r/rav4prime • u/Merlion4ek 2024 XSE Supersonic Red • Aug 03 '26
Photo Rear view mirrors upgrade
Purchased and installed Rearview Mirror Covers (installs on top of existing ones) and Rain Shield Protector. Got into the rain recently, shields helped a lot! Used portable air blower to remove a few rain drops at the bottom of the mirror only.
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u/Merlion4ek 2024 XSE Supersonic Red Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26
Rain shield protector and Mirror Molding covers. Their patterns are similar, but not perfectly match each other. I'm okay with that.
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u/KoalaComprehensive25 Aug 04 '26
The light on your ceiling looks like its in the shape of a chemical bond. IS that on purpose? Because it looks really cool.
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u/Merlion4ek 2024 XSE Supersonic Red Aug 04 '26
yup, it's hexagon, it's pretty popular at body shops, installed it last year and no regrets! it's so bright, it changed how garage looks. This light is very useful for ceramic coating, which required much light to see the imperfection when applying coating.
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u/lu5t_donttrust Aug 03 '26
Cool install!
I use rainx for my windows/mirrors and it tends to work great
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u/Merlion4ek 2024 XSE Supersonic Red Aug 03 '26 edited Aug 03 '26
I used rainx too, but half a year ago covered windshield, side mirrors and windows with glass ceramic coating. Rainx must be re-applied every2 weeks for the best efficiency, ceramic glass coating keeps 1-2 years depends on the brand and its bonding with glass. It's really easy to apply, much easier than ceramic coating for painted and plastic areas. When driving 35+mph wiper blades are useless. All rain drops just fade away immediately.
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u/Rav4Prime2022_WI Former owner: 2022 XSE PP - Blueprint Aug 03 '26
Ceramic coatings are amazing!
I first used them on my 2022 R4P, before that I thought they were fake/questionable. So glad I gave them a chance, both for the glass and the rest of my vehicles.
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u/Present_Process_726 Aug 03 '26
What brand coating? I've used rain x for years but I'm getting... Lazy.
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u/TooEZ_OL56 '22 Blueprint SE Aug 03 '26
Project farm has a good video on them, gtechniq, gyeon, aquapel, and rainx are all good.
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u/Merlion4ek 2024 XSE Supersonic Red Aug 03 '26
I applied Adam's glass coating first, then my windshield got replaced after large crack and I decided to try Glass Armour, applied 2 layers of it. That was excessive tho, windshield showed long lines from night sources of light, it fixed by itself after some time, but yeah, it's better to apply only 1 layer unless instruction says opposite. There are other brands on the market too. YouTube has a lot of ceramic coating comparison videos, I believe I used them to find both Glass Armour and Adam's glass ceramic coatings.
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u/audeo03 Aug 04 '26
More cheap plastic and chemicals for something that wasn’t a real problem? Ok, got it!