I don't know. I have only done in-town driving since the install last week,
so I don't know what it's like driving through the mountains. I can say
that I have not noticed them while driving around, though. I mainly got
them for parking in the sun during the day, going to meetings or on errands
when there isn't time to mess with the curtain, which, I have found, gets
quite hot itself. At a campsite, I am wanting to be parked in the shad
anyway.

Jim

On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 11:45 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Does it impede your sight lines when retracted?   I assume it 'lives'
> along each windshield/Door pillar when retracted.  I try to "look through
> the corner" as I wind through the mountains and canyons rather than right
> down in front of the van...
>
> I have those window rain shields on my 'other' brand van and I found that
> having that tinted plastic extend down the pillar to the door sill was
> really blocking my sight line...Had to dremel off the down portion to
> minimize a 'semi-blind spot...  Might not be an issue with a vanagon..or
> with the shades of Go Westie?..
>    I use a fold up economy sun-shield in my vans and they really do help
> keep it cooler...Also, at night when camped near a highway or any street
> lights, they make sleeping better without having to have curtains...
>
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 4:19 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, those of you who poo-pooed Felder Industries' investment in the
>> GoWesty retractible sunscreen a year ago. After getting my new windshield
>> installed I couldn't wait to install my year old sunscreen I bought on
>> sale.
>>
>> Contrary to the theoreticians who said that it wouldn't do any good inside
>> the glass, but had to be outside to reduce heat, this thing ROCKS. I don't
>> know where you live, but where I live, the sun coming in like a military
>> laser heats the interior to an uncomfortable state, even with all windows
>> and hatches open. It isn't a greenhouse with all hatches open. It gets hot
>> because the sun reaches the interior. Period.
>>
>> Today, for the first time, parked in the sun my interior temps were a
>> couple of degrees lower than the outside temps.
>>
>> Wish I had bought this years ago. It has a very cool retractor on each
>> side
>> that bring the folding silver curtains back to the edges of the windshield
>> when not in use. To use, it, grab the two tabs and bring them together in
>> the center behind the mirror and the velcro makes the seal. Cool in every
>> sense of the word.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>
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