Shades question?
07-31-2002 | 06:05 PM
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2002 C230K
07-31-2002 | 06:26 PM
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'01 C240/6
I have those on my car.
Here are my impressions/tips:
1) They are pretty dark. Which is nice because it really keeps the sun out of the back, but is bad because they really cut down visibility. Much more so than, say, tinted windows.
2) A little annoying if you like to drive with the windows down at all, esp. with the rear ones down even a little, because they will flap around.
3) The 2 upper clips are a piece of cake, snap right in. The two lower clips (you can see those 2 clips in the photo above) are a little brutal. They have these really sharp teeth designed to dig into the upper padded area on the door panel. Ouch. IMO the teeth are unnecessary and WILL permanently damage the door panel. I took a piece of sandpaper and sanded down the teeth, making the clips smooth. They still hold the screen in place just fine, but without the unnecessary brutality of the teeth.
Not damaging the door panels is important to me because I plan on only using the screens during the summer months. Plus, I just don't like damaging the car!
Here are my impressions/tips:
1) They are pretty dark. Which is nice because it really keeps the sun out of the back, but is bad because they really cut down visibility. Much more so than, say, tinted windows.
2) A little annoying if you like to drive with the windows down at all, esp. with the rear ones down even a little, because they will flap around.
3) The 2 upper clips are a piece of cake, snap right in. The two lower clips (you can see those 2 clips in the photo above) are a little brutal. They have these really sharp teeth designed to dig into the upper padded area on the door panel. Ouch. IMO the teeth are unnecessary and WILL permanently damage the door panel. I took a piece of sandpaper and sanded down the teeth, making the clips smooth. They still hold the screen in place just fine, but without the unnecessary brutality of the teeth.
Not damaging the door panels is important to me because I plan on only using the screens during the summer months. Plus, I just don't like damaging the car!
