Which are the benefits of having the rear shades?

[JJPP]

If the car already comes with tinted windows, why do we need rear shades? I have seen a lot of orders placed with the rear shades.

[chrisny]

If you have kids, you'll quickly learn why if you don't order them

The tints just aren't enough.. And the after market, suction cup style shades are practically useless in my experience. Not to mention you have to take them off to open the window. The factory rear shades are a must with kids and IMO, they should be standard on all cars at this point, just like sun visors (and why do so few, if any, cars have rear sun visors?). I also don't get why they aren't automatic. It's a pain when your kids want them down and you're driving. As any parent knows, "when we stop the car" doesn't always end the conversation lol. Seems they should have a mechanism that could handle that and fit inside the door at this point. It would have to be more streamlined than the rear windshield shade on the sedans, but I'm sure they could make one that works.

[MRV99]

When you are on a road tip and you spend 3 hours driving due west or east it makes a huge difference. The tinted windows helps but the shades adds another level of sun blockage. With kids, I feel it is an absolute must. Adults, maybe not so much.

[r33_RGSport]

The rear shades will cover up even more, so you can do much more things on the back seat without being caught. Better be safe than sorry.
j/k.

But, yeah, the original tint only darken it, but with shades, it will give you better privacy and better UV protection. Great for kids, they can sleep better on the long trip.

[Armen383]

What the others ^^^ said ) I had factory tinted windows, put a 95% 3M tint on top of that and still that wasn't enough to block the sun shining all over my daughters face when she was trying to sleep )) Tinted windows + factory shades (after-market look very silly on an expensive car) = victory for the kids comfort.

[BMWMN1971]

To avoid your kids to suck their fingers and "write" all over the window. Seriously, I used it many times when my kids were small and wanted to take a nap but the sun was hitting their faces. The shades do an amazing job. Now that they are older I keep them down since they want to see what is going on outside.

[Zipforia]

All of the above reason plus because it's only $200, which is practically free compare to other options.

Z.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by r33

The rear shades will cover up even more, so you can do much more things on the back seat without being caught. Better be safe than sorry.
j/k.

But, yeah, the original tint only darken it, but with shades, it will give you better privacy and better UV protection. Great for kids, they can sleep better on the long trip.

lol this is true. At night with the shades up, you can't see in at all. The shades are perforated so you can still see in/out during the day. But at night they might as well be blackout shades. Not so good if you forget to put them down and you're driving at night (another reason I wish they were automatic), good if you want privacy lol.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by Zipforia

All of the above reason plus because it's only $200, which is practically free compare to other options.

Z.

Agree completely, seems silly to skip them even without kids. but that's also yet another reason I think they should be standard.. nickel and diming for such a cheap option seems silly on a premium vehicle.

[JJPP]

Originally Posted by r33

The rear shades will cover up even more, so you can do much more things on the back seat without being caught. Better be safe than sorry.
j/k.

But, yeah, the original tint only darken it, but with shades, it will give you better privacy and better UV protection. Great for kids, they can sleep better on the long trip.

Oops! Never thought about that one.

Thanks everybody for your inputs.

[Shaw]

very essential if you have kids...if you don't, not so essential...

[katsu]

Originally Posted by Shaw

very essential if you have kids...if you don't, not so essential...

depends on the age of the kids...mine are 12 and 8, and pulling on the shade to try and see how far it goes or "cause it was there" are common activities on longer trips...

[apw2607]

Are the accessory shade options available yet for the back window and smaller rear windows yet? They were available on the e70 and complimented the rear window shades. They simply snapped in place and would not roll.

[Shaw]

Originally Posted by katsu

depends on the age of the kids...mine are 12 and 8, and pulling on the shade to try and see how far it goes or "cause it was there" are common activities on longer trips...

that's right... hehe
mine are 6.5 and 5 and they are very much used to the sunshades...I had them on my X3 as well...so they are very useful for kids in these ages...

[kip1]

I ordered the tinted windows for wife to breastfeed privatel in the back and rear shades for children to be sheltered from direct sunlight/heat. They are totaly different type of equipment although often people think they do the same thing.

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by katsu

depends on the age of the kids...mine are 12 and 8, and pulling on the shade to try and see how far it goes or "cause it was there" are common activities on longer trips...

Lol this is a good point. And by that age, they're old enough to fend for themselves, use their hats, hands, hoods, etc to shade themselves without even having to ask let alone get upset about it.