Thread: Defender - is black (hot?) in summer?

No noticeable difference. Went from a silver puma to a black roof puma, can't really tell much difference in temp. Window tinting makes a bigger difference. Only thing is, as mentioned above, you can see every little scratch on black.

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Dont worry about it, my svx is no hotter than mates cruiser inside in summer, legs get warm around handbrake tho!!!!!!

My svx was cunningly assembled with very large gaps everywhere. Heat build up is not a problem because all hot air escapes.
Air conditioner does work well though.
Kenley

Originally Posted by kenleyfred

My svx was cunningly assembled with very large gaps everywhere. Heat build up is not a problem because all hot air escapes.
Air conditioner does work well though.
Kenley

As are all defenders, the secret is to get one where the gaps are positioned so water doesn't get in, but the heat can still escape.


Martyn

I have a white 110, and have only owned two cars my whole life both white.
My last (first) car had no heating so I used to find the sunniest spot when parking to rely on the greenhouse effect.

My current defender never gets at all hot. A front runner 1.8m roof rack and a large roof top tent are always on top and make a huge difference to temp build up. I would almost say its usually the same as the surrounding ambient temp.

Peter

i have a black 90..Havent really noticed it gets hot because its black ,but it does get hot inside from the handbrake,exhaust etc.I have dark tints all around and a hatch which opens about half way, due to a full length mesh rack on top.It lets a bit of air thro when i park up in sunlight. Yes it does show scratches and dust, but Heck , its a defender…..aircon works pretty well tho on moderately hot days but takes a while to really cool on bloody hot days….

Mine is Sandglow... but one of the best mods is a sheet of plexiglass fitted to the cargo barrier so the air con only tries to cool 2/3rds of the car... mind you the full length rack with a sheet of marine ply acts like a tropical roof, and I havent used it in an Australian summer as yet.

Originally Posted by Drover

MythBuster results you would need a thermometer to tell the difference......both are hot.


And black looks the goods
Only while it is clean and that only lasts for a few minutes after you polish it.

There are two reasons the Mythbusters' figures are not the complete answer.

For a start, they used a car, not a Defender. See JDNSW's post for an explanation of the difference that makes.

The other thing is that while black might be only 10 degrees different if you leave the car in the sun all day, tests have shown that they heat up faster. So when you come back out of the supermarket, the butcher's or the hairdresser's, the black Defender will be noticeably hotter.