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Old 04-29-2011, 03:19 AM   #1 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Do these window shades work?

A lot of cars here have "sunshades" suck to the inside of their windows:





They are just a black net/mesh, so I wonder if they actually help to lower the vehicle's temperature, as the manufacturer claims. Yes, they reduce the amount of direct sunlight hitting the passengers, but they do not reflect sunlight back out of the car (unless invisible heat/infrared is reflected). My guess is that they absorb direct sunlight and emit it as heat.

What do you think?

I've seen a few cars with white versions of these, and I'm willing to believe that these work, but I can't find any which aren't black.

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