Two full sets for the same generation of Hyundai Elantra were supplied in June 2026 under two different year labels, 2016-2020 and 2017-2020, which is worth a short note on its own.
Six steps to pin down which Elantra you have
A short procedure you can run standing at the car to establish which Elantra generation you own, why the build date on the plate beats the year on the paperwork, and why the 2019 restyle barely matters to shade fitment.
What a four-door i30 set covers, and the pane it doesn’t
A four-door set for the GD-generation i30 shades four doors, which leaves the small fixed quarter pane behind each rear door uncovered — here is exactly what is and is not included, and why.
Why the easiest glass to shade is the hardest to buy for
The rear door glass on a 2000-2003 Mitsubishi Lancer is easier to shade than almost anything built since, which makes the shortage of patterns for it a commercial decision rather than a technical one.
What changed in the Sportage’s rear side glass between QL and NQ5
The Sportage’s rear-door glass grew when the QL gave way to the NQ5 in 2022, which is good news for fitting a panel and bad news for whoever sits behind it.
Four panes, two cabins: a BYD three-row read against a D-MAX dual cab
One July 2026 order covered two entirely unrelated vehicles in the same four-pane configuration, which turns out to be a useful way to see what “four doors” actually describes.
Cerato, K3, Forte: three badges, one set of glass
The third-generation Kia sold here as the Cerato is the same car as the K3 and the Forte, which is why one shade listing covers all three names.
The rear pane is the small one: dual cab glass on a BT-50
A window-by-window look at the door glass on a 2021-2025 Mazda BT-50 dual cab, and why the rear pane is the one a one-size shade gets wrong.
A Camry isn’t a Camry: fitment questions for the 2012-2017 set
The XV50 Camry changed its face in 2015 and left the door glass alone, which is why one shade set covers 2012 to 2017 and why the build plate decides it rather than the model year.
Five glass zones, four doors: the Kia Carnival from the A-pillar back
A zone-by-zone walk along a Kia Carnival’s side glass, from the front doors back to the fixed third-row pane that no four-door shade set reaches.
