Interior care tips & advise

If you have the sunroof, get the cheap Chinese shades from Amazon. They make an incredible difference. Get a screen for the windshield as well, it doesn’t have to be a good one although I prefer the semi rigid, folding Covercraft screen. You can also seek out screens for the other five windows, depending on how long the car is in the sun and the orientation where it’s parked. Finally, consider spending a big load of cash on a high-quality ceramic tint like Xpel Prime XR Plus for all windows, the windshield, and the two roof panels.

 

MINI sunroof shade set

For the tint, you’ll have to find a reputable local installer. Check your local car club forums or Fb pages [shudder] for recommendations.

If you decide on the Covercraft windshield shade, it’s best to order directly from them, and choose the third option if you have Active Cruise Control. Sign up for the email, newsletters, they regularly send out discount codes.

 

I use this whenever I park outside for the windshield.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08423NNZR/

I have 65% tint on the rest of the windows.

 

I second the tint option. Get a good tint with strong IR blockage. It lowers the interior temp significantly. As a reference point, my cost for 3M ceramic tint for the side and hatchback windows (no windshield or sunroof tint) was about $500 in the SF Bay area. And well worth it.

 

This is what I use in my Crapolla and it’s terrific. Great advice!

 

I installed on front of my garage shade 10’x20 which is on mechanical manual crank I can roll any time I need to cover my car when I’m working in garage on different car.

 

Get a solar fan from Amazon

 

For the sunroof, they fit between the closed glass panels and the retractable shades. Open the car’s shades, place the removable ones in the frame, then carefully close the car’s shades (if you want; I closed mine because I left the removable ones in the entire month of August).

 

I have the same situation and I leave the moonroof fully open and the side windows open about 30%. It can still get warm, but there's always the ability to activate climatization shortly before departure. But I'm at about 45º latitude, so even though our summers get hot the sun isn't as strong as more southern locales.

 

Ah, sorry! I skimmed and didn’t see the quoted post.

 

I’m always afraid somebody’s going to gob in my car. Lol.

 

How about some weathertech side window deflectors? That could allow you to leave the windows open a bit.

 

The best way to keep the heat down and protect the interior is have ceramic window tint installed on every window including the windshield and moonroof if you have one. I did 70% tint on the windshield and 40% everywhere else. No moonroof on mine because I don’t like them and never use them.