Congratulations on your Alien Sunshade purchase for your JL / JLU. You've made a smart decision! 👽
Below, you will find our installation videos, additional instructions and helpful tips on how to install your sunshade quickly and easily so you can start enjoying that topless Jeep weather.
Installation takes 10-30 minutes depending on several factors such as speed and if you have an additional set of hands.
It is also strongly advised that you leave your sunshade in the sun for 15-30 minutes prior to installation in order to remove any wrinkles and creases in the mesh as well as loosening up the material which will make installation easier.
Please double check that you have all included bungees, t-bar bungees and windshield clips before starting your installation by double checking with your installation card or contents list below.
In your original box, you should have:
In your original box, you should have:
In this video, we show you how our exclusive JL/JLU sunshade clips install into the leading edge of the windshield. The top is lowered to show you the orientation and fitment of these clips. Please note, you are able to install these clips WITHOUT lowering your front windshield. However, if you do lower your windshield, it is a bit easier to clip them into position.
Here is a close-up of the orientation of the clip, where the t-bar bungee fits and which part clips into the leading edge of the windshield.
When attaching the windshield clips without having the windshield lowered, you can give yourself additional space by pulling down on the plastic trim piece as shown below so that it bends a little bit. Do not try and remove it.