Rear window cover

Great idea. I'll be onto that tomorrow.

Motherhen

Glad to hear that my on the spot invention is still in use....:-)

Mine fell off on the last trip but will get better Velcro next time.

Cheers

I'll go along with Richard on this one.

I also have an Obie's Outback screen saver (2 pieces for the Jack).

I cannot understand why people bugger about with el-cheapo solutions, unless it is a one off trip. The cost of the Obie's is around $200 and saves something like $1500+ if you bust the big window. I was "lucky" when I broke my window as the Insurance Company covered the cost of replacement. Sure was inconvenient at the time though. I was in the Birdsville/Innamincka region.
Bought the Obie's very soon after that incident.

The only thiing I have changed from standard is to replace the strips of Velcro (on the vehicle glass borders) to Velcro spots (22mm). This was to eliminate the expansion/contracting I experienced with the strips over 6 months or so.
Have had the spots permanently on the Windows for over two years now without any evident problems.

Sandman
where did you get the velcro spots and were they 3M?

John

...and sorry, did you also replace the velcro on the wondow saver with the spots or just on the vehicle's glass?

and when you remove it to clean do the spots come off?

sorry on my 3rd can....hic...

I left the original strips of Velcro attached to the Screen Saver. The screen saver is not exposed to the weather like the vehicle's Window glass is.
I found the original strips expand and contract over a period of time and not only look bad, but lose their adhesion too.

The spots (22mm) have a smaller cross section and I have not had one come off A yet.

Nothing special about the loop & hook Spots, although they are genuine VELCRO® brand. Available in most larger Hardware stores. Bunnings have them.

Eventually, I may replace the whole lot and reverse the hook and loop setup, so that the softer "loop" material is on the vehicle.

Hi RovingOz

That's a nice looking bit of gear you have in your rig pick.

How to you fined the strap type mirrors?

I have the clip on type and even with a brace they are useless

Regards

Richard

And by the way I did brake the rear window in the Prado just outside of Birdsville

Hi Richard

The aussie truck mirrors are very good, nothing moves.
I (borrowed) tried the ora clip on with the brace but no go.

John

Ditto. I use a large windscreen sunshade secured with race tape (cloth duct) plus a stoneguard on the CT.
T.R.

Ditto, to Doug T, all we used was the carton of the VB box with 100mm tape, and it worked a treat for 6 weeks in outback SA,QLD and NSW.
cheers, Lance

You want a plastic one??? you can see through them ....