Top panel solar shield
Racer
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 364
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From: Van Wert Ohio
I got the snap in headliner from Mid-America for $67.99 and it works perfect. We went on a road trip yesterday and remarked how the AC was keeping up really well on a 92* day. It also makes the inside more "finished" like a real headliner. I figured the "static cling" version would fall out about the day you really needed it. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,400
Likes: 3
From: Sarasota Florida
I have had mine on for over 4 years and it has never fallen off the top. It does help keep the temps down but not as well as a solid insert would but on the upside, you can still see out of the cling on shield.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,504
Likes: 66
From: Louisville, KY
My wife likes the idea of seeing thru the "static cling" one. We have to do something, if we are out of it for half an hour it is already hot inside. I have the painted top, just like the look of the glass top better.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,631
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From: Clever, MO aka SOMO
I installed my static cling unit from West Coast Corvettes over a year ago, and it's stuck on so tight that I can hardly get a finger nail under the edge of it. But, I have no intention of taking it off so I never mess with it. When I installed it, I had the top laying on my bed upside down, then I fussed with it for over an hour to get it to lay perfectly & evenly on the glass. It does reduce solar radiation, but I always put my painted top on each May until October. It's alot cooler and quieter.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,504
Likes: 66
From: Louisville, KY
I installed my static cling unit from West Coast Corvettes over a year ago, and it's stuck on so tight that I can hardly get a finger nail under the edge of it. But, I have no intention of taking it off so I never mess with it. When I installed it, I had the top laying on my bed upside down, then I fussed with it for over an hour to get it to lay perfectly & evenly on the glass. It does reduce solar radiation, but I always put my painted top on each May until October. It's alot cooler and quieter.
Good luck.
Good luck.
