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Safari Roof Shades

As promised (a few weeks back) here are photos of my safari window sunshades (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721SGH9F?tag=globalgrena0b-20 - eyeopening $8 bucks (did I spend too much?? 😂 ) A good purchase until more aftermarket options show up - goal is not to block the sun but filter its intensity thru the windows. 17"x14" as squarely positioned as possible.
 

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Catpaw4x4 said:
As promised (a few weeks back) here are photos of my safari window sunshades (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721SGH9F?tag=globalgrena0b-20 - eyeopening $8 bucks (did I spend too much?? 😂 ) A good purchase until more aftermarket options show up - goal is not to block the sun but filter its intensity thru the windows. 17"x14" as squarely positioned as possible.
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Luckily sun in Scotland is not something we worry about😉
 
I tried some Amazon shades. They did okay once flattened out and they stayed secure with the suctions cups holding them to glass. However, if you do want to pop open safari shade it's not convenient. I ditched them last week and just went and had the safari windows tinted with dark 5% ceramic limo tint. Keeps the heat and direct sun minimized and safari windows still easily usable if you want to open them.
 
Catpaw4x4 said:
As promised (a few weeks back) here are photos of my safari window sunshades (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0721SGH9F?tag=globalgrena0b-20 - eyeopening $8 bucks (did I spend too much?? 😂 ) A good purchase until more aftermarket options show up - goal is not to block the sun but filter its intensity thru the windows. 17"x14" as squarely positioned as possible.
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Question, and not being snarky, why not tint the windows?
 
I bought and use the shades from Bob at Overland Gear Guy. They are woolen for some insulation,
and they are great.
 
Hi everyone, I wanted to follow-up on my experience with Snap Shades and explain that I do not believe they should be trusted and you should be incredibly careful when purchasing from them.

You can read above that I was not very happy with the shades, which, not surprisingly, left me grumpy. The more salient point here is their website described the Safari shades to "Retain full functionality of car windows when stationary with Snap Shades installed. Car windows can be open partially for ventilation when driving." Now I'm not a lawyer, but it sure sounds like I should be able to open and close my windows without having the remove the shade. Per my experience and customers service, the shades cannot be in place while opening or closing the window. Following my complaint, they seem to have removed this description from the product page.

Where Snap Shades becomes malicious is their refusal to refund the original shipping cost or pay for return shipping for a product that they know they misrepresented.

I can forgive a company for offering something that maybe isn't their best designed product, and I can even look the other way when they say something incorrect, but then take it back without issue. However, Snap Shades goes above and beyond to say it's my responsibility to pay for their poor behavior. That's a lifetime strike from me, and I hope you feel the same.
 
Anyone here who can share long term experience with the OWL / Vanmade Gear shades?

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INEOS Grenadier Safari Insulated Window Shades

The Safari windows are one of the standout features of the INEOS Grenadier and Quartermaster. We love our Safari windows and the airy, open feel they give these vehicles. However, these windows can also turn your interior into an oven under the blazing sun. Protect yourself and keep your cabin...
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I too looked at various different screen options, but I found the answer sitting on the table inside my front door!

Mine is a Martini Racing cap (not the one shown below), and it works brilliantly! It keeps working when I get out of my car, allows me to run with the safari window open, it's cheap as I already own it, I have no fitment or quality issues, no extra storage space is needed when not in use (it sits on the dashboard already), and given that the UK is not always sunny I don't always have to wear it. Having short hair that's unaffected by wearing a hat helps too.

And lastly, I don't care what people think if they see me wearing it in my car 😂

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After my snap shades fail I now use the OWL sun visors. They articulate quite well, so you can cover the safari window instead of the windshield. Not as ideal as if the sun shades actually worked, but still maybe a 90% solution.
 
CL66SEN said:
I too looked at various different screen options, but I found the answer sitting on the table inside my front door!

Mine is a Martini Racing cap (not the one shown below), and it works brilliantly! I keeps working when I get out of my car, allows me to run with the safari window open, it's cheap as I already own it, I have no fitment or quality issues, no extra storage space is needed when not in use (it sits on the dashboard already), and given that the UK is not always sunny I don't always have to wear it. Having short hair that's unaffected by wearing a hat helps too.

And lastly, I don't care what people think if they see me wearing it in my car 😂

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It is not only about blocking the sun. Sometimes I just want to have a "closed" roof without seeing the sky. So a cap does only 50% of the job ;)
 
I got the ones from Owl Vans but Agile Overland has the same and they are great! Super sturdy and fold down nice. They have magnets but they fit so well don’t even need them. There are magnets in the front that connect to the actual window frame and two adhesive ones that I did not put on yet because I am getting the window tinted first.

owlvans.com

INEOS Grenadier Safari Insulated Window Shades

The Safari windows are one of the standout features of the INEOS Grenadier and Quartermaster. We love our Safari windows and the airy, open feel they give these vehicles. However, these windows can also turn your interior into an oven under the blazing sun. Protect yourself and keep your cabin...
owlvans.com owlvans.com
 
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