New design for the Toyota Prius HeatShield Sunshade

[Danny]

Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a new design out for the Canvasworks HeatShield Sunshade. As always, you can find the lowest price on these sunshades in the PriusChat Shop:

http://priuschat.com/shop/product_info.php...4/products_id/1

The new design covers the two little triangle windows on the dash:

[img]shop/images/prius_heatshield1.jpg[/img] [img]shop/images/prius_heatshield2.jpg[/img]

[Tideland Prius]

cool.

Hmm, I think I'm starting to tip over to the "other" side of the fence. I noticed that the heatshield stays upright for the first few times. After a few times in the heat, it becomes softer and starts to sag. Aside from efusco's modifcation of adding support, did CanvasWorks do anything different to this new model?

[efusco]

I'm with Tideland. I was hoping that by "new design" it would have been modified to address the real and troublesome issue of sagging. Not the non-existant issue of blocking those insignificant little triangular windows. That's not where any significant light enters unless the sun is coming in from the side of the car, and if that's the case then you need sun shades on the entire side glass.

[marjam]

I recently bought the sun shade and I think that it is the new one pictured. It is new so it hasn't sagged yet but I find it hard to remove and roll up. It does cover the side A pillar windows and I agree that that probably is not really necessary. It sure works well, though.

[brasche]

Yes, but how long will it take for the foam to buckle and fall inwards. My advice, spend the extra money and get a UVS 100 (or wait for the seller to get a clue and put some battens in it! Duh) What a stupid gimic!

[Cheap!]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brasche @ Jul 24 2006, 09:12 PM) [snapback]291750[/snapback]</div>

Yes, but how long will it take for the foam to buckle and fall inwards. My advice, spend the extra money and get a UVS 100 (or wait for the seller to get a clue and put some battens in it! Duh) What a stupid gimic!
[/b]

I sure wish one of Toyota sees this web site. We could offer a lot of advice from the real world for them to add features to the 2008. How about a sunshade that is motorized and covers all of the windows entirely? Down from the roof for the back, up from the doors for the windows and up from the dash for the font and A-frames.

Until then I want shades for all the windows so my wife and I can drive around see the country and at night pull into a state park. After dinner and drinks around a wonderful campfire we could put the shades up lay the seats back and watch a movie in surround sound on the MFD. I am hopeful to do a mod in the future to install a coffee maker in the center console that would remain hidden when not in use.

[McShemp]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco @ Jul 24 2006, 08:57 PM) [snapback]291742[/snapback]</div>

I'm with Tideland. I was hoping that by "new design" it would have been modified to address the real and troublesome issue of sagging. Not the non-existant issue of blocking those insignificant little triangular windows. That's not where any significant light enters unless the sun is coming in from the side of the car, and if that's the case then you need sun shades on the entire side glass.
[/b]

What mod did you do to your CanvasWorks shade? Mine sags so much, it nearly slips out from under the visor on the passenger side. Of course, the visor is in the "down" position. I complained to CanvasWorks, and they sent me a replacement shade; it still doesn't work right.

I was thinking about some plastic tubing - the kind they use on Mylar balloons filled with plain air - to support the shade from the base up to near the mirror cutout. Two inch tape is the first thing I thought of to secure it. I was "guessing" at five or six vertical ribs.

[HokieHybrid]

I think it would be fabulous if they made it more rigid so it would a)stay where you put it...and fold instead of roll. Those itty bitty windows don't matter.

[B Rad]

I received the NEW style shade 2 weeks ago and it is a perfect fit. Used almost everyday in 105-117 temps and NO sag yet. rolls up pretty easy, unless someone else is in the car, then I tell them to duck.

[Tideland Prius]

mmhmm. They stand up on their own for a while, then you have to use the visors.