Warning label on windows not to have window shade covering windows while the sun is shining. Do you?

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  • Hobie
    Hobie Member Posts: 12
    @TNOutback Thanks. Good to find out.

  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,171
    edited September 2020
    That's great @jimcenname.
    I'd think the only way to keep the heat out would be with an outside cover.
    Otherwise, the window would be allowing the heat in, and the inside shade would simply reflect the heat back into the 'inside' of the window (and no wonder it would cause the window to warp!)

    Chan - near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx (ie: "320")
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
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  • Denny16
    Denny16 Member Posts: 5,430
    I agree, outside reflective covers seems the best bet.
    cheers
    2018 TaB400 Custom Boondock,  Jeep Gladiator truck, Northern California Coast.
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,034
    edited September 2020

    @jimcenname - how did you make your window covers?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Tabnero
    Tabnero Member Posts: 251
    the instructions they sent me said that if you have the shade down while in the sun, vent the window
  • Deb55
    Deb55 Member Posts: 293
    When we tow our 400, we keep the windows clear so we can see through. When we're parked in the driveway in the sun, we keep the shades halfway up and the screens halfway down. It gives us some shade, some privacy and keeps the windows from cooking. 
  • jimcenname
    jimcenname Member Posts: 348
    Sharon_is_SAM said:

    @jimcenname - how did you make your window covers?
    I bought vinyl with a cotton backing at Joann's and sewed straps at each corner. I use suction cups with hooks bought at Home Depot to attached to the T@B. When I drive I remove the covers but leave the suction cups in place. The front window is easy to cover when I arrive. The back window, because it goes so high on the roof is harder. I have to start inside the T@B to get the top of the cover onto the suction cup hooks. I'd love to use a strap over the corner of the window but many of the window corners lay tight onto the T@B so a strap will not fit under. 
    2019 T@B400
    TV: 2017 Nissan Frontier SV 4X4
    Southern California
    Full-timer since 2019
  • ReenieG
    ReenieG Member Posts: 283
    edited January 2025
    TNOutback said:
    Hey @Hobie the manufacturer of the windows says to NOT close the shades in direct sunlight as the trapped heat could warp/damage the windows.  I will leave mine open about an inch or so at the top to allow them to vent if the sun is on them.

    Yes, this. I was informed of this also by the window manufacturer when I had to replace a front window due to warping of the plexiglass hinge. This was also discussed elsewhere with the reflectix covering inside the windows as a no no.
    2018 T@B 320S / 2024 Chevy Blazer RS AWD / Phoenix, AZ

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