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Title: My homemade sun shield for my 1199
Post by: born 2 fish on April 28, 2016, 02:55:25 PM

I needed a sun shield for my 1199 and nobody makes one so I made my own out of a marine battery box I used a dremel with a cutoff wheel to cut it out and some Velcro to hold it in place.What do you think. Total cost about 15 dollars.

Title: Re: My homemade sun shield for my 1199
Post by: RonnieB on April 28, 2016, 06:34:38 PM

Very creative! Looks great. Making one is on my to-do list! I've seen another version made with a plastic garbage can. My ONIX gets real hot. So whatever variety I use, I do not want to create a heat collector. I am thinking along the lines of a white exterior and black interior, drilling a lot of small holes and then maybe cover holes with fabric if hole are a problem.

Title: Re: My homemade sun shield for my 1199
Post by: newkid4si on April 28, 2016, 08:27:43 PM

You may want to consider only drilling the holes in the top (heat rises) allowing the heat to escape and possibly creating an upward draft.
The white outside / black inside sounds like a good choice.

         Mike

Title: Re: My homemade sun shield for my 1199
Post by: fishreed on April 29, 2016, 06:56:24 AM

Real nice job.....It looks good too.  5 thumbs up!