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My 05 Vibe didn't come with a security shade. I read on the forums here of folks making their own hard covers. I really didn't want to put in that much effort for now, but needed some kind of facade. So I bought two curtain tension rods and a room darkening curtain; total spend was under $15. I think it works for now, and it doesn't look that unappealing. All seems to stay in place with daily driving.the rear viewfrom insidehard to tell what's going on back thereblade

I've always believed that the more you cover up the higher the chance of getting broken into.Some years ago I worked on the loading dock that sent stuff to Walmart. There was a high level of theft from the pallets that contained electronics. The shipper switched over to using black stretch wrap. The theft level increased. Now you couldn't see if there were any missing boxes. Even to the point that whole pallets would go missing.

Quote, originally posted by Water boy »I've always believed that the more you cover up the higher the chance of getting broken into.Some years ago I worked on the loading dock that sent stuff to Walmart. There was a high level of theft from the pallets that contained electronics. The shipper switched over to using black stretch wrap. The theft level increased. Now you couldn't see if there were any missing boxes. Even to the point that whole pallets would go missing.If there is nothing, than it'd be best to not have one. But if you have, say, some hug subs and amps than it may be smart to have a cargo cover.

Looks good! And under $15 in nice too!

Quote, originally posted by Water boy »I've always believed that the more you cover up the higher the chance of getting broken into.I see your point, but I've always felt that thieves only want to put in the risk for a sure thing. I think most are looking for the smash and grab of items in plain sight. I've never had a hatchback, so I am not sure what to expect. I know this, that thieves have simply smashed the window to get at the items in my wife's SUV twice now.Thanks star, but I think I need to iron the wrinkles out for a more smooth look. Eventually I want to figure out a way to replace it with a proper cover of some sort. I've been scheming on a way to install a shade with a custom fit that can be pulled down and retracted.

Back in the early 90s I had an entry level Alpine tape deck / stereo in my 86 Dodge Colt.One day I got back to the car, it was in the college parking lot after my college class and it was gone. Did a mistake of letting about half an inch of my driver side window open for air...they forced down the window.Maybe the well in sight brand name was tempting; even if it was not the expensive model.So I guess if you have anything of value in sight better to try to cover it.Don't tempt the devil by letting a 1000$ sound system in plain sight.