia with a 6" chop!, going for a drive in that thing is a bad neck for a week for sure!

Max · Post by **Max** » July 8, 2010, 5:53 am

Actually, my hood is red too! Forgot to mention a small detail... only works at night. During the daytime, I just stop further from the light. Ahem.