Thread: Sunroof visor question

So my brother recently bought a 2003 Chevy Impala that has the same design sunroof vents. He came up with a pretty brilliant idea so far, we have yet to test it out yet though.

Vinyl print. The kind some trucks get for the rear window that allows for pictures and such to be printed on the outside of the vinyl but as far as the driver sees there is a basic sort of tinting effect as seen from the inside of the vehicle.

I'm going to see if I should do a 6'' wide strip or just put the stuff on most of the interior of my sunroof. I've still got to see what the effect of the Florida Sun on this stuff may be. That's why I'm thinking more about a 6'' strip instead of putting it on the entire sunroof, better transmission of heat with a smaller strip while still blocking most of the light.

My brother is thinking about doing an entire white panel of the vinyl stuff on the outside of his Impala since he has a White Impala. Since it would be white he wouldn't have to worry about the heat problem quite as much. He figures it would cut on the amount of light getting inside the car, as well as blend in the sunroof to the white car, since right now the sunroof stands out alot. Either way I'll try to get some pictures of it.

With the link I posted, the 4th image of the American Flag on the Rear Window of the truck, that is the sort of material I'm talking about. You guys can probably search more online for the material, I just wanted to get the point across.

American Truck Accessories available only at Stylin' Trucks, hood guards, window visors, door handle covers, window graphics, stainless grills

So I ended up using the strip that the vinyl print shop gave him. I cut it down to 5.3cm wide by about 35cm long. There are two strips of it, as you can see by the overlap I made in the center. It is white facing towards the inside, and black on the outside. Doesn't block all the light, but it certainly blocks a fair amount while blending in well from the interior & exterior. Doesn't stand out from the outside, you would have to look at it.