# 2017 Nissan Murano - hood glare

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, murano\
**Created:** [July 3, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029 "2022-07-03T02:35:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kim31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kim31](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kim31)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029/1 "2022-07-03T02:35:33Z")

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The glare from the hood on my Murano is very annoying, bright enough to give migraine, and very unsafe every morning and afternoon. Should the windshield be tinted with a 4” dark strip on the bottom next to the dash? If a matte black is attached to the hood, can I go through the car washes?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029/2 "2022-07-03T13:32:25Z")

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NO to the windshield tint.  
If you have matte black wrap applied to the hood, if properly applied , yes it can go through a car wash. The ‘racing’ stripe you see on many cars are applied over the paint.  
**But** have you tried a pair of **quality** polarized sunglasses?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029/3 "2022-07-05T11:08:06Z")

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> [@Kim31](#):
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> Should the windshield be tinted with a 4” dark strip on the bottom next to the dash?

No

> [@Kim31](#):
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> If a matte black is attached to the hood, can I go through the car washes?

Yes. I would suggest a matte black (or even the car’s color in a matte finish) vinyl wrap or stripe for the hood. Use the best product you can buy (3M brand) and avoid the brush-type car washes. It should last 3 to 5 years but can then be peeled off and re-applied.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029/4 "2022-07-05T12:25:16Z")

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I second the polarized glasses recommendation. This is what they are best at.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-nissan-murano-hood-glare/185029/5 "2022-07-05T12:40:48Z")

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> [@texases](#):
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> I second the polarized glasses recommendation. This is what they are best at.

+1  
When I switched from “regular” sunglasses to polarized sunglasses about 20 years ago, I was amazed at the difference.