eyes of the driver in a similar manner this can be distracting at best and dangerous when the reflection interfere with the driver 39 s vision several approaches can be taken to address this problem of reflected light first as shown in fig3 a hood 44 can be detachably connected to housing 12 to prevent light from reaching the windshield from the front of the display hood 44 snaps easily into place and can be removed for daytime driving if desired next the light emitted from the back of the display can be minimized by screen printing black markings over the white markings on the display this black printing does not prevent light from exiting from the front of the display but does substantially prevent it from passing from the rear because the white print of the markings lies between the black printing and the viewer the presence of the paint is not easily noticeable and does not substantially affect the appearance of the instrument other alternatives for controlling the direction of light emitted from the display are shown in fig1 and 11 fig1 shows an instrument 80 comprising a display 82 gauge 84 and pointer 86 that further includes a plurality of fine shutter like elements 88 formed in or attached to the front of.