ghetto t-top shades

[savagecamaro96]

so the high today was only 80 degres and when i got in my black cloth interior t-top camaro it was incredibly hot, and waiting in the long *** line of cars to get out of my school parking lot sucked.
so i had looked at t-top shades in the past around when i bought the car in October but i figured i wouldn't need then and they were too expensive.

i was wrong, but im still cheap.

so my plan is...
go out and get some of that cardboard like plastic that they use to make for sale signs for houses and stuff, some fabric that will match the interior as best as possible, and some Velcro. then cut out my own shades, spray paint one side black wrap the other side in fabric using some sort of fabric glue and Velcro the the things to the t-tops.

please feel free to suggest something better or correct any flaws in my plan.

i have seen real t-top sunshades but i diddnt pay much attention to them and im not sure exactly how they fit, so if any of you have pics i would appreciate them

if anyone in interested i could prob do a writeup if it goes well.

colin

[Tom Rs]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

someone on ls1tech was making some for cheap

[Everglades W68]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

You've got to be kidding me.

I drove my car home from the dealer lot when it was brand new in 2000. I put the T top shades up on a shelf in the garage - and there they've sat ever since.

When it gets hot and you first get in the car: roll windows down, put AC on max and fan on high. After the hot air blows out in a very short time, roll windows up. Done.

[stevethepirate]

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I wish i had t-top shades! my arm always gets burnt on the center console. They would also make it more tolerable to drive in the cold...

[zpwn06]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

get some filter cloth. I'm not sure exactly what its for...plants I think. Any way you should be able to find a roll at home depot. Its this really thin cloth that has a lot of really tiny holes in it, so it would let some light through, but keep your car slightly cooler. stick it up with some tacks or something.

[delusions of grandeur]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

top shades are lame:twak: As soon as you put them in you will feel absolutley cramped while driving

[00FlowCamaro]

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I wish i had t-top shades! my arm always gets burnt on the center console. They would also make it more tolerable to drive in the cold...

How in the hell would it make it more tolerable to drive in the cold? They are thing pieces of crap that would not help at all keeping warm air in the car or cold air out. Mine are sitting in my closet and have been for 2 years.

[Bonemaro]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

I drove my car home from the dealer lot when it was brand new in 2000. I put the T top shades up on a shelf in the garage - and there they've sat ever since.

LOL... Mine didn't even make it out of the car lot before they came off.

[josh98bird]

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I don't know where mine are now... I like being able to see above my head without getting rained on :D

[stevethepirate]

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How in the hell would it make it more tolerable to drive in the cold? They are thing pieces of crap that would not help at all keeping warm air in the car or cold air out. Mine are sitting in my closet and have been for 2 years.

the single layered glass conveys the cold a lot more than fabric... thats why blankets arent made out of glass, smart one.

[Bonemaro]

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Oooo... convection.

[t-topV6]

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if ya really want some i would imagine you could make them pretty easy... it might work better with fabric, but i would go with black plastic...

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

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If you do plastic, cover them in fabric. Plastic degrades and leaves a film on the glass that makes the glass appear smoky. Same thing with dashboards and windshields but not as bad. I'd rather grab hot fabric than hot plastic anyway.

[zpwn06]

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it might work better with fabric, but i would go with black plastic...

haha statement of the week

[savagecamaro96]

Re: ghetto t-top shades

after looking into it a little more i dont care to make my own
i have been calling junkyards in the are to see if anyone has any, so far all i could find was a set of tan ones.

but for all you doubters i made a test set out of cardboard. they work, but i don't like it being so dark and my car smells like cardboard now. so if i do get a set i can see myself taking them out very frequently