Windshield shade band

Got one? I don’t, and I kinda wish I did. I guess they’ve fallen out of favor, and when I requested one last time I had my windshield replaced, they guy looked at me like I was crazy. He said “Nobody wants those anymore, they don’t even make 'em.”

Really?

Just find a shop that does window tint film. They can put one on for you. Probably while you wait if they’re not busy.

The ones that are part of the windshield itself with the fade/gradient to clear have definitely fallen out of favor, but I took both of our new cars (my wife’s and my own, both purchased in the last year or so) to get the windows tinted, and I had a strip of tint applied to the top of the windshield on both…it really helps with glare from the sun, and I like the look too.

I got 20 or 25% tint on the sides/rear and he recommended a 5% film for the windshield strip (the number is percentage of light transmitted, so 5% is darker than 20%).

If you just want the strip added at a tint shop, it should be fairly inexpensive. I paid less than $200 for the full tint job, so the strip by itself should be far cheaper.

Last time we were on a road trip, we bought a couple of the static cling window shade thingies and left one whole, and cut the other one into strips. That way we could move them around as we needed them.