We'll be doing a bit of a road trip this weekend with the dog in the back of the car. Given that we'll be on the motorway, our usual method of keeping him cool (opening rear windows) seems a lot less attractive.

However, even with the central vents aligned to the back of the car the air-con doesnt really have much effect that far back.

I'm considering either blinds (roll up stick on ones) or tints on the rear side windows (its an estate)

Will tints actually have any effect on the heat coming through the windows?

Im my experence NO..

If anything it makes it hotter but that when its sat in the sun.. The Back just seems to soak up the heat and then radiate (SP?) the heat into the car.

Iv got tints on the rear screen back windoes and the fronts as well the fronts are not as black as the rest.

It does get F'ing hot though in the sun.

Not sure about on the move as the Air con in the scooby is very good. Could you not just use the air con and move the selecter to the floor / vents that way more air would go to the back of the car. That is if you have vents under the front seats for the rear.

See here for my car. http://www.briskoda.net/forums/t34241-fs-white-wrx-sti-v4-1998-6000.html

We're going to ahve the outlaws in the back who WILL complain about getting cold feet (whilst obstructing air flow)

i had tints in my focus estate and found that it did cool it a bit. how about getting a 12v and plugging it into the 12v socket in the boot?

We're going to ahve the outlaws in the back who WILL complain about getting cold feet (whilst obstructing air flow)

Easy then.. Dog in the back, Outlaws in the boot.:D:D:D

my Octy has tints and i'd say compared to not having them its better inside the car than it used to be.

i havent gone too dark though, 20% on the boot and 40% down the sides, this makes the rear windows seem darker due to less light in the back of the car.

you have the added bonus of less sun glare through the tints as well.

i had tints in my focus estate and found that it did cool it a bit. how about getting a 12v and plugging it into the 12v socket in the boot?

Good thinking Bengie - Halfords here we come!

Good thinking Bengie - Halfords here we come!

i dont get the 12volt bit :confused:

12volt fan for the socket in the boot.

Fan

i dont get the 12volt bit :confused:

Neons to easily show if the dog is dead

I think it could be a boring fan though

Can you not get the solar reflective tints like they have on shop windows as this is also only a applied film, this is also designed to keep heat out by reflecting it back, however I am not sure if they meet the appropriate guidelines for tinting etc, someone else may have a view on this, its just a thought

paul, I thought of these having seen than on safari rally cars. Possibly legal as you do see them on some white vans...... actully thats not a good legal guide at all is it !?

sorry, mixture of my rubbish typing and laptop being stupid

and yes i meant fan

although the neon is a good idea

ANyone know the legalities of these tints if applied to the rear side windows only?

It isn't how dark your tint is, it's the ingredients used to produce a tint that can deflect UV rays that makes a difference. The Superb I'm driving in Dubai has completely black tints, but they're cheap tints and it gets hot inside, all it does is cut the light out..it's the UV rays that heat it up, and those tints aren't blocking the UV rays...

However, in my Fabia I fitted tints all over that are 80% heat deflective, and it makes a hell of a difference. They're not as dark as the one on the Superb, but then again, the ones on the Superb aren't heat deflective at all and are extremely cheap, I paid quite a good loada cash for the tints on my Fabia, but I've got 3 years warranty on them...they made massive difference, I can leav emy car in the sun without worrying about the heat, and in Dubai we reach 50 degrees celsius..

All depends upon the tints you get...you get what you pay for in the end.

The really dark tints in my furby did keep the car cool, especially when driving. When I removed the front tints due to them being highly illegal, I noticed the increase in temps straight away. :(

I hope to get some lighter, and hopefully UV reflective, tints on the front soon(ish)

You can get lighter tints that will perform the same way as those dark tints but they'll prolly cost more...

There's this transparent film thats 100% UV deflective...costs about 100 pounds JUST FOR THE WINDSCREEN!

Ouch - so that will probably cost twice as much again in the UK

I must admit I like the idea of tints in principle, but the concept of blocking UV with transparent tints was a new one to me, must have a little read-up on that

Transparent ones would be legal so that would be a thing worth considering

There is no point in reflecting UV what so ever. UV is the wavelength of light that gives you sun burn/tan and skin cancer. The glass in the car will block out about 99.9% of UV (any glass will do this).

If people are selling UV blocking tint at a premium they're having a laugh. Most "plastic" based films etc will block 100% UV.

UV has nothing to do with heating, it is IR (Infra-red) that heats things up. Therefore you should be looking for an IR reflective coating/film.

There are 100% IR reflective coatings available, these are used on fighter jet cockpits etc. but are VERY expensive when not applied on mass (some conservatory windows have it).

re the rally car, i would have thought is was perfectly legal to tint your car with this, rally cars have to road legal dont they !?

like i said before, i have tints on my octy and they help reduce the internal heat of the car nicely, deffinitely noticeable over the standard glass.

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