rear window shade

[bman10]

I have seen rear window shades in newer BMW and also in the new Toyota
Camry's at my job. I have been unable to find an aftermarket company that would make something to fit our cars. i really like this idea and look since in my state (VA) we have such strick tint laws. Yesterday i parked next to a new 7 series and the car had them on the rear side windows as well!!!!! :eek:

[autobahnking]

search on ebay.de for heckrollo in teile und zuberhor. they came almost stock on every e34 in europe...

shipping is world wide(weltweit)
http://cgi.ebay.de/Heckrollo-Sonnenrollo-e32-e34-BMW-i-a-740i-540i-730i-a_W0QQitemZ170091570536QQcategoryZ53954QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[robmpulse]

I dont' read German. Is that a power sunshade? Or a manual one?

[moroza]

Manual. And I get the impression that the seller doesn't know a whole lot about E34's.

[terra]

they never came on hardly any in europe to be precise, i had one in my e34 and people used to fall all over them selfs when they saw it simply because they are hard to find especially in europe

you can just see it in this photo
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/terraumc/Photo-0006-3.jpg

[4500 RPM]

Yesterday i parked next to a new 7 series and the car had them on the rear side windows as well!!!!! :eek:

Yeah, Dad's 2001 740iL has that. :cool

[Analog]

I say get some phantom curtains.....

[SC David]

Greg's Alpina B10 has them. Very unique for a US car.

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1551/gregsnewalpinab10052coprv6.jpg

Here is the button for the rear shade:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7305/gregsnewalpinab10102copob7.jpg

[kalevera]

No US spec E34 has shades. Some E32 have manual rear shades, and a few later E32 750/740/735 have full shades. Unfortunately, those don't fit E34 cars.

Door shades are expensive, hard to find and need specific door panels to work. Everyone in europe wants the door shades. The last set I saw went for around 300 euro on the panels, and around 150 euro for the shades.

The rear shade, manual or power, isn't as hard to find and all US spec cars have the wiring harness connector for the power shade. So if you can find one, it can be installed.

Most rear power shades are black with a black parcel shelf. Last year I bought the only parchment E34 parcel shelf/power shade I've ever seen for sale.

The other thing to remember is that the power shades have a high rate of failure due to weak plastic gears. It's bad if the extension arms can be moved by hand. Metal gears can sometimes be found or fabricated.

[moroza]

No US spec E34 has shades. Some E32 have manual rear shades, and a few later E32 750/740/735 have full shades. Unfortunately, those don't fit E34 cars.

Door shades are expensive, hard to find and need specific door panels to work. Everyone in europe wants the door shades. The last set I saw went for around 300 euro on the panels, and around 150 euro for the shades.

The rear shade, manual or power, isn't as hard to find and all US spec cars have the wiring harness connector for the power shade. So if you can find one, it can be installed.

Most rear power shades are black with a black parcel shelf. Last year I bought the only parchment E34 parcel shelf/power shade I've ever seen for sale.

The other thing to remember is that the power shades have a high rate of failure due to weak plastic gears. It's bad if the extension arms can be moved by hand. Metal gears can sometimes be found or fabricated.

Thanks for the info. Where might this wiring harness be found?

[Qsilver7]

I have seen rear window shades in newer BMW and also in the new Toyota
Camry's at my job. I have been unable to find an aftermarket company that would make something to fit our cars. i really like this idea and look since in my state (VA) we have such strick tint laws. Yesterday i parked next to a new 7 series and the car had them on the rear side windows as well!!!!! :eek:

Here's the part numbers and diagram for the E34 manual rear shade. It, like the electric one, is incorporated into the rear parcel shelf...so #2 would be needed to replace your OEM (#2 & #4 are definitely needed...plus the hooks/brackets needed to support the roller blind when it's extended): http://bmwfans.info/original/E34/Lim/525i-M50/ECE/L/A/1994/11/mg-51/ill-51_1667/ (wait for the page to load before giving up)

http://bmwfans.info/original/images/6446_p.png

Click this link to see the part nbrs and diagrams for the E34 rear door manual shades: http://bmwfans.info/original/E34/Lim/525i-M50/ECE/L/A/1994/11/mg-51/ill-51_1548/

[bman10]

wow guys this is alot of info thanks for all the responses.... it be nice to find on that maybe is manual or perhaps sticks on..... im not sure i want to spend all that money on the rear power shade since my car has so many miles on her.... im loving Greg's Alpina B10 those are hot!!!!

[boone.msi]

power shades would be so gangster... seriously. Pick someone up, take them to a dark alley and say "we need to talk" while pressing the auto window shade button:devillook

They would go really well with my exterior look, too bad i dont have black interior, maybe black sport seats and a powershade should be my next investment. Put the 4.0 on hold...jk

[mac17]

Just curious. In the pic from Greg's Alpina I see a switch just to the left of the shift knob. Anyone know what that is for? I'd love to have the shades by the way.

[moroza]

Just curious. In the pic from Greg's Alpina I see a switch just to the left of the shift knob. Anyone know what that is for? I'd love to have the shades by the way.

Varies the boost, IIRC.

[2DYE4]

Just curious. In the pic from Greg's Alpina I see a switch just to the left of the shift knob. Anyone know what that is for? I'd love to have the shades by the way.

got boost:buttrock

[Smactuna]

you can get one off of real oem, but installation is something else