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mjw930 · 03-24-2006, 11:09 AM

Being here in Florida the conventional wisdom is that the color of the interior is the single biggest factor in how hot it gets inside the car. With convertibles the color of the top plays a role here too since it's not as well insulated but the new tops seem to negate that.

When I shop for a car that's going to be subjected to the summers here in FL as a primary driver I go for a light interior with a good quality window tint. You don't need to go dark on the tint to get the temperature and fade resistance, all the top tier tints like Llumar block 99% - 100% of the UV.

Like previously described a Grey/Grey/Grey or a Blue/Grey/Grey or a Red/Tan/Tan combo would work well.

03-24-2006, 11:09 AM	#18
mjw930 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Central Florida Posts: 182	Being here in Florida the conventional wisdom is that the color of the interior is the single biggest factor in how hot it gets inside the car. With convertibles the color of the top plays a role here too since it's not as well insulated but the new tops seem to negate that. When I shop for a car that's going to be subjected to the summers here in FL as a primary driver I go for a light interior with a good quality window tint. You don't need to go dark on the tint to get the temperature and fade resistance, all the top tier tints like Llumar block 99% - 100% of the UV. Like previously described a Grey/Grey/Grey or a Blue/Grey/Grey or a Red/Tan/Tan combo would work well. __________________ Cogito Ergo Zoom! I Think, therefore I go fast Current Porsches: 2004 Cayenne Turbo 2003 Boxster S Past Porsches: 1989 911 turbo 1981 911SC 1984 944 1973 914