What is a rear window sunshade?
Car rear window sunshade is made of black mesh material. Keeps heat out of your car. Protects your interior from sun damage.
Are sun shades illegal?
According to SC judgment on sun control films, any other material upon safety glass, windscreen and side windows is not permissible. Those who thought that after removal of dark films from their car windows, they would be allowed to use window shades were wrong.
What is a window Sox?
Window SOX® are a new effective product for providing shade and insect protection when placed on the rear windows of your vehicle. Window SOX® are made of a durable fine mesh, custom made to fit snugly and easily over the rear passenger door-window frames of most common vehicles.
Is the rear shade stuck in the up position?
People with rear shade stuck in the up position: I have a 2004 E320 with the same issue. I was looking through all the blogs and $1100 – $1700 US is way too much to pay for a cheap part on an expensive car. Pull on the shade away from the window and the whole mechanism is visible. The motor is dead center.
Why is the sunshade on my Toyota Avalon not working?
There is another Avalon sunshade assembly issue where it randomly activates on its own, extending to the ‘up’ position. That issue has a separate root cause, a relay failure, TSB-0157-14 “Rear Window Sunshade Rises With NO Switch Input,” than is discussed here.
How does the shade come down on a car?
Pull on the shade away from the window and the whole mechanism is visible. The motor is dead center. The shaft is pushed out, looks like a small pin sticking out. Start the car, have some intermittently push the shade switch and with one hand on the shade pushing down and the other pushing directly on the motor shaft. The shade starts to come down.
What happens when the sunshade fails to retract?
The sunshade is designed to automatically retract into the ‘down’ position when the car is put in reverse; if this failure has occurred, the sunshade will make a loud grinding sound for about 15 seconds while the sunshade attempts (and fails) to retract into the ‘down’ position. It will also make the sound even IF the sunshade is already retracted.
There is another Avalon sunshade assembly issue where it randomly activates on its own, extending to the ‘up’ position. That issue has a separate root cause, a relay failure, TSB-0157-14 “Rear Window Sunshade Rises With NO Switch Input,” than is discussed here.
The sunshade is designed to automatically retract into the ‘down’ position when the car is put in reverse; if this failure has occurred, the sunshade will make a loud grinding sound for about 15 seconds while the sunshade attempts (and fails) to retract into the ‘down’ position. It will also make the sound even IF the sunshade is already retracted.
How much does it cost to repair rear shade on a Toyota Avalon?
Current price to repair rear shade is $1800- $1100 for the part and 5 hours of labor- extremely poor design and one of the most likely planned obsolescence’s scenario’s I have ever seen- in other words Toyota is taking advantage of their customers. There is no reason for problems like this in a $42,000.00 vehicle.