Keeping My Ride Cool

[BigBoss]

Hey All,

So in the summer my black Omega gets real hot sitting at uni all day. Besides from a tint and those silver sun reflectors are there any tips or gadgets I could use to stop her from getting to hot?

Thanks

[TinSnips]

Leave your car and air con running....




Park in the shade....




That's all I've got.


edit. Paint it white.

[GlenM]

Something I had thought of was having a computer cooling fan mounted into a piece of perspex. The top of the perspex being the same profile as a rear window, and the bottom having another couple of strips of perspex glued to each edge of it so it would sit over the window. Slip into place and wind the window up to hold it in place. Then leave another window down ever so slightly to allow air flow.
I have no idea what those comp fans draw though, so accept no responsibility for flat batteries! Or even if it works.

[BigBoss]

So something like this then?
SOLAR SUN POWER WINDOW FAN AUTO COOL AIR VENT FOR CAR | eBay
Only prob is it will not work on tinted windows...

[Jonno]

park in the shade
sun refletor things in the cabin..
when u get to ur car put the windows down and the ac on and get in 5 minutes later?
harden up? -jokes

[LittleMissVE]

Probably not something you want to do... But baby shades? I have window sox on my rear windows & makes a bit of difference. Add in one of those windscreen reflector shade things, and it's not too bad. I know how you feel about the car being hot tho - I have my car parked in the sun at work all day (no possible way to park in shade), and in summer you just about want to vomit sometimes it's that stifling.

[RiCeY]

Get the slimline wind deflectors then you can leave your windows open a crack.

Thats what I do and it does make a difference.

[BigBoss]

Do you have a link to them Ricey? or any picks?

[RiCeY]

Weathershields - Supercheap Auto Australia

[BigBoss]

Cheers mate will look in to that

[RiCeY]

They are tinted dark so they look alright, also good for stopping the water coming in off the windscreen.

[Kernal]

Ive got 5% tint, and a sun shade for the windscreen. Most people are stupid and put the sun shade on with the picture facing the window but that wont do shit. The pic is supposed to be facing the inside of the car and the reflector side towards the window. Thats how it reflects the heat lol. But yeh the tint and sun shade made a big difference. Then I started venting my sunroof. Now it never gets hot inside.

[UFO]

a black car is always going to struggle in the sun mate.... that's one of the downsides, i know because a previous car I owned was black (with black leather trim- so was really comfortable to sit on during summer) .

reflective blinds as already suggested make a huge difference, and even though it probably wont last long those little fans things might not be a bad idea... at least car security isnt as compromised as leaving window slightly open.
mind you if someone really wants to get into your car, a brick will 'open' a window whether its left cracked open or not.

[burleighboy86]

I know it sounds over the top, but if you're desperate enough, perhaps a car cover could work. A good quality one should lower the temperature somewhat I'd imagine?

[RiCeY]

Car covers tend to scratch cars if they arent spotlessly clean, fark washing the car every morning haha.

[burleighboy86]

Car covers tend to scratch cars if they arent spotlessly clean, fark washing the car every morning haha.

Or, if he wants to take up several car spaces, he could run into Kmart and buy one of those temporary plastic carports Lol.

EDIT

$80 from memory. Not something I'd do however...

[RiCeY]

Or plant a tree next to his bay and wait a few years

[Troy711]

Easiest way to keep your car cool is by fitting 22 inch chromies, airbags, pimp tint and a loud exhaust. It might still burn your balls on gbe seat but you will look pretty cool doing it.

[UFO]

Easiest way to keep your car cool is by fitting 22 inch chromies, airbags, pimp tint and a loud exhaust. It might still burn your balls on gbe seat but you will look pretty cool doing it.

You forgot the ICE!

Super massive superwoofa's in the boot rattling everything on the car (especially the number plates) will drop internal temperatures at least 15 degrees.

ICE ICE BABY.... stop..... collaborate and listen....

[Jesterarts]

I think your best "cheap" bet would be to get window shade things all round.

I know it's difficult to always get a spot in the shade as there are many others who ahve the same idea.

Your main objective is to keep as much sun out of your car as possible. The other objective is to allow any trapped heat to escape.

But leaving a window cracked open isn't an option for those of us who worry about our cars.

Just go nuts and buy heads of sun reflector thing at supercheap... put them front and back... maybe get those suction cap mesh ones for the side windows...

Just cound yourself that you don't have a car wth black leather... I am DEFINATELY not looking forward to summer! lol.

Good luck with it mate.

[Kernal]

Maybe something like this thermal shield

Heat shield Drag race dynotune Thermal hot 100x25cm 3mm | eBay

Between your roof lining and roof, Between your door trims and doors.

Thoughts anyone?

[Shorty33]

I live in the tropics, and the temperature here is over 30C most days. For nearly half the year, we have heavy rain almost every day, and the rest of the year, we have almost zero rain.

I have a VooDoo Omega, which I imagine is very efficient at absorbing heat.
My No.1 strategy is to park in the shade: a little effort, but basically, a no-cost option.
No.2, I put a reflective screen up inside the windscreen - a few dollars at your favourite auto-shop.
No.3, if I don't expect rain, I leave the windows down 2cm - at least two windows, to get ventilation across the car (inlet and outlet). This makes a significant difference even on short stops, and costs nothing.
When I get back to my car, and it is uncomfortably hot, I turn the air-con off, wind the windows down, and get some serious ventilation happening while I'm driving. I believe that using the air-con to compete against 1.7 tonnes of absorbed heat is futile: it costs fuel, but doesn't acheive much. After driving for a couple of of km, even in town, the car has cooled sufficiently for me to put the windows up, and turn on the air-con.

Before my VE, I had a VZ, and one way that I think Holden went backwards from the VZ to the VE was the door-locks. The VZ had two-stage, but the VE only has single-stage. When I left the windows down on the VZ, I always double-locked it, but I can't do that on the VE. So, I am left with the tiny suspicion that some clever, dextrous, theiving bastard will open my door through the 2cm gap that I leave: no such fear in the VZ. Mind you, when I discovered that the VE doesn't double-lock, I had good look at the set up, and it would require an exceptionally dextrous and/or clever theiving bastard to manipulate my door locks.

On long trips, I drive with my windows up, and air-con on - that usually works until I get well into NSW. I sometimes wonder whether I might use less fuel with the windows down and the air-con off, but I expect that that would adversely affect the aerodynamic efficiency (that Holden paid millions to design and test), so I'm better off with the air-con.

[TinSnips]

^^^That double lock feature that was on previous models is same as the regular lock on the VE.

[BigBoss]

Shorty, thanks for your input mate, I will try some of your techniques when it starts getting hot around hear.
Oh and as for as windows down vs air con on, if you believe myth busters it is more efficient to have your windows down.

[Woollie]

What about some of those whirly bird thingo's that you see on trucks