Sunshades for the front

[jelmore]

Maybe you all have seen them, the ones that Liberty put on. They're gray mesh, they snap in place, they sag, hold wrinkles. The good thing, they block out quite a bit of heat.

I've seen some tight fitting sunshades that look sharp. Ran across a vendor here in Traverse City that looks like he does very nice work. Color choice? Black. Well, I already have black privacy shades and they are a huge source of heat when the sun is on the front. My main concern is blocking the heat. Privacy is secondary, by far.

There's another company that offers color choices.

Has anyone had the black sunshades made? How's the heat? Did it work out, are they hot?

Thanks.

[phorner]

We have the black sunshades and they are great! They do not hold heat and really do a great job of reducing the interior temperature in the front of the bus.

Ours were made by RV Sunshades. They custom make their shades for each coach, so there are no wrinkles. They fit so well that, from the inside, it just looks like you're looking through a tinted window.

We have had a set made for each of our last 4 coaches by this company.

We're VERY happy with them!

[dale farley]

We've had the black sscreens on the outside of both our buses, and they are well worth the money. We have white electric shades inside the bus.

[GDeen]

We have the tight fitting black ones as well - Jenny said you could feel the temp drop in the cockpit area when I put them on for the first time at Kerrville a couple of weeks ago. With 105 deg temps and the afternoon sun on the windshield, I found it still necessary to close the front shades to block even more heat, but they work very well.

[HarborBus]

I have a question, are all the screens you all use have snaps?

[dale farley]

Elliott, All the outside shades/screens that I've seen use snaps to hold them.

[jelmore]

Gordon, on your Marathon, are the front shades white or black? Ours are black and sometimes it seems cooler to keep them open.

[phorner]

Jim,

I think one of the differences is that the sunshades on the outside of the windshield shades the glass and provides for a reduction in temperature.

The black shades on the inside trap the heat between the windshield and the shades.

[Gary & Peggy Stevens]

Jim, we too have the external Sunshades. They were measured and sewn right there on site, the only way to have them made for your bus.

Ours have Stainless Steel Snaps, and I have them on the front window and door windows. They work like a charm, and are very well worth the money.

It takes maybe 10 minutes to put them on, but well worth the effort.

We had a vinyl bag made to carry and store them in when not on the windows, very nice to keep them stored. DO NOT FOLD the window shades, always carefully ROLL THEM UP.

Gary S.

[gmcbuffalo]

When I was in Quartsite a few years ago I talked to one of the shade installers and he said he only had one guy bring them back. He said he had a 70 MPH guarantee, but the guy said they blow off before he got up to 70 MPH.

No telling what you'll meet on the road.

GregM