Not sure who decided to put a ton of chrome on the Transit steering wheel

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures) 04/14/2017 at 10:41 • Filed to: None

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But it is a gorgeous sunny day today and I am now blind

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 10:50

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The person who was in charge of the steering wheel in the Fiesta ST. WHY DOES THE BASE FUSION HAVE A THICKER, MORE PADDED STEERING WHEEL, FORD?!?!

facw > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 10:52

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You have to remember this is a European van. I don’t think they have the sun in the UK or Germany...

Jayhawk Jake > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 10:54

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I know that feel

Funktheduck > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 10:54

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My truck has a chrome steering wheel. I’ve blinded myself more than a few times. I’ll be replacing it in the near future and it won’t have any shiny bits.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 10:59

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You don’t really need to see to drive.

Nibby > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:04

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2/10 not enough chrome

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:07

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Mini did it better with a flat silver.

Though you can see yourself in the badge and the Tach could really use some kind of sunshade. You also can’t see the digital readout when wearing polarized sunglasses.

Nibby > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:08

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found your issue

Urambo Tauro > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:16

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It’s Ford’s revenge on everyone who complained about “cheap-looking plastic everywhere”. Like, “fine, we’ll give you something shiny to look at, ya jerks”.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:20

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Chrome is the devil’s interior veneer.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Nibby 04/14/2017 at 11:24

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Now it uses all the RAM.

carzcarzcarz > Dusty Ventures 04/14/2017 at 11:27

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I also hate chrome on the center console or around the vents, as those also catch the rays a lot too.

That steering wheel looks really horrible to use though

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/14/2017 at 11:56

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The polarization thing is a pet peeve of mine, it’s just laziness/oversight on the manufacturer’s part.

Dusty Ventures > Urambo Tauro 04/14/2017 at 12:02

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Myth plausible

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Out, but with a W - has found the answer 04/14/2017 at 13:13

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The thing is that they have to put a polarizer on the LCD to make it work and if that polarizer isn’t lined up with the filter on the glasses it causes issues.

Out, but with a W - has found the answer > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 04/14/2017 at 14:25

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Most sunglasses are vertically polarized, so any LCD filter at a non-horizontal angle should suffice (my GPS’ is at 45° for example, so it can be used in portrait and landscape mode).

PanchoVilleneuve ST > Dusty Ventures 04/17/2017 at 20:44

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I’m pretty sure you can replace it with the airbag cover off of a 2013-14 Focus ST if you want something a little less blinding. It’s not at all as shiny as it looks in the picture.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dusty Ventures 04/19/2017 at 22:32

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I once drove a 2010 Ford Explorer with a bunch of electrical tape on the dash. I couldn’t figure out why so I started to peel it off. It was covering up the chrome around the vents and gauges.