So I took some temps......

[rocket23]

The ambient temperature is 79 * f........roughly 26 * c.
Here are a few pix of the heat inside WOW!!

 

[SteveCo]

Looks like somebody picked up a new toy from Harbor Freight - we have the equivalent up here, called Princess Auto ...

 

[rocket23]

a couple years ago 19 bucks with a coupon.

 

[rocket23]

clearly the dash takes the brunt of the carnage.followed by the consol.

 

[eflyguy]

Sorry.. is there a point? Cars get hot in the sun - that's why people buy windshield sun visors..

 

[rocket23]

Sorry.. is there a point? Cars get hot in the sun - that's why people buy windshield sun visors..

Well, if I have to spell it out, The ambient temp was only 79. With the temps that I took it shows all the forum members that even a moderate day can be damaging (prolonged of course)to the dash and console....Personally I had no idea the console could get that hot.
So the ''point'' would be informative at the very least, and another reason, to protect our investment.

Is there a problem about posting informative threads that I should know about? You seem (from your post) a little on edge.

 

[Kamauxx]

You seem (from your post) a little on edge.

Lmao. Man he's a lot on edge. It makes for good entertainment though.

 

[rocket23]

must be a full moon for us to agree......or the planets in line

 

[Kamauxx]

must be a full moon for us to agree......or the planets in line

Lol, the only thing we've disagreed on is you spamming.

But that also was great entertainment...at least for me.

 

[rocket23]

Lol, the only thing we've disagreed on is you spamming.
But that also was great entertainment...at least for me.

Or definition there of, but I agree we were entertained nonetheless.

 

[Audible Silence]

Curious how much the ambient temperature effects the readings or if it's just pretty the sun

 

[eflyguy]

I guess I'm just surprised this is news to anyone.

It gets a heck of a lot hotter than that, which is why you read about people breaking windows to free boiling dogs or medium-well kids all the time - and why remote start with AC down low is almost essential in Southern states..

 

[eflyguy]

Curious how much the ambient temperature effects the readings or if it's just pretty the sun

Ambient helps a lot when you have enough of a differential for heat to radiate out through glass.

 

[Audible Silence]

Ambient helps a lot when you have enough of a differential for heat to radiate out through glass.

I'm referring to if it's higher than the ~75 in this test. Here in Florida it gets 100 sometimes. I'm well aware it gets hot in cars, not disputing that. Curious if it gets hotter in a car in 90 heat vs car in 80 heat both being on a sunny day

 

[Bryan3.3]

What’s the base line though? This is a measure of one car. Without comparison temperatures I’m not sure what exactly this serves. Need more data from other cars as well with similar exposure. Maybe even different color interiors too. What should the temp be? What is the allowable temperature of these materials and such. That would help to be informative. Cheers and can’t wait to see the data.

 

[rocket23]

Not suree if a base line is needed..all the stingers are primarily the same shell. So unless we/I incorporate some different vehicles I think the results will be the same.......we are talking a 40 degree difference with a mild temperature, if the difference remains the same, A hundred degree day and the car should be topping above 140 degrees' But We won't see those temps for awhile, mebbe some help from our aussie brothers across the globe is in order.

 

[OliverNuther]

, mebbe some help from our aussie brothers across the globe is in order.

Give us a month or so and we can do that ok. We’ll even convert the temps to Fahrenheit for you.

 

[rocket23]

yeah you're gonna have to mate, We barely know the metric system over here...lol

 

[MerlintheMad]

Ambient is only outside. It really has little to do with direct sunlight upon a closed environment. It is the power of the sun that heats up the inside, not the outside ambient temperature. Even with the sunlight down low on a December day, if it is direct, the inside can heat up a lot. I wouldn't expect a direct increase in inside temperature just because it is hotter outside. Hotter outside will make it hotter inside, but not in direct proportion to the difference in ambient temperature.

 

[AV8R]

Lots of stuff in your car, clean car clean mind they say....lol