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Old 03-02-2013, 11:33 PM   #10 (permalink)
Shortie771
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Thanks for all of the info. I am still not understanding the screen style. I guess I just can't picture it for some reason. Grabbed wht I could find around the house... Fishing line, toothpicks, cardboard, super glue and some screw (used for weights). I made a mini prototype of a version of the blind style, but I changed it. Instead of having it be closed by opening the side vents, I have weighted the back portion of the blinds and installed a stopper so that they cannot go farther than about a 10 downward degree angle. So when the car gets up to speed, the wind will overcome the weight of the back portion of the blinds and force them closed.

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