Talk Morgan Forums Community The Malvern Arms Visors or NO visors

Nick a dark lens will just cut down ambient light passing through it, but if it doesn't have a UV filter included that will pass through the lens unhindered by the tint.

Without getting too technical (I.E. what I can remember!) When light is reflected off a surface say water, snow or a bonnet for example, the lightwaves are scattered causing the visually disturbing glare we are familiar with. Polarising lenses have their filter rotated into position to eliminate the horizontal reflected light only allowing the vertical light through to reach the eye. This will eliminate the glare giving a clearer vision, better contrast and colour definition and overall improved visual comfort.

So they are fantastic for snow and water sports and great in the Mog. However, there are some some drawbacks. They will show the stress marking on toughened windscreens and block some display screens. My Maui Jim's, both prescription and non-prescription, block my radio screen but not my phone, so no real problem.

Personally, I prefer polarising lenses for greater eye comfort when driving in the sun.

My polarised glasses are ‘Tom Ford’ ones, but they have prescription lenses which I presume are the same for all glasses from any particular optician, from whichever supplier they use. I really wanted green tint, but they couldn’t do that in polarised for some reason, I took soft brown Instead which has been fine.

My advice, avoid depressing grey tints, who’d want to be constantly subjected to miserable darkness all the time?

I had a brown tint in prescription sunglasses once - I found that the colour changes inflicted on vehicle rear lights were a problem. Stuck with grey ever since.

I use both the visors (in tint with the upholstery) and Rayban polarised Aviators. I would not be without either of them.

When the sun starts to get low I tilt the visors up above the screen and then later pull them down. They are not perfect because they don't protect you when the sun is off to one side and you cant turn them to the side as you can with most modern cars, however they are certainly better than not having them.

Completely agree Ewn, I always find browns tend to be warmer and more uplifting. It is fascinating how different tints effect colours, as Paul mentions it's a very personal thing as with the paint choice of our cars.

I have an old pair of RayBan driving glasses, huge aviator frames with a light yellowy / brown tint. My wife always falls about when they come out, but the lenses are fantastic and really bring up red colours. Oh the cars I've fallen for, that then look old and faded when the specs are off!

Speaking of sunglasses: the next time I buy a pair I am thinking of getting a pair of Serengeti glasses with the "Drivers" lens (photochromatic and polarised).

https://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/en/carrara/8297
https://www.serengeti-eyewear.com/en/uv-solar-lens/drivers

Good choice Peter.

I use prescription glasses. All photochromatic for years now. 100% clear when not exposed to direct sunlight and quite dark when they get hit by the noon sun light. I love the way they regulate according to the UV radiation (which is what makes them react and get more or less dark).

But I found a couple of problems:

1 - they don't work inside modern cars. Because almost all new modern cars have a UV filter in their windshield and windows. So, if you think your photochromatic lenses will work inside a modern car, they'll not. So I have to carry prescription sunglasses when I travel.

2- The photochromatic technology is not compatible with the Polarized technology. At least not with prescription lenses. Maybe for normal ones it is, but I have reasonable doubts.
Looking at the Serengeti web page, I can’t see a model with both technologies. Are you sure they can combine both characteristics?

As Javier suggests I don't think the combined lenses are available, buts it's a couple of years since I was in the business. To combine them I seem to recall would make the lens too thick to be viable, but they may have cracked it now.

At the back end of last year, I was trying out some photochromic soft contacts from J & J and they were quite a surprise, really worked well without looking odd on the eye when darkened.

Along with not working well inside a vehicle, photochromic lenses tend to be less effective in warmer temperatures. So great for us in our Mogs!

We had RayBan glasses in the Arctic they were great for snow glare and stopping snow blindness, I believe they were a special military grade application, still got a pair somewhere.