Many years ago I remember seeing a triangular shaped gl*** prism mounted on the bottom of a windshield so the traffic lights could be seen in an old coupe. On ebay they are selling an economy traffic light viewer for $7.95 that sticks to the windshield. What other options are out there?
The stick on cheap ones aren't worth a dime. The guide ones can be bought on line for around twenty bucks and are excellent and just like the factory one in my first car, a '49 Pontiac fastback.
Mount the viewer as high on the windshield gl*** as possible. [FONT="] Thick edge goes up so thin edge goes down.[/FONT] [FONT="]Flat side goes to windshield, concave side goes toward user.[/FONT] [FONT="]For widest effective area coverage, lens should be straight across the left to right line in the car but windshield bow may make this difficult. [/FONT] [FONT="]Adjust the tilt of the lens to move the image of the light higher or lower to create best view.[/FONT]
I had the guide one too, in my 4 inch chopped truck. Worked good until I put the dash back in. Didn't want to drill a hole in it, so I haven't installed it any more.
No, not magnetic. The end of the arm has a small tab that allows it to screw to windscreen garnish mold or dash top. I won't be drilling any holes and will use the bracket with a rubber so as not to damage the new woodgrain finish.
My 59 has one with a magnetic base like shown in mtgstumy's post. Try to get the gl*** ones, the plastic ones will crack and craze in the sun after a while. Pull up to your garage and imagine as a way to position it. Once you get to a real light you can make final adjustments where a traffic light would be at and use that. Search using "Traffic viewer"
i had never seen one until this past saturday when my father-in-law drove his nomad to a b-day party we were attending.
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