rear power sunshade
nope - depends on which region you are in - or more importantly, which region your car is configured for. Different regions have different package configurations and include certain options in one and not the other. For instance, if I bought my GS in OH (midwest region), to get NAV I'd also have to get the rear shade, auto wipers, heat/cool seats, spoiler and AFS lights. In PA (which is mid-atlantic or east coast region) the NAV only includes the NAV and spoiler bundled.
It all depends on how dealers in the region originally configured w/ Toyota how to bundle the options for their region.
It all depends on how dealers in the region originally configured w/ Toyota how to bundle the options for their region.
The rear sunshade on the 07 GS is about as useful as the fifth wheel! I have it and never use it. The way the GS is designed, it's extremely rare to have a combination of the sun and car positions that would result in the sun actually shining on the rear passengers. If you install it, all you'd be protecting from the sunshine is the rear shelf.
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thanks guys,but that is something i would love to have but when i purchased the car they didn't have much choices other then my color option.black pearl ,cash fully loaded but with out rear sunshade,well i still want it if club members have any hint please pointed out,love to hears some mores from you all.thanks.
You are imagining that it make any difference to the temperature inside the car. It's a black shade on the inside of the car. It has no reflective capabilities, so it absorbs as much heat inside your car as the rear shelf would without the shade.
Not really, no. The tint essentially becomes a part of the glass, and transfers the heat from the sun to the outside air. Not so with the sun shade that does not touch the glass. It is there only to protect passengers from sun light. I'm happy for you that you think it helps keep the car cooler, but it is simply not the reality. The reason that's important is that because the original poster is deciding whether to spend hundreds of dollars to retrofit his car with this shade. I repeat my original recommendation: save your money, the rear shade on the GS is essentially useless.
Am I thinking logically?
So, I think the shade blocks maybe like 50% of the sun light from entering. This would in theory reduce the heat slightly.
I live in Phoenix, so when its 110 outside, like today, it doesn't do too much that I can tell, but then going from very, very hot to only very hot is slightly harder to calculate.
The shade blocks some of the sun's rays from coming in right? Its the sun light that serves to warm up the interior, right? If I hung a black curtain in the rear window, the curtain would be hot, but the area behind it would not be as hot as if the sun was directly shining on it.
Am I thinking logically?
So, I think the shade blocks maybe like 50% of the sun light from entering. This would in theory reduce the heat slightly.
Am I thinking logically?
So, I think the shade blocks maybe like 50% of the sun light from entering. This would in theory reduce the heat slightly.





