Who Use's the BMW Sun Screens?

[SharpAndCunning]

I was searching through Craigslist for some wheels and I came across a set of BMW window shades. There's also some on ebay, here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291962838252...torefresh=true


This guy is asking a lot, and for $300 i don't think they are worth it, but I thought it'd ask the general pop here how they liked them.

[Carlin/14/E84]

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[neverdone]

just tint the windows. Probably see the same price or cheaper.

[DUI Elite]

I have a similar kit. Its pretty pricey when considered on top of the tint but I like the privacy.

Mostly use it to keep anyone from peeking in if I street park (I'm in Chicago).

Would be careful using it with tint if your town is strict on tint

[vstolpner]

I just went with tint - $350 CAD installed for 3M ceramic based tint that also blocks out heat. And I have to say it is ridiculously good - during the summer it keeps the car nice and cool even sitting in the sun.

[Dalco450]

I bought the sun screen's kit for 80$ (used) and i love it. My tinted windows decrease the sun but the sun screens block it. Much appreciated from my daughter.

[woodman411]

I don't have them, but you can get them on mybimmerparts.com brand new for $250: http://www.mybimmerparts.com/bmw/x1/...ame=sun-shades

[nicknaz]

I am using this $10 kit from Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0104OFF7E/

The rear shade can be wedged into the gap between the rear hatch and glass, and the side shades have a "clingy" material and are a good size for the rear side windows.

Works really well and uninstalls very quickly. I decided to try these before going with the OEM part, and am glad I did. Saved a lot of money

Talking out the other side of my mouth, my favorite setup (which was ~$600 ) is the OEM powered rear sunscreen and roll up rear window side screens on my 3 series.. If only that option were available on the X1!!

[Vidgamer]

I did some searching, and it looks like http://www.carshades.co.uk/ makes shades to fit the e84 as well, but it's weird what they do to the back window-- they use two shades with a big bar doing down the middle. I guess if you don't mind the Mini Clubman look, when you look in the rear view mirror, it's ok. ;-)

I had shades in my previous car, and I kind of liked it. Lots of shade, and I could remove the one out of the rear window during the winter when I didn't need as much shade. Harder to see out of the rear in the dark with the shade or tint, and I can remember it being a problem on one of my cars, so that's why I'm leaning towards the shades.

Even $250 is a bit stiff, but hey, no one said BMW was cheap. :-/

[vstolpner]

I still say go for tint. You can make the rear window tint lighter than the rest (that's what I did).

[Vidgamer]

Originally Posted by vstolpner

I still say go for tint. You can make the rear window tint lighter than the rest (that's what I did).

OK, despite the recommendations for tint, I got the official BMW sun screens. They give the look of darker rear windows, but you can pop them off if you want. In my VW, I would sometimes remove the rear screen to make it easier to see, at least in winter. (If you know you're going to be parking at night a lot, particularly when it gets darker earlier in winter, put it aside for a while...) I like to think that the screens might even be more effective at blocking the sun; when the sun is high in the sky, it's going to have a steep angle, and much of the light will be blocked. When you look straight through, some light is blocked but a lot goes through. So, I like to think that it's a good idea, at least functionally. Aesthetically, some may prefer tint, I'm sure, and it may be a cleaner look, but from a distance, the look is the same -- the windows look darker.

The screens look OK, but I had a couple of fitment problems, where they are not quite straight or something. They come shipped all folded up, and I'm thinking that the metal isn't bending back quite the way it should or something. One screen in particular, I had to work on to get it back into shape. Ended up folding it again, and unfolding, and it was much better. My VW screens seemed better-fitting, oddly enough, although the design was pretty similar.

Well, that's it -- my big "mod".

[thestimp]

My car has like 10% tint, I wish I saw this kit. I hate on road trips I'm driving like I'm in the presidents motorcade. I'd like to be able to see AND look cool when needed.

[eliu01]

I picked up the Sonniboy version second-hand for around $100.

http://www.windesa.com/shop/en/winde...te-set-abc-set