I never planned on putting mine in(had them off for years). Then one summer I went home to IL on vacation and while sitting out in the sun the radio display and the shifter display both developed a slight haze/ring around the outside. After that I tinted the windows and put the shades in.

 

I never thought about that! I might now reconsider putting my on. I drive my car on a limited basis but occasionally it will sit outside in the sun.

 

Currently I have them off, but my A/C decided to take a poop on me again so they will be going back on because its so much hotter with them off

 

This is the 4th year I have owned the WS6. Before this bird I drove 3rd gen transams for 3 years. The heat through the tops sucks, especially when you have no working AC. And anyone who has owned a 3rd gen can tell you all about the leaks. So when I bought the WS6, I immediately put the shades in. So for the last 3 years I have had them in, and the tops off once driving, once to clean. Just trying to avoid leaks by not foolin with them to much. Ya, maybe I am being a little uptight, but its my first car that I stay dry in.

 

I wouldn't worry about leaks, they fixed that with 4th gens. A big problem I've seen on 3rd gens is that the seals will trap water and this will rust out the metal under the seals. Only time mine leak is if I'm parked on a hill facing downwards and it rains really hard.

 

Mine have always been off...I really haven't gotten around to putting them on to see how it looks

How am I suppose to connect them? I don't see velcro anywhere

 

my t-tops only leak if its raining like crazy, and it only drips alittle on the front corner

 

I wish I had ttop shades! Even with tinted windows and a front windshield shade, the seats will get hot from the glass tops. My tint guy wouldn't tint them bc he said something about it being a diff type of glass or something??

 

Heat, sun damage to the leather/interior.

I purchased a set shortly after buying the car used. It lowered the temps insidue from stupid hot where it would take 5 minutes to cool the car down, to where the car would cool in under 1 minute.

But living in florida, having 20% tint, and sunshine yearround is a little different than other places in the country, who have cooler weather more often.

I only take the tops off at night, or in the winter months.

Ryan

 

My shades are on during the day, it gets too damn hot in my car and I don't like the feeling when I sit on hot leather. It's already bad enough this Tx heat cracked my dash cover. The only time I have the shades off is when the girl(s) are riding shotgun or if it's really cloudy/cool outside. For some odd reason chicks like looking through the top glass, they just don't like when the tops are off because of their hair...
Other then that, shades are always on!

 

Mine are on almost all the time. As others have said, to reduce the heat inside the car, and to keep the sun from killing the interior. They come off when the T-tops are off.

 

I prefer mine off, but in the Florida sun, it's easy to keep them in. It's nice in the winters here, because I just take the T-tops off altogether ;)

 

I've had mine on since I bought her in 2001. I like the look of the interior better with them in, looks cleaner and finished.

 

texas=hot. colder months i take them off and in the oven months i leave them on/windshield cover. daily driver in central texas with black leather....gets hotter than a mother! i can actually open my door to get into my car after its been sittin for a bit and look at the ground and see the heat escaping from the faint shadows on the driveway. its like fumes of hot air. it sucks lol

 

On my Firebird, I left the shades on in the summer. When I bought my TA, the previous owner said he never had seen any shades before. Didn't even know they were supposed to come with any. So i kept the shades, and put them in the TA.

 

I wish I could have the shades in. Or at least find a pair. Texas is hot, and my car didn't come with any

 

Southern Arizona - I leave them on!


Hmmmm.....http://rabi.phys.virginia.edu/HTW/wi...and_glass.html

"Can you get a suntan or sunburn through glass?

Yes, but not as quickly as without the glass. While glass absorbs short wavelength ultraviolet light, it does pass 350 to 400 nanometer ultraviolet. While this longer wavelength ultraviolet is less harmful than the shorter wavelength variety, you can still tan or burn if you get enough exposure. Glass is like sunscreen--it protects you pretty well but it isn't perfect."

 

I live in Phoenix. I bet you cant guess. LOL

 

Off - I can't even remember where they are!

 

where can i buy a pair of new t-top shades?