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I was driving my 09 to work this afternoon with the moonroof open and was once again plagued by the infamous nav screen glare, despite the fact that I have the "dealer installed" mouse pad fix. I have always wondered how the pad was supposed to reduce glare since it is textured just like the dash and almost as reflective. For the heck of it I flipped it over, felt-side up and VIOLA most of the glare disappeared. Very noticeable difference. So much so that it almost makes me wonder if it is supposed to be installed felt-side up, vinyl-side down. If I've had it upside down this whole time I'm gonna smack myself! Then again, I guess I can blame it on the service tech that "installed" it in the first place. DOH!
I was driving my 09 to work this afternoon with the moonroof open and was once again plagued by the infamous nav screen glare, despite the fact that I have the "dealer installed" mouse pad fix. I have always wondered how the pad was supposed to reduce glare since it is textured just like the dash and almost as reflective. For the heck of it I flipped it over, felt-side up and VIOLA most of the glare disappeared. Very noticeable difference. So much so that it almost makes me wonder if it is supposed to be installed felt-side up, vinyl-side down. If I've had it upside down this whole time I'm gonna smack myself! Then again, I guess I can blame it on the service tech that "installed" it in the first place. DOH!
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I need to get me one. The glare in my 09 is horrendous! 
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It's equally as bad in the non-navi vehicles (mind you we're only using the screen for radio deets)
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that mouse pad fix is so stupid, i took it off because it just looked dumb LOL. just gonna live with the glare
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I was driving my 09 to work this afternoon with the moonroof open and was once again plagued by the infamous nav screen glare, despite the fact that I have the "dealer installed" mouse pad fix. I have always wondered how the pad was supposed to reduce glare since it is textured just like the dash and almost as reflective. For the heck of it I flipped it over, felt-side up and VIOLA most of the glare disappeared. Very noticeable difference. So much so that it almost makes me wonder if it is supposed to be installed felt-side up, vinyl-side down. If I've had it upside down this whole time I'm gonna smack myself! Then again, I guess I can blame it on the service tech that "installed" it in the first place. DOH!
I should've posted this..did it on the drive home after getting mine "installed" about 6 months ago. It definitely is an improvement but I still get a 100% unreadable screen occasionally. Plus the felt side is nice to toss your phone or other small items temporarily.Originally Posted by Danosaurus
Hey guys,I was driving my 09 to work this afternoon with the moonroof open and was once again plagued by the infamous nav screen glare, despite the fact that I have the "dealer installed" mouse pad fix. I have always wondered how the pad was supposed to reduce glare since it is textured just like the dash and almost as reflective. For the heck of it I flipped it over, felt-side up and VIOLA most of the glare disappeared. Very noticeable difference. So much so that it almost makes me wonder if it is supposed to be installed felt-side up, vinyl-side down. If I've had it upside down this whole time I'm gonna smack myself! Then again, I guess I can blame it on the service tech that "installed" it in the first place. DOH!
What's really needed is a longer shield above the display, but that would look dumb. Or Honda could have used literally anything else other than the 50-year-old Vacuum Fluorescent Display...
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So I got the mouse pad a year ago, and said the same exact thing.. "why did they make the pad the exact same material??" I flipped it over and it hasn't moved since. They make anti-glare ipad screens, so I was gunna buy one and see if it helped but then I realized I didn't care enough. As well, I drive with my side markers on which dims the screen even more.