View Full Version : Windows Vents/Visors
Christato71
07-23-2010, 08:16 PM
If I was thinking about getting some of these would I just get a pair (http://www.partstrain.com/store/details/Oldsmobile/Alero/Ventshade/Vent_Visor/1999/GX/4_Cyl_2-dot-4L/V1592601.html) for the driver and passenger doors? I have a 2-door so would it look stupid with just two or would I need to buy other ones for the smaller back windows?
Chris2000
07-23-2010, 08:47 PM
I don't think it looks good in general.
robalero
07-23-2010, 08:49 PM
if you bought some for the smaller rear windows on your 2 door I think it would look stupid, if your going to install them however cover up the chrome trim around the windows or esle it looks stupid
cherrington17
07-23-2010, 08:57 PM
Regardless of how stupid it looks... I'm getting some myself. I've definitely moved beyond the requirement of "looks good" to the "i need my car to be functional" stage.
eff looks. my car has visible rust. its not going to be on a showroom floor.
Christato71
07-23-2010, 10:15 PM
Regardless of how stupid it looks... I'm getting some myself. I've definitely moved beyond the requirement of "looks good" to the "i need my car to be functional" stage.
eff looks. my car has visible rust. its not going to be on a showroom floor.
Are you going to buy a pair for just the driver and passenger doors?
Vella's Alero
07-23-2010, 10:23 PM
I have them on my sedan and they don't look too bad. If you're putting them on a coupe, I don't even think they have then for the rear window so it would just be for the functional windows.
tw0123
07-24-2010, 02:21 AM
i have the weathertech brand ones that go inside the track on the top of the window, and this allows functionality and looks by not wrecking the chrome trim on the outside, and does not require tape, or wreck the tracking of the windows
cherrington17
07-24-2010, 10:13 AM
Are you going to buy a pair for just the driver and passenger doors?
I have a coupe, so just the fronts. (it would be idiotic to have them on the back windows, since they are immovable.)
SittinOnChrome
07-24-2010, 10:38 AM
They are good if you want to smoke while its raining
cherrington17
07-24-2010, 10:57 AM
They are good if you want to smoke while its raining
...or hate the fact that our windows fog up, CONSTANTLY when its humid/cold out.
Chris2000
07-24-2010, 01:09 PM
...or hate the fact that our windows fog up, CONSTANTLY when its humid/cold out.
Mine don't. Stop breathing so much :rolleyes2:
cherrington17
07-24-2010, 01:28 PM
Mine don't. Stop breathing so much :rolleyes2:
if your defroster is on, the sides fog. if the sides are on, the front fogs. there is no good setting with the damn hvac, except having the windows cracked open.
...but the geniuses who designed the roof... decided its a great idea to slope it so water pours off the side of the roof directly onto the window controls. thanks guys!
lord2heart
07-24-2010, 02:20 PM
...but the geniuses who designed the roof... decided its a great idea to slope it so water pours off the side of the roof directly onto the window controls. thanks guys!
:lol: so true
Cashdollar2009
07-24-2010, 05:08 PM
:lol: so true
X2 on that. lol
Christato71
07-25-2010, 12:41 PM
i have the weathertech brand ones that go inside the track on the top of the window, and this allows functionality and looks by not wrecking the chrome trim on the outside, and does not require tape, or wreck the tracking of the windows
Where did you purchase those at? and how would you install them?
robalero
07-25-2010, 12:43 PM
installing them is simple just stick it in the window opening and away you go, as for were to get it I am unsure but I think im going to look for a pair too
Alerojester
07-25-2010, 12:49 PM
i just looked them up on weathertech.com and they are $59.95 before shipping
Christato71
07-25-2010, 01:12 PM
hmmmmm that's a little expensive
robalero
07-25-2010, 01:12 PM
ouch I just checked for here in canada its $90 shipped
Alerojester
07-25-2010, 01:15 PM
considering if you go to an autoparts store they get them for like $20 and sell them for $50+ depending on which one it is
robalero
07-25-2010, 01:28 PM
yea ill be checking local places before I buy it online I know of a few local stores that may have them
C_EICK
07-26-2010, 09:55 PM
I got mine at Autozone for like $60. The look decent on coupes with tint.
Christato71
07-26-2010, 10:31 PM
I got mine at Autozone for like $60. The look decent on coupes with tint.
Do you have any pics?
C_EICK
07-26-2010, 11:25 PM
check out my profile, im on my roommate's computer so i cant upload.
Christato71
07-27-2010, 12:06 AM
did yours install over the chrome piece that runs over the window?
C_EICK
07-27-2010, 12:12 AM
Yes I did, it's the only way you can, they don't have in-channel vent visors for the Alero.
***post 500 yay!***
Christato71
07-27-2010, 09:01 AM
Yes they do. You can get them here (http://www.weathertech.com/store/mvproduct.aspx?ItemGroupId=4&VehId=515&Year=1999&VehOptChoiceIds=10), they just aren't tinted and are more expensive.
C_EICK
07-27-2010, 09:23 AM
well that is a ne develepment since i got mine. nobody had in-channel when i was shopping.
Vella's Alero
07-27-2010, 11:14 AM
Yes they do. You can get them here (http://www.weathertech.com/store/mvproduct.aspx?ItemGroupId=4&VehId=515&Year=1999&VehOptChoiceIds=10), they just aren't tinted and are more expensive.
I personally have the vent shades, they go over the chrome and I really like them. I don't like the clear ones as much because if you want to park your car with the windows open a bit, people can actually see that you've done that which would be a pain in the summer cause I do that a lot.
Also as a side note, I like how that site says, "Shown on Oldsmobile Alero" When the wing is definitely a Grand Am...lol.
tw0123
07-27-2010, 11:37 PM
i got mine at a small shop in my town, they had to special order them for me, it took almost 2 weeks, but they gave me a good deal on them... i have a sedan, and they have been on for almost 5 years with no issues... mine have a slight tint to them, it matches the tint on my windows almost perfectly and it is true, they slide right in the groove and took about 5 minutes to do all 4 windows...http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs227.snc4/38687_418921997556_512172556_4543388_7918611_n.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4543389&id=512172556)
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