T5 Front Curtain vs Roller Blind

[Seaview]

Hello

I was out for a walk and noticed a European number plated T5 Cali parked up with built in roller blinds similar to those found on the new T6 on the front window.

Does anyone know why we get the fabric curtain here on T5's and if the roller blind could be retro fitted to a UK T5?

Apologies if this has been asked before but I can't find the answer on here.

 

[Hotel California]

Hello

I was out for a walk and noticed a European number plated T5 Cali parked up with built in roller blinds similar to those found on the new T6 on the front window.

Does anyone know why we get the fabric curtain here on T5's and if the roller blind could be retro fitted to a UK T5?

Apologies if this has been asked before but I can't find the answer on here.

The UK RHD T5 had a whole diffrent dashboard than the LHD it simply was that way.....if you want to know why guess you need to ask VW .
My 2012 LHD has the built in rolling blinds in the front , on the 6-ers they have changed the disign a bit.

 

[Seaview]

Your explanation makes sense with the different dashboard, thank you.

 

[markh]

You can retrofit the LHD T5 windscreen blinds on a RHD. It had been done by at least one person on the forums. Just a small amount of trimming is required to the A-pillar trims to make them fit the RHD dash.

However, it is quite an expensive retrofit and, from what I can gather, not a very good system anyway. The T6 system looks better and I have often wondered if it could be retrofitted to a T5. I suspect it probably could but I don't think anyone has tried yet.

Mark

 

[Seaview]

To me the blinds look a little neater than the fabric curtain but I am sure like most things they both have their pro's and con's.