Thanks for the tips. I did some messing about and was able to tone down the god rays. I'm still getting a lot of blurring if I'm not looking dead ahead, but I think that's the nature of the beast.
Yeah, unfortunately you have to adjust to turning your head too look instead of your eyes, keep them looking forward and you should stay in the sweet spot. It does get a little annoying in spread out cockpits as really have to turn at some of the menus lol.