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Old 10-03-2001, 12:46 PM
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Default this is probably a really dumb question...but here goes...

I got a windshield sunshade for my car, and it is two sided. One side is metallic blue and the other is metallic silver. Which side should be facing out? I like how the metallic blue matches my santorin but I'm thinking that the blue probably wont keep the interior as cool as the silver, since darker colors tend to absorb rather than refect the sunlight....any thoughts?
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blue made my car hotter then not using at all, so silver out it is for me.
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silver faces out...reflects the light, einstein......j/k =)
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Default interesting...blue made mine noticeably cooler than without.

My car used to get scorching hot (santorin with opal grey interior), and when I got the sunshade, I used the blue facing out and it made it noticeably cooler (although still hot). I'm going to try switching to the silver now.
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using my questionable sense of logic...i'd opt for silver facing out.
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silver is faster
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