Hood Scoop Glare - Different Option?

[PaulB-2006 T4R]

Another user shared this one, which I actually like the looks of it a lot.

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I purchased this one but it hasn't arrived yet:

Toyota 4Runner Off Road Trail TRD Pro Hood Scoop Decal USA SELLER AntiGlare | eBay

Wow they want $55. I bought a 3'x5' piece of VVivid matte black vinyl from Amazon $25, could have bought the 1.5'x5' for $14. I placed a newspaper sized piece of paper over the scoop and traced the shape I wanted, cut the paper then transferred the template onto the vinyl and cut. I have found the Vvivid vinyl to be very easy to install and quite forgiving. Applied a little heat with a hair dryer and never a problem after 2 years. This was my first attempt with vinyl and I could not be happier. The 3'x5' was enough for two scoops and I still had enough to do the lower doors along the rocker panel.

 

[rushrunner]

There's been a lot of talk about hood scoop laser beams burning folks' eyeballs. I have to dodge it myself from time to time. I'm wondering: has anyone tried placing a small rectangle of dark window tint in the right spot on the inside of the windshield to reduce that glare?

I have a Garmin GPS mounted to the left of the clock. I did this on my 2009 hood scoop. The unit will block the reflection.

 

[Signal]

Anyone know the size of the hood? is it 5x6 or larger? I have wanted to wrap the whole hood and not the scoop.

 

[thennen]

I have a Garmin GPS mounted to the left of the clock. I did this on my 2009 hood scoop. The unit will block the reflection.

Ah, something besides wrapping the scoop. Though I may not go that route, placing something there is a thought.

 

[Mutant138]

Mutant, what is this table of which you speak?

The hood. It's bedlined. So, I can throw stuff up on it when convenient to do so.

 

[slprciv]

Where did you buy this and how much did it cost? TIA I am pretty confident I can install this myself. I just need to buy the decal. This one is the one I want, perfect size.

This is same buyer from Tacomaworld I bought it from. BTW the hood scoop from the 2nd gen Tacoma is exactly like our 5th gen 4Runner. I have one on my Tacoma and on the 4Runner.

Toyota Tacoma 2012-2015 TRD Pro Hood Scoop Decal Graphics USA SELLER AntiGlare | eBay

 

[slprciv]

That's the exact one I ordered from Ebay. The install wasn't too bad at all. I Just needed an extra person though when taking the decal off of the paper backing and laying it down on the hood.

The key to doing it by yourself is spray some soapy water on the sticky backside of the decal. Use a credit card or a squeegee to push out the water and bubbles. It gives you time to finalize the placement of the decal at exactly where you want it.

 

[meltdown]

I’ve thought about the tint. It would only need to about 6” tall and 18-24” wide when placed at the bottom/ center of the window. Here it would be illegal, but I don’t think I’d get hassled too much, except inspection every other year.

Right now I’m using a baseball hat. I move it around on the dash to block the glare and it works well. I live in a rural wooded area and I’m only dealing glare in a few places I drive through regularly. I could see it being a pain to move the hat around a lot depending on where you live. When I have my cowboy hat up there, it will take care of all but a few angles, so you could line up 2 or 3 baseball hats.

 

[catus]

The hood. It's bedlined. So, I can throw stuff up on it when convenient to do so.

Sweet - I hadn't even considered that. Thx!

 

[scionicboom]

My fix to the hood glare:

Curious, what happened to your hood? Looks like you got attacked by a cougar.

 

[thennen]

Curious, what happened to your hood? Looks like you got attacked by a cougar.

Looks like reflection of overhead power lines to me.

 

[whitewinger]

Dragon Skin (bed liner) on mine

 

[slprciv]

Looks like reflection of overhead power lines to me.

Correct

 

[Endor-Runner]

I used 70% xpel ceramic tint on my windshield it helped a little but had to get a beyond wrap stamp to really fix the issue. still get quite a bit of light into the cab off the hood but no sun lasers to the eyes.

 

[TwistedJake]

I used 70% xpel ceramic tint on my windshield it helped a little but had to get a beyond wrap stamp to really fix the issue. still get quite a bit of light into the cab off the hood but no sun lasers to the eyes.

I did my windshield in 50% as I do to all my rigs. It helped a lot but I'll probably do a wrap on the scoop eventually as well.

 

[Ditchhanger]

Has anyone thought of doing a matte clear overlay on the scoop?

 

[ls7alex]

I’ll trade for someone’s black scooped hood. Have a perfect 2020 black scoopless hood here

 

[flippedcracker]

I’ll trade for someone’s black scooped hood. Have a perfect 2020 black scoopless hood here

If it was white, I would totally trade.

 

[DurangoMax]

Hood Glare Resolved

I had a local media company apply flat black 3M film. I ended up adding a hood deflector (not in this picture) after I noticed rock chips in the film.

 

[Guerillah]

I want to see someone make a decal similar to the one available for TRD Pro Tacoma... hell even just the middle part would be sick!