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Old May 24, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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just bought 1997 softtail the other day i went for a ride and the sun hit the tank bezel/dash and i got an eye full of sun is there any thing that i can buy or do to it so this is going to look good and not send out any more death rays ....
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 11:12 PM
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paint the dash flat black
 
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+1 on the flat black. No better color (or technically combination of all colors). I see a chrome dash and I want to paint it black......
 
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Old May 24, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by sjacobson
just bought 1997 softtail the other day i went for a ride and the sun hit the tank bezel/dash and i got an eye full of sun is there any thing that i can buy or do to it so this is going to look good and not send out any more death rays ....
There may also be some console inlays if you don't want to paint it or have it powder coated. I had mine powder coated satin black then added a vivid black inlay.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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FF helmet or modular. The chin bar will block the glare.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 02:21 AM
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They sale these things called sun glasses for 5 bucks, easiest way to get rid of the glare
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Living and boating in sunny Florida, I always wear prescription non-glare sunglasses when outdoors. They still weren't enough to help block the intense glare, so I switched my clear face shield, on my FF, to a smoked one. It made riding a lot more pleasant for me.
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Sun glasses dont work when the glare comes from underneath them. Even when it hits the glasses it can be very distracting. Black paint, inlay inserts, PC.
 
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A set of polarized sunglasses? Or goggles if they make those.
 
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sun glasses dont work when the glare comes from underneath them. Even when it hits the glasses it can be very distracting. Black paint, inlay inserts, pc.
hahahahaha dont have a problem with it wearing my vans ray-ban knock offs. Keep in mine my paint job is 1 stone throw away from chrome
 
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