Each additional window and door shade costs about $200 each. Magne Shades cost $600 for a Class A RV Windshield shade. What makes Magne Shade so unique is its patented magnet mounting system. Made from a PCV coated fabric, Magne Shades are custom made to fit each coach and can be ordered in 2 different colors or can be custom printed with your own image. Magne Shade is an exterior RV Window Sunshade designed to block up to 93% of the heat from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet rays. The most important benefit to Magne Shades is that – NO LADDER IS NEEDED to put them on and take them off. The other added benefit is that after the initial installation, they are very easy to mount using a pole they provide, and putting them on takes less than a minute. Magnets seemed like the best way to mount exterior sunscreens to avoid drilling holes in the exterior of our RV and still keep the screen in place. One magnet is glued to the inside of your RV window and a second magnet is inserted into pockets sewn on the exterior window shade to hold the screen in place. Magne Shade uses Neodymium Magnets (also called Earth Magnets) to mount your custom-made shade. The last option to attach RV sun control screens we learned about is a very clever patented system from a North Carolina company, Magne Shade. The glue that attaches the Velcro to the window will melt on the hot window surface. While we use Velcro for many other things in our RV, this is not a good way to mount sunscreens, especially in extreme heat. We don’t want the hassle of replacing suction cups to secure our motorhome sun shade. Suction cups wear out in extreme heat and aren’t very reliable. Another thing we didn’t want to do! Suction Cup Attachments to Secure Sun Control Shades The snap and rivet attachments for exterior sun control shades require drilling holes in the exterior of your RV, something we did not want to do! We also have a friend that has this windshield screen attachment system and he has to climb on the roof of his RV to put on or remove his screen. Snap and Rivet Attachments for Sun Shades We found four different ways exterior window shades are attached to RVs- Snaps and Rivets, Suction Cups, Velcro or Magnets. The most significant difference in RV sun shades is how they are mounted. That doesn’t solve the problem of blocking the heat before it hits the windows. We found one company that makes shades that you mount on the inside of your RV windows. Some shade manufacturers offer color choices, but all say that black is most effective in blocking UV rays from entering your coach. Which Color Fabric Is Most Effective For RV Windshield Sun Screens? All promise to block at least 90% of the heat and UV rays. There are several manufacturers of RV Sun Control Shades, but most are made of a similar PVC coated fabric. Differences in RV Window Sun Shades Fabric Blocking our view defeats the purpose of traveling in an RV!Įxterior sun control shades keep the heat off of the outside of the windshield, which helps reduce heat inside. The privacy shades do block more of the heat, but then we can’t see outside. The day shades are designed to block some of the heat, but the dashboard gets very warm so that tells me it’s not blocking that much. We have day shades and night privacy shades on our RV. Our RV Already Has Interior Shades- Don’t They Block Heat? Here’s what we learned and how we chose our RV windshield sunscreen. We decided that exterior window sunscreens would work better for our Class A RV. If you drive your RV at night, a really dark tint might reduce your visibility. The other thing to consider about window tinting is that unless it’s really dark tint it doesn’t offer much privacy for people looking in. One thing to consider if you decide on RV window tinting is to choose a good quality tint, which can be very expensive. This keeps your windows from heating up and transferring the heat inside your RV. Tinting helps but an exterior sunscreen blocks the sun from hitting the glass. RV window tint can help to reduce heat in your RV, but once the glass on our Class A windshield heated up the heat transferred inside. RV Window Tint or RV Windshield Sunscreen- What’s Best? Since we can’t always get a north/south facing site when we travel in our Class A RV, we decided to research the best options for keeping our coach cold in the summer. The sun shining into your RVs large windshield heats up the interior really fast and makes it hard for your RV air conditioners to keep you cool. If you want to reduce temperatures in your RV during the summertime, park it facing north or south. Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Twitter Share on Email Share on Reddit
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