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Cruiser
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Eden Prairie, MN | I always take off my sunglasses and gloves nd put them up on the dash board when I park. I've done this hundreds of times, and parked for several hours with no ill affects until last week.
The glasses were laying on top of my gloves folded with the lenses facing the windshield. The reflection of the lenses scorched the inside of the winshield with a 1'' x 2" spot that can't be fixed.
I'll be changing my habit from now on.
The more you know....
Edited by rainmaker 2009-08-01 12:06 PM
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Visionary
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Ruskin, Fl | If you lived in Florida you would have two air holes burned through the windshield.
Edited by cw1115 2009-08-01 12:08 PM
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Iron Butt
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North Orange County CA | I once had the rear window in a ford taurus shatter from the heat caused by the reflection off a cd. |
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Cruiser
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Houston, TX | Ouch... |
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Cruiser
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VA | Glad I read this, I never in a million years would have thought the reflection from sunglasses would have done that to a plastic windshield. Thanks for the information.
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Tourer
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Simi Valley, CA | I once had the chrome on my bike reflect the sunlight on to the seat of the bike next to mine and it burned a hole into the seat of the bike next to mine. Crazy things... |
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Cruiser
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Eden Prairie, MN | Cometman - 2009-08-01 3:42 PM
I once had the chrome on my bike reflect the sunlight on to the seat of the bike next to mine and it burned a hole into the seat of the bike next to mine. Crazy things...
I've heard simalar stories. One installs a new after market seat and goes to the bar. After a couple of hours he comes out and notices wrinkles that weren't there before, So he takes some pictures, so he can send to the vendor. But when he develops them he could see smoke rising from the wrinkle being caused by the light being reflected from the mirror. The rear view mirror was reflecting sunlight on the seat and melting the vinyl.
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Windsheild damaged by sunglasses!