VELUX Original Blackout Blind (DKL), Silver Frame, CK02, Grey

Bought for GGL-6 windows (had to look at another web site to understand the evolution of velux frame sizes over the year to work out what I needed - shame that information isn't on this page).Warning: Do not pull apart the mounting brackets from their plastic framework until you've looked at all the instructions.There's air-fix style plastic moulds, some bits you throw away, others you use to get the perfect positioning of the brackets and THEN pull the excess plastic off once in place.You get 4 small grey mounts which you attach to your inner window frame first, which come with little spacers attached and a L or R marking on the reverse. So really, if you take 5 minutes to work out the instructions, your life is going to be really easy! As it says, don't detach the red things till the end. I found that on one of my windows, the cable that you stretch down to the bottom bracket was easily done, but not on the other, I had to use quite a bit of force and thought the thing was going to break, but it didn't.These blinds don't go beyond the bottom of the window, so there'll still be some tiny streaks of sunlight, but I could now sleep in my attic in the brightest day without a mask, so does the job very well.You get nearly all the kit you need to do the job, but you will need either an old-school high school compass or hole-making thingy to make a small hole to help the mounting screws go in easily. You will also need a phillips headed screwdriver.Recommended.

I wasn't sure whether I'd go for the OEM blinds at pretty hefty additional cost, but I thought I'd play safe since this is very visible in the room...Upon opening the packaging it looks very good quality, with the runners matching exactly with the existing window and other blinds which were fitted on other windows.READ THROUGH INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE INSTALLING OR PULLING ANYTHIN APART!!!- real important or you could pull apart things which will make installation much much more difficult!!The instructions have no words but fairly easy to follow basically:-- Pushing in top blind section until it clicks on mounts which should already be present on the velux. (If they're not present, there's a bag with a ? on it which provides two substitute clips. I didn't realise this at first and was scratching my head what to do with these at the end!) I had to give it a bit of a gentle bang to get it to clip into place. DONT take off the red bits yet!- Using the provided buttom clips, screw those into place using provided torx screws and torx screwdriver. (Note not to use the clips I mentioned above which are bigger and use the 2-3 philips screws in a bag)- Take the side metal runners and slide them in each side. Before sure they're slide firmly into place at the top before you clip them at the bottom. Hint if you get it wrong, unscrew the torx screw on the bottom clips rather than trying to force the thing out of the clip and potentially breaking the clip.- Once in place, screw the torx screws into the holes along the runners on each side. The torx screw driver should be adequate to screw into the velux wood without need to drill holes.- Pull off the red circles to unroll the cords and then pull out the grey plastic cordends and pull them down to the bottom clips. You'll need to gently stretch them for a moment at you get them to clip into place.- Now at the top take off the red retaining clips at the top and you should be able to pull the blind down- done!Installation took me about 20-30 minutes with careful reading of the instructions. Once done I'm very happy with the results.At £73 vs around £40 for a non-OEM one it's a hefty difference in price. However seeing the quality of this product, and the finish the materials, it's a premium I'm happy to pay for.I'll see over time and update in due course as I use these...

When I had to start using my loft as a home office, I soon realised that the afternoon sun was going to turn my workspace into a plasterboard lined oven.After the blind arrived, I quickly realised the 1st instruction was to clip the roller assembly on to 2 brackets on the original velux window frame, and to my disbelief those brackets had been removed from the frame well before we moved into the house.One quick email and call to Velux in Glenrothes sorted that out quickly (they were superb to deal with) and now I have my replacement brackets installed and my blind installed to.The instructions are idiot proof and well illustrated, and the Velux design makes it easy to guide each component in to place.Owing to the inherent angles involved in a slanted roof window frame, and the size and position of some screws, it's not a walk in the park to fit. Easy enough but you need a bit of suppleness in the back and a bit of finger strength to get the job finished.Asides from those slightly awkward positions, its installed in no time and my plasterboard oven loft now had a solid sun screen. Couldn't be happier. Thanks velux.

UPDATEThe material used for these blinds is much thinner than the ones I replaced, which were 25+ years old, there is a very slight ruckling effect at the vertical edges, I assume due to the thinness of the material, not sure they will last as long as the previous ones, have contacted Velux to see what they say.I was quite worried buying these, as they are 50% more expensive from Velux, so I thought these can’t be genuine. The seller emailed me and confirmed they are genuine. So I ordered them, YES they ARE genuine VELUX. Follow the instructions exactly and it’s a piece of cake. The only difficulty I had was attaching the cord to the bottom bracket, one blind was rather tight, but I took my time and it worked fine. The second blind I ordered ( have two identical windows ) had a slightly longer cord, so was much easier. They really do look the business, so smart and Totally blacks out All light. Can’t recommend them high enough, IMO it’s not worth getting Imitation Velux blinds, the quality of these is outstanding. The packaging was 100% secureSpare screws are Included, not that you will need them, plus new top brackets are also included, just in case the ones on the window are broken or missing.....comes with a small spline screwdriver for the special screws, which makes screwing them in a breeze....I fitted 2 x GGL6 black blackout blinds.

Photos show light beige colour.Well designed and acceptably easy to install. You will want your own torx t10 driver because the one supplied is a bit flimsy.I installed two - in one case the plastic clips were already fitted to the window frame but for the other I had to do it myself with the supplied clips. It was not that tricky to work out. Can be completely and comfortably done in under 30 minutes per blind assuming you have good access. If you are up a ladder then the step of clipping in the main roller unit on the larger width blinds might be a challenge.If they last 10 years or more then I would consider them good value but at this stage it’s too early to tell.