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      05-28-2015, 12:20 PM   #1
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When we switched from a E70 M Sport to an F15 M Sport, one of the first things I noticed was how poorly the AC was able to cool the front passengers compared to the E70. The windshield lets a lot of heat in. We had a wide brow at the top, but when we moved to Texas it wouldn't pass inspection. So I had the Llumar air 90 installed on the windshield. Looks awesome, doesn't affect heads up or any of the electronics in the windshield. Better yet, it drastically reduces the amount of heat coming through the windshield. Our AC isn't running at high speeds anymore and we're very comfortable the Texas sun.

http://northamerica.llumar.com/choos...r-window-films
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Thanks for the link, I will look into this.

One note on E70 vs F15...personally I find the cooling the the F15 far superior to my E70. The E70 was extremely loud and had very poor air flow to the front cabin. If the rear AC was on, the front cabin received so little air it was laughable...I found my self constantly doing the 5 step process to turn off the rear air.

The F15 solved this in many ways...first is the new Sync button which saves 4 steps vs the E70...but I find the airflow to the front cabin noticeably better and quieter.

all that being said...its still piss poor. Will look into the product you linked.
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Do you have Comfort Access...does it have any affect?
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skalberti Let me guess, as usual you did all yourself, making the install appear 10x easier than it actually is, and at a fraction of a professional install, but with the same finish quality.

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Do you have Comfort Access...does it have any affect?
Yes I have CA and does not affect it at all.
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skalberti Let me guess, as usual you did all yourself, making the install appear 10x easier than it actually is, and at a fraction of a professional install, but with the same finish quality.

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Thanks Matt! I've test the glare free HBA and it's not working as intended. That's even VO coding the entire SVT tree except the DME.
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VO coding the entire SVT tree:
That brings back nightmares for me....lol
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That brings back nightmares for me....lol
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skalberti Let me guess, as usual you did all yourself, making the install appear 10x easier than it actually is, and at a fraction of a professional install, but with the same finish quality.

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Also Matt, I didn't do it myself. Paid $150 and was done in a hour
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