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Sooner_Schooner's avatar
May 19, 2015

Windshield curtains.

Being full timers, we are constantly opening and closing our electric shades on the windshield obviously causing a lot of wear and tear. Not wanting to repair or replace those $800 shades we wanted curtains for when we are parked for extended periods. For less than $30 we bought two nice fabric shower curtains, a 10'piece of 3/4 inch PVC, and 3 "J" hooks to hang them from. The PVC was cut to fit and the "J" hooks were attached with double sided tape. It turned out very nice. Please check out our travel blog.
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  • DrewE wrote:
    It does look nice and useful. How do you keep them out of the way when driving—do you have a tieback at each end, or in the middle, or something else?

    Another option instead of the PVC rod is the IKEA Kvartal track/rail system. The ceiling mounts that IKEA sells have about an inch or so additional height. I'm intending to replace the cheap plastic slide track for the bedroom curtain in my RV with this, and am planning to mount the rail flush against the ceiling using these lath screws. Drilling a hole every several inches through the inner web of the track extrusion should allow a (thin shank) screwdriver space enough to tighten down the screws, and the heads fit nicely in the mounting slots of the track.

    Mind you, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the PVC piping approach.



    We just did the project and have not driven yet, so we are looking for a good way to tie them back. I need to make sure they don't obstruct the view of the mirrors.
  • It does look nice and useful. How do you keep them out of the way when driving—do you have a tieback at each end, or in the middle, or something else?

    Another option instead of the PVC rod is the IKEA Kvartal track/rail system. The ceiling mounts that IKEA sells have about an inch or so additional height. I'm intending to replace the cheap plastic slide track for the bedroom curtain in my RV with this, and am planning to mount the rail flush against the ceiling using these lath screws. Drilling a hole every several inches through the inner web of the track extrusion should allow a (thin shank) screwdriver space enough to tighten down the screws, and the heads fit nicely in the mounting slots of the track.

    Mind you, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the PVC piping approach.