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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 10:24 AM
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I bought a 7 inch garmin for bike went ridin and you cant hardly see screen for the glare has anybody had this and what did you do
 
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Make sure the brightness setting is all the way up.
Adjust it as needed to avoid the sun hitting it.
 
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i did all that but doesnt help much
 
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Maybe get a screen protector for it? If you can't find one made for it maybe a universal trim to fit one.....
 
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I bought a 7 inch garmin for bike went ridin and you cant hardly see screen for the glare has anybody had this and what did you do
I'd like to see a picture of the setup. But you could probably mock up a sun shroud to help. Play with the angle and change the contrast to help. In all reality, sun glare is going to happen on a GPS when used on a motorcycle. Even the motorcycle-specific ones are not immune.
 
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I bought a 7 inch garmin for bike went ridin and you cant hardly see screen for the glare has anybody had this and what did you do
I use this for my Garmin:

http://www.glarestomper.com/
 
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Ditch the polarised sunglasses.
 
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