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4/26/13, 09:58 PM
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That was simple yet effective!... You really have to pull on those things! Makes a guy nervous. Definitely not something to do more than required. He said put your fingers in the slot!... Ha Ha!
4/29/13, 05:42 AM
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The SHR louvers are the best by far. Only one complaint I've had with mine. At the Oklahoma City Grand National Show in Sept '13 I had one of the louvers "pop out." Rules say the windows must be in the up/closed position during judging, but the temperature that day was 105 in the shade and inside my 5.0 it was probably 120+..hence the ONLY problem with the SHR louvers. They are the ONLY louvers that allow ANY vision to the rear. That alone makes them the top choice and they also look the best.
4/29/13, 05:47 AM
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The SHR louvers are the best by far. Only one complaint I've had with mine. At the Oklahoma City Grand National Show in Sept '13 I had one of the louvers "pop out." Rules say the windows must be in the up/closed position during judging, but the temperature that day was 105 in the shade and inside my 5.0 it was probably 120+..hence the ONLY problem with the SHR louvers. They are the ONLY louvers that allow ANY vision to the rear. That alone makes them the top choice and they also look the best.
4/29/13, 12:07 PM
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The SHR louvers are the best by far. Only one complaint I've had with mine. At the Oklahoma City Grand National Show in Sept '13 I had one of the louvers "pop out." Rules say the windows must be in the up/closed position during judging, but the temperature that day was 105 in the shade and inside my 5.0 it was probably 120+..hence the ONLY problem with the SHR louvers. They are the ONLY louvers that allow ANY vision to the rear. That alone makes them the top choice and they also look the best.
5/13/13, 06:11 PM
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10/28/13, 05:31 AM
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11/11/13, 02:34 PM
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Did you install them yourself? I did mine myself, and man, what a ***** that job was. Knowing then what I know now, I would have rented an electric caulk gun, and saved myself from having to fix several leaks.
Nice-looking ride you've got there!
11/11/13, 05:37 PM
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Yeah, I installed them myself aswell. No leaks, but it was pretty nerve racking cutting the windows out of a new car! Glad I did though. And yes the visibility is surprisingly good. Thanks for the compliment :-)
11/12/13, 03:46 AM
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I wouldn't have even known that I had leaks if I hadn't taken the car through a high-pressure touchless car wash, and saw drips of water down the interior trim panels afterwards. They didn't leak when I had sprayed a hose over them. I tried popping out the louvers after that to do a better job with the sealant, but man, is that stuff strong--they wouldn't budge, with all my strength trying to push them out from inside. I stopped pushing when I started getting nervous about cracking the louvers.
Cutting the louvers out using the wire to re-seal them was not an option--it would have ruined the plastic louvers for sure. So I just sealed the leaks from inside with a lot of silicone. The leaks are all gone, but I'm a bit worried that water might be collecting around the outside of the seal and sitting there.
Lesson learned, not to make my first-ever attempt to do a window seal, using a cheap manual caulk gun. That stuff is sure viscous and hard to dispense--at least the tube that I got.
11/12/13, 12:58 PM
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11/19/13, 01:36 PM
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I like the look of louvers but were hesitant about getting them because I want to be able to see out of the window. Glad I checked out this thread. Those SHR look very nice. They are like being able to have your cake and eat it tool. lol. I did not know about these until now. There is still good visibility with them? I have the ingot silver and want a little pop of black. Think these would look good painted black along with the hood vents painted black.
11/19/13, 02:16 PM
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I like the look of louvers but were hesitant about getting them because I want to be able to see out of the window. Glad I checked out this thread. Those SHR look very nice. They are like being able to have your cake and eat it tool. lol. I did not know about these until now. There is still good visibility with them? I have the ingot silver and want a little pop of black. Think these would look good painted black along with the hood vents painted black.
I considered painting my hood vents black too, but ended up buying carbon fiber vents instead. The carbon fiber looks very cool, but it's a subtle color difference compared with the gray body--in photos of my car, they just look gray, but up close when you can see the detail, it's more striking. I'm not sure how the contrast would be against Ingot Silver. If you want high contrast, you'd probably want to go with paint--or try Plasti-Dipping them first to see if you like it. They pop out of the hood fairly easily--you just have to remove the plastic clips holding the fabric on the underside of your hood, and then remove a couple of screws.
As for the SHR louvers--you can definitely see out of them enough to see if there is a car or other obstruction in your blind spot (far more so than with any other brand of louvers on the market, I'm pretty sure), but do keep in mind that the transparent parts of the louvers are just plastic (polycarbonate, if I'm not mistaken), so they're not clear like glass would be. The view through them is very wavy and distorted--but it's good enough for eliminating the blind spot. Definitely go for it if you're considering them, but make sure you do the installation right or you'll have leaks!
11/19/13, 03:05 PM
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Yeah that's what I did with my Sterling gray Mustang--painted the SHR louvers black (see my profile pics). Actually I ordered them pre-painted directly from SHR.
I considered painting my hood vents black too, but ended up buying carbon fiber vents instead. The carbon fiber looks very cool, but it's a subtle color difference compared with the gray body--in photos of my car, they just look gray, but up close when you can see the detail, it's more striking. I'm not sure how the contrast would be against Ingot Silver. If you want high contrast, you'd probably want to go with paint--or try Plasti-Dipping them first to see if you like it. They pop out of the hood fairly easily--you just have to remove the plastic clips holding the fabric on the underside of your hood, and then remove a couple of screws.
As for the SHR louvers--you can definitely see out of them enough to see if there is a car or other obstruction in your blind spot (far more so than with any other brand of louvers on the market, I'm pretty sure), but do keep in mind that the transparent parts of the louvers are just plastic (polycarbonate, if I'm not mistaken), so they're not clear like glass would be. The view through them is very wavy and distorted--but it's good enough for eliminating the blind spot. Definitely go for it if you're considering them, but make sure you do the installation right or you'll have leaks!
I considered painting my hood vents black too, but ended up buying carbon fiber vents instead. The carbon fiber looks very cool, but it's a subtle color difference compared with the gray body--in photos of my car, they just look gray, but up close when you can see the detail, it's more striking. I'm not sure how the contrast would be against Ingot Silver. If you want high contrast, you'd probably want to go with paint--or try Plasti-Dipping them first to see if you like it. They pop out of the hood fairly easily--you just have to remove the plastic clips holding the fabric on the underside of your hood, and then remove a couple of screws.
As for the SHR louvers--you can definitely see out of them enough to see if there is a car or other obstruction in your blind spot (far more so than with any other brand of louvers on the market, I'm pretty sure), but do keep in mind that the transparent parts of the louvers are just plastic (polycarbonate, if I'm not mistaken), so they're not clear like glass would be. The view through them is very wavy and distorted--but it's good enough for eliminating the blind spot. Definitely go for it if you're considering them, but make sure you do the installation right or you'll have leaks!
I just saw a video of the install. That is a lot of work. Too much for me. I would have to take it somewhere to be done. That will probably be expensive. Not sure it if would be worth it. Also with it not being glass, hmm, I don't know.