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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 03:24 PM
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Anyone know of a folding windshield shade for the C8?
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 03:48 PM
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Ordered one from Covercraft ($80). Arrived today (haven’t seen it yet). They are custom made to fit the C8....about 3 weeks to make and ship.
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I have the covercraft sunshade. Fits pretty tight so the coverage is good. My C6 sunshade from them lasted years and went with the car to the new owner.
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal C8
Ordered one from Covercraft ($80). Arrived today (haven’t seen it yet). They are custom made to fit the C8....about 3 weeks to make and ship.
Hey, thanks for the lead. I just ordered one. Car has not been built yet, but it is never to soon to buy a custom sunshade!
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Hey, thanks for the lead. I just ordered one. Car has not been built yet, but it is never to soon to buy a custom sunshade!
How are you liking the cover craft shade?
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Old Mar 22, 2022 | 10:08 PM
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How are you liking the cover craft shade?
Due to the season, i have even taken the shade out of the box. I should probably do that pretty soon...
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Not the folding kind as above, but not expensive, easy to store and gets the job done.


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Old Mar 24, 2022 | 10:14 AM
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I have the below for my Jeeps and they work/stow nicely, plus it's tough to beat the price ($9.99). In the Corvette, I have the windshield tinted with Llumar Air80 clear ceramic film.

https://www.target.com/p/type-s-stan...85#lnk=sametab
https://www.target.com/p/typs-s-jumb...84#lnk=sametab
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Someone had posted on another thread that they got this one (or similar) and it worked good:
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An important thing to consider is where you are going to store in when not in use. I've been using a roll-up shade that I put behind the seat but it is a little bit of a PITA to store and remove. The one in the link folds to about one foot in diameter.
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Most C8 owners vote with their wallet. Which is why the Cover Craft shade is popular. It does nothing that a ten buck twist to store doesn't do save cost 10X as much. If you use it daily, it will last a year maybe less. For a garage queen summer car probably not a worry. But then who sees it to be impressed? Use it a lot, it falls apart from repeated unfolding/folding in short order. Daily use and our intense desert sun, the one we bought for our C6 didn't make its anniversary date. A cheapie silver fabric shade from amazon et al will last far longer doing the same humble task. Though the neighbors won't be as impressed. And that's important to you right?

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