Low field of vision through front winshield

[BigNicky]

Does anyone else find themselves bending their necks at stop lights to see the light signals? I am 6'4 and the seat in my Gladiator does not go down any further, so I am constantly arching my head downwards to see further up. Does anyone have any sort of solution allowing an expanded range of visibility through the front? I have heard of a reflective convex mirror tape that can be mounted / applied to the windshield but have not found one.

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[Blade1668]

Yes. 6'1" or so here. I'm doing the duck n weave driving too. In most vehicles I have to or no leg room ether.

 

[Gvsukids]

Does anyone else find themselves bending their necks at stop lights to see the light signals? I am 6'4 and the seat in my Gladiator does not go down any further, so I am constantly arching my head downwards to see further up. Does anyone have any sort of solution allowing an expanded range of visibility through the front? I have heard of a reflective convex mirror tape that can be mounted / applied to the windshield but have not found one.

Did you test drive before purchasing? Try not stopping so close to the light.

 

[Great Offender]

Did you test drive before purchasing? Try not stopping so close to the light

Agreed. This issue is with more than just jeeps. As a former LEO it was quite normal for an SUV or small truck to go thru a red light because the pulled too close and couldn't see it. Not saying this is a universal fact I am only speaking from my experience.

 

[JTDay]

Common complaint. Solution: DDI seat slammers and flip your rearview mirror upside down for an extra inch or so of visibility.

 

[BigLizzard]

I use the reflection off my hood to see some lights, my hood is black. Also that rearview mirror is way low in my rubi. I feel like I am going to run over a pedestrian with how much space and the position that the mirror takes up.....thats with the mirror flip.

 

[In3briatedPanda]

the mirror flip helped, but im planning on doing a mirror delete and do wolf camera mounted somewhere. i may just remove it, idk.

I dont remember my wranglers being as bad. JKUs.

 

[Hootbro]

6'3" here and have to slightly dip my head sometimes. I have learned to not always stop directly on the stop line or past it and stay back about 5 feet to keep visibility most times of the stoplight.

Having owned a FJ Cruiser in the past that was the worst for this, I have no complaints with my JT.

 

[RHINO79]

6'1" in a 23 model with the seat down, I don't seem to notice any problem. Maybe mod the seat base or the seat foam bottom. Good luck ?

 

[arskemp]

You could try one of these windshield stick on lenses that supposedly let you see higher.
https://a.co/d/6n5LMPf

 

[Killroy Was Here]

You need to find one of these.
It's an antique Guide Traffic Light Viewer that was popular back in the 50's.
It's a prism lens that allows you to see the traffic lights even when they are positioned directly above your hood.

When people ask me what it is, I just tell them it's the targeting scope for my rocket launcher.

 

[Mtpisgah]

I have never had that issue with my JT, but I am only 5’-4”. Ha.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Agreed. This issue is with more than just jeeps. As a former LEO it was quite normal for an SUV or small truck to go thru a red light because the pulled too close and couldn't see it. Not saying this is a universal fact I am only speaking from my experience.

It's a problem with a lot of vehicles. Jeep isn't the worst, either. Many vehicle that sit high and have a windshield that stops rather low...... I'm not a tall person at only 5'8" but it's been a problem since before I got the JT. It just didn't make it any better. Then you get behind some box truck or some other high profile vehicle, van or whatever, and they are going through a light and unless you stop and sit back, you can't tell if it's green or red - and are they going through yellow or red? or was it really green. So you either stop and wait to see the light, or follow them on through and hope.

The architects of those layouts all drive sports cars with tall sloped windshields and they sit down low.
I swear - before they can graduate or before they can be allowed to submit any final plans, they need to actually DRIVE in those areas.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

6'1" in a 23 model with the seat down, I don't seem to notice any problem. Maybe mod the seat base or the seat foam bottom. Good luck ?

It can vary with location - some places just seem to put the lights up high and closer to the place you are supposed to stop, others put them farther out across the intersection so you can look forward to see them, and not up over your head.
it's a design issue in some places - they don't actually have to DRIVE through those intersections, they live some place else.

 

[ChrisNLA]

The architects of those layouts all drive sports cars with tall sloped windshields and they sit down low.
I swear - before they can graduate or before they can be allowed to submit any final plans, they need to actually DRIVE in those areas.

I can't see lights well in my SS Camaro, either. Even with the seat bottomed out my hat brushes the headliner on occasion. When I did HPDE day at the track I had to slouch and my helmet was still leaving a dent in the ceiling

Hell - you can't see anything well in them with their high waist lines and gun slit windows, lol.

But anyway - yea I have to duck in my Jeep some too. I'm just used to it.

Only thing with good stop light visibility is my '93 Chevy 1500.

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