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I got this because my car sits in a parking lot all day long and ends up being an oven when I leave work. I wanted something to correctly fit my windshield and not a "rollup" shade that becomes a pain to install correctly. This is a sturdy built shade and easily unfolded / folded to install and remove from the windshield. I paid double the price for some of the cheaper shades out there because when I went to the Covercraft website it specifically matched this item to my year, make and model car. I assumed (wrongly) that this meant they took into account the shape of the rain sensor mounted in front / below my rear view mirror on the windshield. It does not so even when I place the shade snugly against the bottom of the windshield, the middle "dip" in the shade is still not low enough to go below the rain sensor to place it directly against the windshield surface. You end up with the top of the shade bumped up against the rain sensor about 4-5 inches away from the windshield. This actually worked out I think because that allows my car sun visors to just barely catch the top edge of the shade and hold it in place. I do not think they would even reach the shade if it laid flat against the windshield. So it fits and can be held in place by the car's sun visors but I have noticed that there is not nearly as much heat reduction in the car at the end of the day as my last vehicle which had a better fit heat shield. I feel it comes from the 4-5 inch gap where, instead of completely deflecting heat / sunlight out of the car as it would if it were flat against the windshield, a lot of extra heat / sunlight is still just getting deflected through that 4-5 inch gap and into the car anyway. At least I don't get the direct contact heat where I can't even hold onto my steering wheel but it is not much less of an oven when I get in. I'm debating about cutting down the center dip enough to get past the rain sensor but that is going to greatly shorten the life of the shade unless I pay more for somebody to remove the edge piping thread, cut down just the foam and then re-stitch the piping back to the edge of the shade. That is not likely to happen already having paid too much for an "almost" custom fit. It may fit your vehicle better but I do know if you have a 2007 Chrysler 300C with the rain sensor, it does not fit as well as advertised. Compared to what else is out there, I still recommend this product.
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If you want something that fits your car, this is what you want. It blocks everything and it is very sturdy and great quality. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone. I just love the fact that it just fits the windshield perfectly, I have seen some universal ones that look horrible. Custom is the way to go and Covercraft is the way to go.
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