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Best Garmin Sun Shade?

 
Thu, 09/10/2009 - 6:26am

I've got a Garmin 205W and I'm looking for a good Sun Shade /Visor for it. The sun is a problem when I use my GPS on my motorcycle. Does anyone make a sun shade and if yes, what is the best one?

BIG thanks
Michael

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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 7:06am

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Take a look at Glare Stomper.

Thu, 09/10/2009 - 9:54am

Check eBay

Michael,

You'll find the Glare Stomper on eBay (one posted now: http://cgi.ebay.com/Case-Mount-SHADE-for-GARMIN-200-205-250-... )

However your success in fighting glare may be limited unless you raise the GPS nearly to eye level. No matter what you do if the sun is behind you the screen on your 205 is going to be totally washed out.

I had my Garmin 2610 mounted in front of the handlebars on my bike for a long time and it worked well but when I switched to a Nuvi the screen was invisible. The fix was to get a RAM mount and raise the GPS enough so it didn't tilt upward. Try it, you may not need a shade.

Cheers

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