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what's it called (help)
Posted: July 7, 2010, 12:20 am
by ezernut9mm
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
Posted: July 7, 2010, 12:27 am
by firerod63
Prism
Posted: July 7, 2010, 1:20 am
by ICEMAN6166
Posted: July 7, 2010, 3:04 am
by Alan Mclennan
OOooooweeee!, what will they think of next?, we were flat out having traffic lights back then!, so I`m told!.
Posted: July 7, 2010, 7:37 am
by ezernut9mm
lol@alan. most places here didn't! this is just a cow town ya' know.
"signal viewer". makes sense. thanks ice.
Posted: July 7, 2010, 8:37 am
by Max
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.
Posted: July 7, 2010, 6:02 pm
by Fanatic
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!
Posted: July 7, 2010, 8:07 pm
by Greg D
I can only see the red lights in the hood of my Jeep.
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Posted: July 7, 2010, 8:48 pm
by Casey 65
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Posted: July 7, 2010, 9:06 pm
by Michelle
I remember when I was a kid those things were pretty popular.
Posted: July 7, 2010, 9:15 pm
by ezernut9mm
ooh, thanks gerry!
Posted: July 8, 2010, 3:40 am
by Alan Mclennan
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!
Posted: July 8, 2010, 5:53 am
by Max
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.