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Old 27th March 2014, 12:51   #31
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Re: Magnetic Sun Shades for windows - An alternative to sunfilm?

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GTO : This is also available at Hot Tracks in Bangalore link below :
http://www.hottracks.in/Contact_Us.html
The Magnetic shade concept is by NSV and the product is called Laser Shades.
http://www.carlasershades.com/index.htm
These need to be customized for each car and Hot Tracks is yet to do it for the Ford EcoSport.
Another concern is whether the Cops will allow this or not. Not sure of their response to this.
I just called Hot Tracks in Bangalore to check if they have for my vento. Fortunately they have it, but unfortunately it costs around 15K+
Too expensive for a sun shade product..
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Re: Magnetic Sun Shades for windows - An alternative to sunfilm?

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GTO : This is also available at Hot Tracks in Bangalore link below :
http://www.hottracks.in/Contact_Us.html
The Magnetic shade concept is by NSV and the product is called Laser Shades.
http://www.carlasershades.com/index.htm
These need to be customized for each car and Hot Tracks is yet to do it for the Ford EcoSport.
Another concern is whether the Cops will allow this or not. Not sure of their response to this.
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I just called Hot Tracks in Bangalore to check if they have for my vento. Fortunately they have it, but unfortunately it costs around 15K+
Too expensive for a sun shade product..
Laser shades are very expensive, the ones Autofurnish is selling are locally manufactured cheaper replicas i think. I am not sure what will be the difference in the quality between the two.
I also realized that the pictures Autofurnish is using on their website are actually, directly taken from the lasershades website.

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Re: Magnetic Sun Shades for windows - An alternative to sunfilm?

Did anyone order these magnetic shades?

share the information as I am interested to know the quality and efficiency of the product.
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Would be very keen to hear of reviews as I'm one click away from buying these shades.
The day you posted when you were one click away, I had already clicked! I got these; a set of six pieces for Duster. It fits well. But I won't say very snug a perfect fit for some pieces. I paid 4K for them.

More importantly are they worth it? Oh yes. But the question is for what and where? My needs were mainly for the highway. I think city I can easily manage without them. But on the highways, they are very helpful. I had ordered them in such a way that they arrived just in time before my road trip. I kept front shades at home and the fixed the rear two and the quarter glass. For the rear passengers its a boon because it directly avoids sunlight. I don't know about the UV part of it, but more importantly it avoids the direct sunlight and in that way is a great help.

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How do you operate your window with these things on? Isn't it cumbersome to take these out everytime you need to roll down your window for any simple work like buying a mall parking ticket?
This is an issue. Hence I remove it for the city and keep it in the boot. I primarily need it for the highways. I think a 3-5K investment on these shades coupled with 8-10K for a windshield sun film would make a good combination.

How I got them? I was looking for roll-ups when Vidd pointed to me to this one on snap deal. Further search lead me to Auto Fusion site and I bought them from there site directly. Surprisingly the prices mentioned there were a bit lower to snap deal.

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Re: Magnetic Sun Shades for windows - An alternative to sunfilm?

@Ampere, thanks !

Do you think it is usable on driver /front windows without obstructing driver's view ?

Pics, please
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Do you think it is usable on driver /front windows without obstructing driver's view ?
I anticipated it being a hassle for the driver. Hence refrained it from taking it for the long drive. May be I should have used the co-driver side shades at least.

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How I got them? I was looking for roll-ups when Vidd pointed to me to this one on snap deal. Further search lead me to Auto Fusion site and I bought them from there site directly. Surprisingly the prices mentioned there were a bit lower to snap deal.
Aren't roll ups better than these? They can move up and down with your window and are easy to roll up and down in case when you don't need to use them.
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Aren't roll ups better than these? They can move up and down with your window and are easy to roll up and down in case when you don't need to use them.
The problem I think with roll up is one would need to drill holes on the door pads. And for the universal ones, they may not look good if the job is not well done. Hence my reason to go with magnetic shades.
For genuine accessory its a different matter altogether.
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Did anyone order these magnetic shades?

share the information as I am interested to know the quality and efficiency of the product.
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Have you tried checking for these in China. I scoured through Aliexpress and JD.com (another local Chinese site), but couldn't find the same. May be some of the accessories shop in China has these product.

I am also planning to do something for windows as the heat is unbearable. These magnetic shades are bit costly, due to which I am slightly inclined towards transparent sun films.
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These magnetic shades are bit costly, due to which I am slightly inclined towards transparent sun films.
I think transparent heat rejecting sun films may be even more costlier. Need to see the brand. And of course there is this fear is some cop catching it and taking it out.
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Re: Magnetic Sun Shades for windows - An alternative to sunfilm?

There is another alternative. Its stickable net. Also its dirt cheap compared to this solution.
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I think transparent heat rejecting sun films may be even more costlier. Need to see the brand. And of course there is this fear is some cop catching it and taking it out.
The choice of brand would be Llumar or Garware, both being the economic options compared to VKool, though I am not so sure of the cost. If the film is transparent (90% visibility), I don't think (rather hope) the cops would notice it.

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There is another alternative. Its stickable net. Also its dirt cheap compared to this solution.
I have read some where that these affect the rolling down/up of the windows and get stuck in between the glass and the door. If I remember correctly, it was in one of the user reviews of the product itself in some online shopping site.
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There is another alternative. Its stickable net. Also its dirt cheap compared to this solution.
How different is the Stickable net from sun-film - apart from being able to stick & remove a few times. If the cops are against sun-film then they will be against this also. And during a check, you may not get away even if you remove it in front of them ?
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How different is the Stickable net from sun-film - apart from being able to stick & remove a few times. If the cops are against sun-film then they will be against this also. And during a check, you may not get away even if you remove it in front of them ?
Isnt it the same with the magnetic net discussed here? Its just glue stick-able vs magnet stick-able

Cops will catch for both!

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There is another alternative. Its stickable net. Also its dirt cheap compared to this solution.
Any link for the same? Where will it be available.
Hope its re usable.
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