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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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I could live without the flap, if they could make it stop rattling. It's been a noise maker (the ONLY one!) in three different RXs whether open or closed. Have I just been that unlucky?
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Old Mar 19, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
FWIW, when you leave something in the trunk, recline the rear seats as far back as possible to narrow the gap.
Get tint applied to all the back privacy glasses like I did. I got 15% tint applied over the glass which brought the percentage down to 5% just like what limos have. It's dark and no one can see in plus nosy ppl can't see who and what I'm carrying. Love it. I also use my cover because I carry valuable things from time to time and it just adds more protection. Btw I have a 2010 so I have the flaps.
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Old Aug 16, 2017 | 08:13 PM
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I just bought an 2015 RX 450h and I noticed that the small triangular windows in the rear allow you to look under the cargo cover, even when it is closed. There were flaps that attached to the rear seat headrestsand prevented this, but they were removed to prevent rattles. How do I prevent people from looking through the small triangular windows and seeing my cargo?

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Old Aug 16, 2017 | 08:18 PM
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Welcome to CL.

The simplest and cheapest way to do it is simply toss a blanket or sheet over whatever you have in the cargo area. Oldest trick in the book.
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Old Aug 16, 2017 | 08:24 PM
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That would work except that the pile of stuff under the blanket would alert somebody to the presence of stuff in the cargo area. That is something I would like to avoid.

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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 12:18 AM
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Maybe a dark tint on the windows?
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 06:47 AM
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+1 that's what I would do to!
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 06:52 AM
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Make sure the back seats are in the rearmost position, then you can also recline the back so this should pretty much block the view, along with covering as was previously stated. Use a black towel, it is pretty indistinguishable with the factory tint on the window.
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 07:03 AM
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If it really bothers you, I bet you could find one of the old ones with the flaps on ebay or craigslist.
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 11:24 AM
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I have moved back and reclined the seats as much as I can I believe no there is still a couple of inches to look through.
Definatly a design defect, but a small one.
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
Maybe a dark tint on the windows?
Illegal in some states....not sure about Oregon, where he is.
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 11:55 AM
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I doubt if anybody would go after me for tinting those windows, they are very small and hardly useful
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by markw94404
I doubt if anybody would go after me for tinting those windows, they are very small and hardly useful
Agreed.....if you confined it to those small windows.
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Old Aug 17, 2017 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by markw94404
I just bought an 2015 RX 450h and I noticed that the small triangular windows in the rear allow you to look under the cargo cover, even when it is closed. There were flaps that attached to the rear seat headrestsand prevented this, but they were removed to prevent rattles. How do I prevent people from looking through the small triangular windows and seeing my cargo?
The real question is why you live in a place where the pastime is people looking through your car windows? Kind of sketch, time to move to the next town over.
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Old Aug 18, 2017 | 08:44 AM
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markw, you live in a tough neighborhood? i thought oregon was a friendly nice place.
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