SolarGuard Sunshade for Car Windshield - Reflective Car Shades for Windshield, Blocks Damaging UV Rays - for Use on Front Window Exterior, Includes Security Flaps - Silver, Standard Size

External sun shade- check. Block sun adequately- check. Covers windshield properly - no.. and it could have easily. As others have said, the poles do not have a top AND bottom pocket for the pole to slide into, so the stretchy bands that attach to the mirror pull the fabric inwards and the sun shield in never “stretched” along the length of the poles. I’ll sew in appropriate pockets and then it will work properly. UPDATE- the poles can fit inside the fabric sleeve. The top is by the velcro and the poll slides inside. The white pole should not be visible. Updated to 4/5 stars- poor instructions

This product works very well. I have their FrostGuard cover that I have used for years in the winter and is excellent too. For those who have trouble assembling the rods, please just study the cover well before inserting them. The rods go inside each sleeve in their entirety before closing the Velcro over the final end. Do not try to insert the rods under the individual black elastic bands. Keep the rods enclosed inside the entire sleeves and look for the proper starting point to begin. The stitching does not interfere. Hope this helps!

Perfect fit for My Subaru 2024 Crosstrek. Instructions are a little lacking in the placement of the plastic rods. Thanks to the comments of other users problem solved. Now if it stands up to the summer elements it is solution for the problem of interior sunshades with installed dash cams. Easy to install remove and store .

Edit: Putting it on is easy. The only thing I found was the wind affects it. It wants to fly! So when you put it on pay attention to wind direction. It kept the interior much cooler than it would have been without it. The main reason I bought it is the purchase of a product called the comm.ai, which is used to keep the car in the lane and has excellent adaptive cruise control. If it overheats the car throws errors. I think this sun shield is going to prevent that. First impression: The instructions for assembling the rod into the cover are pathetic. There's no other word for it. The person who made the drawing either never did it themselves, or is inept at providing accurate instructions. This is the reason (so far) for the 4 stars instead of 5. Lift the Velcro flap as shown in the sketch, push the assembled rod into the gap and under the silver material (there is a pocket there), then after pushing the rod in as far as you can, stand the uncovered part of the rod straight up on the floor while pulling the cover straight up to remove the bend that keeps the rod from going all the way in. Pull down on the fabric to cover the rest of the rod. Once it's all the way in close the Velcro flap. The case provided doesn't hold the entire length of the shade, but it holds enough to keep the shade under control.

I've been struggling so bad with sunshades for my car. Camaros have small windshields and it's just a pain. Not only that but I have a dashcam that makes it even harder to fit a sunshade. So the other day I was thinking about what to do. It's already been 100 degrees outside this summer and we're only in June!! Anyways I was like I wonder if I could put a sunshade on the outside of the windshield? So I looked up outside car sunshades and landed here. After studying like 10 different ones, I went with this one. And I'm glad I did. It arrived and I had it set up and on my car within 2 minutes. It's really simple. It's a thin windbreaker type material but I'm sure it serves its purpose. Who would want some thick material on top of their window anyway? Especially when it's only there to block the sun. It seems pretty sturdy. Hopefully I'll notice a difference in the temperature next time I get in my car. I'm SO glad these exist!! Update- It's been a couple weeks and the difference inside my car is extremely noticeable. I can get inside my car on a hot day i feel and breathe just fine compared to when I didn't have this. I put it on my car now even when I'm out grocery shopping or at an appointment or whatever.