Re: UV windscreen?

Mike J wrote:
> "Huw" <hedydd[nospam]@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:43l3b2F1nrv0nU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Silk wrote:
>>> Mike J wrote:
>>>> I have a BMW 316i Compact Auto, 1995 model. I'm trying to find out
>>>> if the windscreen has an ultra violet coating.
>>>
>>> All glass blocks UV light. That's why you don't get a suntan in the
>>> car with the windows shut.
>>
>> That is rollocks. I regularly get tanned on every bare patch while
>> driving with closed windows. My arms are only just recovering from
>> being overcooked while driving last Summer.
>>
>> Huw
>
> I should have said this before, but the reason I'm asking is because
> I want to buy one of those GPS gadgets, but I've heard the UV coating
> blocks the GPS.

All I can say is that the factory tinted windows on my Land Cruiser is no
bar to GPS but the Range Rover's heated windscreen blocks the signal to my
Ipaq based system with dash-top aerial.
Hope that helps.

Huw


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