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mochisushi · #7 (**permalink**) 03-08-2006, 08:47 AM

I've never had a problem with them. No sagging as the retract quite strongly. Never had them fall apart even though the Denver area has pretty strong UV rays due to the altitude. The one in the Sub is actually from our '99 Odyssey that I trimmed to fit the smaller windshield. So, it has been in operation for nearly seven years (we bought the '99 in May of '99).

Every now and then, when retracting, a few of the pleats will get folded over. If you leave them that way, it will tend to crease and will always want to fold that way. But all you do is pull it back out and let it retract again. This rarely happens, though. And if it does crease, I just adjust the crease, let the shade retract and leave it close for a while...it goes back to normal.

As far as getting in the way, I'm a person that hates anything in the field of vision. I was sure that I was going to hate these, but my sister-in-law has it on her Previa and my wife wanted it when we bought the first Ody. It isn't in the way as far as I'm concerned and it doesn't impede my vision.

The best thing is that when you don't need it, you don't have to fold it up and find a place to store it that will be convenient the next time it is needed. Just grab the tab on each side, pull them together and the velcro on each side stick together. Anyway, it's probably all just personal preference, but the convenience of having these "self storing" is fantastic.