bootsie
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I've purchased a screen protector from https://www.cartouchscreenprotector.co.uk/ to try and cut down on the fingerprints, mainly on lower climate screen.
The set I bought included a protector for the central navigation screen and the lower central climate screen. Rear climate and passenger screens are an option too, but I don't have them.
Here's some pictures of the protectors applied:
As you can see, the protectors don't cover the full area of the panels (this is clearly explained on the website)- this is especially noticeable on the lower climate screen protector. But they do cover all of the touch areas of the screens.
Also, the upper navigation screen protector doesn't quite cover the visible screen area either - In my application I've aligned the protector with the top edge of the visible display, but it's a millimetre or so too short at the bottom edge. I'm being fussy of course but I'd prefer it to be slightly larger.
They do appear much glossier in the photos than they do in person, but they are still quite noticeable - especially on the lower climate screen.
However, the purpose of these was to avoid greasy fingermarks on the screens and I must say that at this they excel. I poked and prodded both screens after the protectors were applied and could see no trace of finger marks.
Application was fiddly as with all screen protectors - the lower screen in particular is a dust magnet and it takes a degree of patience to completely clean the screen of dust and apply the protector without leaving any trapped underneath. There are various cleaning tools supplied with the kit which work well.
The cost of the two protectors was £49.99 plus shipping. Certainly more reasonable than the Suncoast set, but still not exactly cheap. However, I'm happy that they're pretty good value compared to other options.
Overall, I recommend the screen protectors if you're bothered about finger marks on the screen (or physical damage of course). Just be prepared to live with the visible edges which don't extend to the full area of the panels.
The set I bought included a protector for the central navigation screen and the lower central climate screen. Rear climate and passenger screens are an option too, but I don't have them.
Here's some pictures of the protectors applied:
As you can see, the protectors don't cover the full area of the panels (this is clearly explained on the website)- this is especially noticeable on the lower climate screen protector. But they do cover all of the touch areas of the screens.
Also, the upper navigation screen protector doesn't quite cover the visible screen area either - In my application I've aligned the protector with the top edge of the visible display, but it's a millimetre or so too short at the bottom edge. I'm being fussy of course but I'd prefer it to be slightly larger.
They do appear much glossier in the photos than they do in person, but they are still quite noticeable - especially on the lower climate screen.
However, the purpose of these was to avoid greasy fingermarks on the screens and I must say that at this they excel. I poked and prodded both screens after the protectors were applied and could see no trace of finger marks.
Application was fiddly as with all screen protectors - the lower screen in particular is a dust magnet and it takes a degree of patience to completely clean the screen of dust and apply the protector without leaving any trapped underneath. There are various cleaning tools supplied with the kit which work well.
The cost of the two protectors was £49.99 plus shipping. Certainly more reasonable than the Suncoast set, but still not exactly cheap. However, I'm happy that they're pretty good value compared to other options.
Overall, I recommend the screen protectors if you're bothered about finger marks on the screen (or physical damage of course). Just be prepared to live with the visible edges which don't extend to the full area of the panels.