Re: WAS: Not My Day NOW: TINT

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 17:54:20 EDT


On Thu, 27 May 1999, David Henry wrote:

> It's a thin LCD panel. I think it can be adjusted from transparent to
> opaque by regulating the voltage to it. Unless stuff has changed recently,
> it's not cheap. I remember seeing a 6" x 6" square for somewhere between
> $50 & $100. Could be fairly expensive to do a set of side windows.

  In fact, that's exactly how the Dak's automatic day/night mirror
works. If you look at it close, you can see the LCD grid. (I have one
on my '96 anyway, I'm not sure what other years it was available.)

                                              -Jon-

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