Just Ordered
01-05-2005, 01:25 PM
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My Ride: G30 M550i
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I've had shades on my last three 5-series cars. I leave them up all the time. No rattles, although if you drive around at highway speeds with the rear windows down, you'll soon find that the side shades will disconnect from the catch and start to flop around -- that will make a rattling sound!
As far as pros and cons, I like it better than tint. I don't live in the sun belt so for me, tint isn't worth it. I'd rather have the ability to raise or lower the shades as needed.
Also, you have to factor in the night visibility issues. With tint, you might reduce your ability to see out the rear in the dark. With the shade, you can lower it if you need to see better. Still, mine are up 99.9% of the time.
If I lived in a sunny location like So Cal, Florida, Texas, etc., I'd probably have tint (and maybe shades too) but for me, shades offer the most flexibility...
As far as pros and cons, I like it better than tint. I don't live in the sun belt so for me, tint isn't worth it. I'd rather have the ability to raise or lower the shades as needed.
Also, you have to factor in the night visibility issues. With tint, you might reduce your ability to see out the rear in the dark. With the shade, you can lower it if you need to see better. Still, mine are up 99.9% of the time.
If I lived in a sunny location like So Cal, Florida, Texas, etc., I'd probably have tint (and maybe shades too) but for me, shades offer the most flexibility...
01-05-2005, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by eleven' date='Jan 5 2005, 04:35 PM
Any possibility of adding the sunshades later?
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01-05-2005, 05:51 PM
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My Ride: At sea: 2005 545i sport, SMG, cold weather, Logic 7, nav, HUD, heated rear seats, sat prep - black sapphire
Originally Posted by kscarrol' date='Jan 5 2005, 07:15 PM
[quote name='eleven' date='Jan 5 2005, 04:35 PM']Any possibility of adding the sunshades later?
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[/quote]Oh. Bummer. Thanks kscarrol.
01-05-2005, 06:11 PM
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I didn't want it but my CA ordered it by mistake. I "accepted" at a discount. I really haven't used it even here in 80F Florida. Will get tint soon but in the mean time I will play with it.
01-05-2005, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gmartin' date='Jan 5 2005, 09:11 PM
I didn't want it but my CA ordered it by mistake. I "accepted" at a discount. I really haven't used it even here in 80F Florida. Will get tint soon but in the mean time I will play with it.
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01-05-2005, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 530iii' date='Jan 5 2005, 07:18 PM
You can use'em to impress the ladyfriends! 
Bling,Bling!
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