[jb92563]

Originally Posted by Shehadehd

I haven't noticed any problem with heat for the duration I've used it. I've driven with it in traffic on a ~75 degree day with the hard top on for about a half hour. The engine fan came on during this trip which indicates engine temps did get up to 180 ferenheit. With all this, the cover never got more than warm to touch. It's pretty thick and with the engine fan on, it stays pretty cool. I think temperatures need to be north of 200 degrees before any forming takes place.

I just bought some stick on thermometers that I'm gonna attach to both sides of the cover to see what the temperatures get to and if heat will be an issue. So in short, I haven't had that issue and I've put around 800 miles so far.

The gray tinted idea sounds pretty cool, like using really light window tint.

The Plexi will need a bit of a heat margin because after a hot Auto-X run and with the engine sitting after the car is off and the fan not running it could get quite a bit hotter in the engine compartment. Perhaps a plastic with a higher temp range. Lexan? Plexi softens at 210F and Lexan 257F

If you use the tint that you apply yourself then you will have that protective coating as well that you were considering for the engine side.

So if I get one of these I'll have to start carrying a feather duster in the trunk as well.
Not sure what the guys or wife will make of that when they see feathers in the trunk.
I'll just have to tell the guys that the french maid uses it to clean my engine bay
and the wife, that its a special surprise