(Home) Thermostat & curtains (Spa)

I have a C reg Toyota Spacecruiser with no modifications. Can you tell me if there is a kit I can purchase anywhere to put curtains around the windows (like a TownAce) as I do a lot of night driving. Prices would be apprecaited and also if there are any other modifications that could be added to it.
Also on long journeys, the temperature gauge goes up to 3/4 of the way up...is this normal as when I slow down, the temperature comes down.
Thanks - (#107) John Boneham, 5 May 01

Regards the temperature, I owned the same vehicle, and on occasions, it did run a little hot, ( anything on the gauge that goes over half way worries me.) Someone far more technical than me may well tell you a better way of curing the problem, but all I did was buy another thermostat for winter use, and drilled a quarter inch hole through the body of the existing one. Replacing the origional ( but now modified )thermostat brought the temperature down to a less worrying level. It's a cheap modification, try it. - (#108) Kevin Savage, 5 May 01

Thanks for that, I will try it. Do you have any ideas though for other modifications, i.e curtains, headrests, etc for the same car. thanks
- (#126) John Boneham, 13 May 01

Regards curtains, again, another cheap option,
affix a velcro strip above the windows you want to cover, then track down a local seamstress,
( cheap and quicker than buying the origionals )
and get her to make up the curtains you require.
With velcro attached to these, a perfect fit is guaranteed. We did this in our camper van, as many other such owners do. - (#143) Kevin Savage, 16 May 01