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BamZipPow · 09-30-2013, 01:39 PM

There are a few exterior sun shade products out there that you can cover yer top with...

Car Covers, Car Sun Shades - California PopTop (white Tyvek)
Cool Cap Heat Blocking Car Covers by Reflectionite (aluminized cover)

I ended up building my own cab cover fer my T-100 using dual layers of Tyvek CommercialWrap (Tyvek HomeWrap broke down after about 6 months) and a customized fastening/storage solution. I had to install access doors on my aero cap so I could deploy and store the cab cover easily. It only takes about 30 seconds to fully deploy and secure the cab cover using only 1 hand which is handy if you have something in your other hand that you can't put down.

Even though I have vent visors, I still keep the windows vented with the cab cover deployed. The interior of the cab won't usually reach ambient temps until about 2-3pm. Before doing this, the interior would be scorching within a few hours in the Texas sun.

First version with my hand made Texas flag...

09-30-2013, 01:39 PM	#77 (permalink)
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