Light sensitive visor films

**Blackshear** · 27th August 2008, 13:31

Hey guys/girls, something I found on the tardme, that some people may find useful.
Apologies if it's useless to some peoples.

Gonna buy it tonight, hopefully it fits in the right way.
Been umming and ahing over buying a couple spare visors, clear for shite days, tinted for sunny days (Or those bastard sunshowers that scald your retinas to buggery) and maybe a chrome-style for uhm.

Anywho, just yeah. Pointing it out!
Quite cheap too, for the versatility.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-173258406.htm

**Qkchk:Me** · 27th August 2008, 13:36

Only problem is if you go out for a ride during the day and end up coming home at night (breakdown, unforseen reason etc), you will have to peel the damn thing off your visor and roll it up but it will get damaged and I dont think they are designed to be stick on/peeled off at leisure.......

**Blackshear** · 27th August 2008, 13:40

Originally Posted by Qkchk

Only problem is if you go out for a ride during the day and end up coming home at night (breakdown, unforseen reason etc), you will have to peel the damn thing off your visor and roll it up but it will get damaged and I dont think they are designed to be stick on/peeled off at leisure.......

Ah. I hope I'm thinking of the same stuff some glasses come with, in strong direct sunlight, it's like looking through a dark visor.
But at night time it's like a clear visor.
The amount of light falling on the glasses determines it's opacity.

**Okey Dokey** · 27th August 2008, 14:21

Sounds interesting. Let us know how it works.

Personally, I've got a clear visor and a tinted one and just change accordingly. But maybe this film will suit others.

**Nagash** · 27th August 2008, 14:48

Well, it states it's only affected when hit by direct sunlight, and goes clear when without. So supposedly this shouldn't by affected by night time riding.

I also just have a tinted and clear visor that I swap around, but it is a bugger trying to carry something that you don't want to scratch with you on longer rides or tours.

**Cajun** · 27th August 2008, 15:07

Originally Posted by Nagash

I also just have a tinted and clear visor that I swap around, but it is a bugger trying to carry something that you don't want to scratch with you on longer rides or tours.

i store my spare visor in a big thick rugby type of sock.

**pritch** · 27th August 2008, 15:35

I have mentioned these on KB before but Hey! if y'all really want to reinvent the wheel feel free.

This item won't help in the event of low sun on a wet road but it works in most other cases. It sticks on with dishwashing liquid and water. When the visor gets scratched, peel the sunblocker off and stick it on the new visor..

http://www.helmetheadcyclegear.com/c...%20Sunblockers

**MSTRS:Me** · 27th August 2008, 15:42

Hey Pritch....you misread the OP - these are not a strip across the top of your visor. They are a photo-sensitive tint filmthat covers the entire visor. Sounds like a good idea to me.

**Blackshear** · 27th August 2008, 18:13

Feeling a bit better that noone shot me down

It wont be as cool as a fulltime black tint, or a shiney Iridium one.
IT CHANGES COLOURS!!!! CUMON GUUUUISE!!!
Lol. I'll dredge back the thread when it is received, and hopefully I wont have wasted 2 new visors on it!
Thanks.

**Slyer** · 27th August 2008, 19:12

Yeah, worst case scenario you peel them off and bin them.

**Swoop** · 27th August 2008, 19:21

It will be interesting to see how this works.
Keep us informed once the package arrives.

**CookMySock** · 27th August 2008, 19:32

keen to hear how well it works!

DB

**nivram** · 27th August 2008, 20:42

If thees are the Pro Grips one's I have had one for the past three months and they not very light sensitive. In sunlight they will tint around -5% and thats about it.

If your expecting them to act as light sensitive Polaroid lens you will be disappointed, they are basically just standard visor tints with hefty price tag, I only paid $35 for mine.

**Blackshear** · 27th August 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by nivram

If thees are the Pro Grips one's I have had one for the past three months and they not very light sensitive. In sunlight they will tint around -5% and thats about it.

If your expecting them to act as light sensitive Polaroid lens you will be disappointed, they are basically just standard visor tints with hefty price tag, I only paid $35 for mine.

...
Where were you three hours ago?

Guys, how do you work the rep system, I MUST KNOW!
Ah well. They still look shiny anyway