Pixelchrome
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Here's how I tackled window cover situation on my Toyota...
Naturally, I used the Reflectix. Cheap, effective and easy to work with...no brainer.
Just one layer seemed a bit flimsy to me...and with the way the plastic is molded around the rear windows, a friction fit wasn't reliable.
So, I got a can of 3M 77 spray glue, and made double layer covers.
On top of that, I glued a layer of black felt.
This made the covers nice and substantial.
But, this made the friction fit issue on the rear side windows a bigger problem.
So, I put strips of the hook side of industrial velcro on the plastic to bite into the edges of the covers.
It worked a treat and they plug into the windows real snug without a single crack of light leakage.
I put tabs of Gorilla tape on them to make removal easy, so the edges don't get boogered as fast trying to peel them out in the mornings.
The good thing about having identical windows on each side of the vehicle is that you can swap the covers to do double duty: total black out stealth at night with the felt side, and some sun/heat protection during the day with the foil side. (Since they're double layered and sit totally against the glass, they actually do offer some heat protection compared to a loose single layer.
Rear passenger windows
Driver and passenger window (I got lazy and only did single layer on these..meh)
Reach glass hatch cover
Made a cardboard storage sleeve for 'em.
This is quite the improvement over my early days when I car camped in a soft top jeep - all I had then was some swatches of dark fabric that I had to fuss with every night to hang over the rear supports of the soft top.
Pxl.
Naturally, I used the Reflectix. Cheap, effective and easy to work with...no brainer.
Just one layer seemed a bit flimsy to me...and with the way the plastic is molded around the rear windows, a friction fit wasn't reliable.
So, I got a can of 3M 77 spray glue, and made double layer covers.
On top of that, I glued a layer of black felt.
This made the covers nice and substantial.
But, this made the friction fit issue on the rear side windows a bigger problem.
So, I put strips of the hook side of industrial velcro on the plastic to bite into the edges of the covers.
It worked a treat and they plug into the windows real snug without a single crack of light leakage.
I put tabs of Gorilla tape on them to make removal easy, so the edges don't get boogered as fast trying to peel them out in the mornings.
The good thing about having identical windows on each side of the vehicle is that you can swap the covers to do double duty: total black out stealth at night with the felt side, and some sun/heat protection during the day with the foil side. (Since they're double layered and sit totally against the glass, they actually do offer some heat protection compared to a loose single layer.
Rear passenger windows
Driver and passenger window (I got lazy and only did single layer on these..meh)
Reach glass hatch cover
Made a cardboard storage sleeve for 'em.
This is quite the improvement over my early days when I car camped in a soft top jeep - all I had then was some swatches of dark fabric that I had to fuss with every night to hang over the rear supports of the soft top.
Pxl.
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