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Old 01-25-2010, 09:20 AM
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I'm talking about the light reflections in the windshield, caused by the black but _shiny_ rings around the speakers on the dashboard.

I would never by a car with a dashboard in a lighter colour because I know it will reflect up in the windshield. So I was a little disappointed to see that the black speaker "rings" was casting swirling light reflections up in the windshield when passing under street lights.

Now I have fixed that ergonomically poor design with an add-on (shown below, before and after). (I made my own non-gloss ring and put on top of the original.) Maybe not as nice but it works a lot better
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I kind of like the swirls, lol. I can see how they can be annoying as they definitely caught my eye the first time I drove my car.

But awesome job, looks clean.
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Originally Posted by audi8k
(I made my own non-gloss ring and put on top of the original.) Maybe not as nice but it works a lot better
What did you make the rings from, and how did you attach them?
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How will you show off to your friends if you hide the B&O logo?
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Originally Posted by tgdA4
How will you show off to your friends if you hide the B&O logo?
by saying there so awesome that he had to get rid of the logo so they wont steal them. then they will have to believe him!. Seriously looks good tho, but i also like the swirls.
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Originally Posted by tgdA4
How will you show off to your friends if you hide the B&O logo?
doesn't like every other speaker have the B&O swirl thing :P
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Originally Posted by NPuter
doesn't like every other speaker have the B&O swirl thing :P
true..but those are most visible to your passenger
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Originally Posted by NPuter
doesn't like every other speaker have the B&O swirl thing :P
lmao
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