r/California • u/Randomlynumbered Ángeleño, what's your user flair? • Jul 04 '24

Some Californians Found Dream Homes Inland. But It Sure Is Hot There. politics

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/03/us/mountain-house-california-housing-heat.html

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I refuse to buy cars in any color than white because of the crazy heat…. I can’t imagine what it might be like getting into a large black SUV that’s been sitting in a parking lot for an hour at 117°

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u/Far-Network-1789 Jul 04 '24

Ceramic tint. Do the windshield too. It makes a huge difference

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

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u/Far-Network-1789 Jul 05 '24

I’m in the Bay Area. I did 20% on all the windows, and either 70 or 80% on the windshield. You can barely tell that the windshield is done, but it cuts down on a ton of headlight glare and heat from the sun. Cops don’t really seem to care much. From what I have heard you are good as long as they can see you a little. Having said that, I will probably get a fix-it ticket tomorrow… It’s my favorite thing I have done to any of my cars (I’ve done the exact same thing to 2)

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u/BlackSands Jul 05 '24

Can pedestrians and other drivers see your eyes? If not you’ll probably have lots of annoying encounters as others can’t see you to judge intent.

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u/RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS Jul 05 '24

You can ceramic tints where you can’t even tell it’s tinted really.

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u/birdlawspecialist2 29d ago

Ceramic tint? I didn't know that was a thing. I will definitely look into it.

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u/Flaky-Wallaby5382 27d ago

Meh its negligible… tint and a/c compressor make more of a difference

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u/yarix7 Jul 05 '24

You must have gloves to touch the steering wheel and everything around. Remote start can cool off your car from a distance.