Relfectix Project with pictures

[mdoverl]

Got both rear passenger windows finished, and the portholes(or whatever their called). Nice and snug fits. After all windows are done, I’ll staple black clothes on them so I can reverse them for nighttime, or when I’m parked in a parking lot and I’m inside shopping for peace of mind.

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[abnorm]

How do you sleep in the front seat of that one ?????

When she first started......Paulette slept in the back of a Neon with the rear seat removed and a flat plywood sleeping platform.......feet in the trunk and head against the front seats

 

[mdoverl]

The drivers seat reclines almost all the way to the back. I’ve been getting great sleep in it. Plus the fronts seats have very nice cushions.

I use a pillow and then a sleeping bag as a blanket. Works great, no back pains.


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[bullfrog]

I covered one side of my reflex with black Gorilla tape, not cheap but very durable. I could switch sides of the car depending on whether I wanted to cool (foil side out) or heat (black tape side out).

 

[mdoverl]

I’m starting to think that reflectix acts as a faraday cage, my cell signal is worse inside my car now. Gets better when I bring my phone outside the car.


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[mdoverl]

Front windows done. I have the rear window to do, which I’m saving for tomorrow because it’ll be much more difficult and will require me to duct two pieces of refectix together.

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[mdoverl]

The rear window was the hardest, but it still wasn’t that bad.

I utilized painters tape to hold down the reflectix so I could trace. Plus it’s pretty windy in Craggy Wash.

Now I got it to roughly the same shape of the window. But I still had to cut away about 2 inches from the bottom and sides because the interior plastic overlaps on the inside of the rear window.

And the finished product.

I have a 1 inch gap at the top but I’m not worried about it. I have to use a couple pieces of painters tape to keep it sagging.

Thanks everyone. Bobs video on reflectix was super helpful on this.


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[snooker]

Looks great, you just gave me an idea of how i was going to piece some reflects togethter for my windshild, black gorilla tape, great idea

 

[maki2]

Heavy duty clear packaging tape sticks better to Reflectix than ductape. You can put it on both sides for extra strength and it goes on invisible.

 

[BelgianPup]

I have absolutely no idea what the purpose was, but a minivan passed me the other day, and the Reflectix (I'm assuming) was partially covered with black tape. The bizarre part was that there was about a half-inch gap between strips of tape, so it looked like bars of a cage. Both right side windows and the back.

I'll probably wonder about that for months.....

 

[skyl4rk]

Have you noticed a difference in interior temperature?

 

[mdoverl]

Absolutely, though the temperature has been in the 60s and 70s. I don’t have a way to verify temps but without reflectix the windows are a magnifying glass when the sun is out. I usually keep a window open for a wind and that helps a ton also. Plan on getting a fan setup in my car


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[nomad_tails]

I’m starting to think that reflectix acts as a faraday cage, my cell signal is worse inside my car now. Gets better when I bring my phone outside the car.

How big of a roll did it take? I have a Rav4 so I think it will be a similar amount.

 

[mdoverl]

I don’t remember the dimensions, I ended up buying two rolls and I have some left over.

It was 10 dollars per roll, not expensive at all.


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