Any suggestions for blackout blinds in the rear?

PhilD · 07-24-2022, 08:08 AM

I'd like to get some blackout blinds for the rear of the car so that my sons can (hopefully) nap a little better when we're going on afternoon drives. I was going to buy some standard stick-on-the-window blinds but thought I'd ask here first to see if anyone's found any better solutions. I think the options would be either stick on blinds or maybe something that hooks onto the hanger hooks near the roof of the car.

Lanejcooper · 07-24-2022, 08:18 AM

Following… this is one of the few items I miss from the X5 I traded in

Paladin1 · 07-24-2022, 08:25 AM

Other than tint, no.

TXSchnee · 07-24-2022, 10:20 AM

Two kids and never did the after market rear blinds, they are all bad in various ways. I also never really needed them, kids fall asleep in the car pretty easily regardless of the brightness.

sor · 07-24-2022, 11:05 AM

My kids really care about those shades when the car is equipped with them (they fiddle with them and MUST have them up or down depending on what they are doing) but for some reason if the car doesn't have them they don't really seem to care or complain.

A friend with the stick on shades ended up with a big repair bill when the window was accidentally rolled down and sucked the shade into the door. It broke the window mechanism. If you do anything I'd suggest either tint or something that attaches to the car somehow and not the window itself.

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PhilD Private First Class 166 Rep 166 Posts Drives: iX 50 Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Any suggestions for blackout blinds in the rear? I'd like to get some blackout blinds for the rear of the car so that my sons can (hopefully) nap a little better when we're going on afternoon drives. I was going to buy some standard stick-on-the-window blinds but thought I'd ask here first to see if anyone's found any better solutions. I think the options would be either stick on blinds or maybe something that hooks onto the hanger hooks near the roof of the car.
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07-24-2022, 08:18 AM	#2
Lanejcooper Enlisted Member 64 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 2022 BMW iX50 Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	Following… this is one of the few items I miss from the X5 I traded in
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Paladin1 Brigadier General 5582 Rep 4,519 Posts Drives: 2022 iX xDrive50, DGM Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Midwest iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 iX xDrive M60 [0.00] 2022 iX xDrive50 [9.00]	Other than tint, no.
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07-24-2022, 10:20 AM	#4
TXSchnee Major 1317 Rep 1,386 Posts Drives: 2024 XM Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Two kids and never did the after market rear blinds, they are all bad in various ways. I also never really needed them, kids fall asleep in the car pretty easily regardless of the brightness. __________________ 2024 BMW XM 2023 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo 4S 2023 BMW iX M60 (sold) 2020 Porsche Cayenne E Hybrid (sold) 2018 X3 M40i (sold)
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07-24-2022, 11:05 AM	#5
sor Brigadier General 3108 Rep 3,073 Posts Drives: 2023 iX M60 Oxide Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW iX M60 [0.00]	My kids really care about those shades when the car is equipped with them (they fiddle with them and MUST have them up or down depending on what they are doing) but for some reason if the car doesn't have them they don't really seem to care or complain. A friend with the stick on shades ended up with a big repair bill when the window was accidentally rolled down and sucked the shade into the door. It broke the window mechanism. If you do anything I'd suggest either tint or something that attaches to the car somehow and not the window itself.
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