As an owner of two silver vehicles (a similarly shaped model as yours, ie the Tundra, and one with a flat slab of hood in the form of my LJ) I've never really notice reflected sun glare off the hoods of either vehicle whilst travelling about. I wonder if their really is significant reflection and I'm just use to it or if the reflection one gets of a hood is really trivial or not.
Why does the decal only cover 2/3 of the length of the hood? Does the nose of the hood curve down enough outside of the treatment so as it does not reflect light back or is it an aesthetics consideration?
But I think you're missing the real point that I discovered - chicks dig it.
But I think you're missing the real point that I discovered - chicks dig it.
Was this discovery from empirical data or by advanced mathematical constructs? Pics or it ain't true. :elkgrin:
With respect to roof lights specifically, one could almost imagine that a black, low-gloss hood would be WORSE for roof-mounted lights. The last thing one wants is to have light reflected back toward the driver. A shiny smooth hood will send the roof light off down the road. Now, where roof lights lead to reflectance back toward the driver from objects down the road, a black hood may help -- the high light position is exactly the wrong angle for the specular reflection mentioned above, and could be right into the driver's eyes.
Don