There is a silver strip that runs horizontally along the middle of the dashboard from one side to the other. Itas made out of a very reflective material. During the midday hours, it brightly shines the sun directly into the driveras and passengeras eyesa”itas very blinding!a“and makes it difficult and unsafe to drive. I canat even begin to think about teaching our teenage son how to drive in this car because of this safety issue.