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Sun Visor for my Zumo

VISOR

AY4B said:
Even at 100% brightness my Zumo is hard to see in the daytime. After Buying a drone I found that sun visors for the Ipad are very popular. I wondered what is available for our Zumo 660. I found this one and ordered it on Amazon. Got it today. Looks vedy vedy NICE :firstplace:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TNZEIF6/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Very nice ...........and I made one just like it from the glossy cardboard they use for DIVIDERS in filing cabinets .....spray painted it black ....... Mike :thumbup:
 
I made one just like it, but it didn't help much. The brightness on the 660 is just not bright enough and gets washed out by the ambient sunlight.


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Depends where you zumo is mounted for one. Visor may help some- you need more of a tunnel type visor . It will be still hard to see at times

Custom made maybe the way to go. It will not be like you are in your car looking at the GPS
 
AY4B said:
Even at 100% brightness my Zumo is hard to see in the daytime. After Buying a drone I found that sun visors for the Ipad are very popular. I wondered what is available for our Zumo 660. I found this one and ordered it on Amazon. Got it today. Looks vedy vedy NICE :firstplace:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TNZEIF6/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
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Congrats i saw one like it at spyderfest '15. It simply velcroed to the back of unit & was even attached to a kradlelock system
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was looking to build my own too but thx for link ,just-in- case


I wasn't there but I still care! POW /MIA VETS
 
GA_Spyderman said:
I made one just like it, but it didn't help much. The brightness on the 660 is just not bright enough and gets washed out by the ambient sunlight.


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I have not got a chance to use it yet but in the comments, some say that there are still some angles where the sun is still a problem. You can still tilt the Garmin toward you to get more of the angle you need. This one was the only one I saw that gave a fairly deep tunnel. Also it is made to where you can still access the on off button and the button to remove the garmin the same a before.
 
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Ill get some pics later and post them. Ill get a chance to use it for Spyders in the Hills in a couple of weeks. Ill be leading our group and need to be able to see the GPS well.
 
BLUEKNIGHT911 said:
Very nice ...........and I made one just like it from the glossy cardboard they use for DIVIDERS in filing cabinets .....spray painted it black ....... Mike :thumbup:
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I thought about trying to make one also but figured I may be able to find something already made. I don't know why more vendors here haven't picked up on the need for one and made one. It looks like something so simple to make and refine for our needs. Hint Hint I see one soon with a Lamonster logo on it or a simple web design on the top.:spyder2:
 
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:agree: with our assessment 100%. I have the same one, which is also the one shown in the OP. It helps, and it's certainly better than nothing. And it does look nice. But like GA_Spyderman said, I just wish I could turn up the brightness a lot of the time.
 
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You all that have been using one, does the Garmin automatically turn down the brightness when it gets under the shade thinking its night time or shady?
 
Honestly never really paid attention, i just listen to the audio commands. & am usually stopped in the shade if i am programing a destination or something.


I wasn't there but I still care! POW /MIA VETS
 
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I still havnt got a chance to use it riding around. Maybe tomorrow.
 
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