Puma Colour

[Witchdoctor]

Having trouble picking a colour of our new 90. Looking at black, grey or silver.

Are the black trucks far hotter, do owners of the darker colours find this a problem to the point that they would have purchased a lighter colour.

Thanks

David

[Rusnut]

http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w410/rusnut/2012-01-06092336.jpg

[Rusnut]

dayrl still gets hot with the tint and silver colour

[Sue]

I've got a bronze and black 90.. yes it's hot but I can't say it's any hotter than the other colours.. If the windows were tinted it would be cooler but as I'm always stuffing the back with camping gear etc I just know I'll end up scratching the tint off the windows so have decided to grin and bear it.. :)

[dullbird]

the tint is tougher than you think sue......I would tint the car.

and if your really that worried about scratching it get some internal window guards..

Tint makes a big difference to a cars temperature in the summer, it also helps with people looking in and seeing what you got and if its worth taking

[JDNSW]

As far as heat goes, the roof colour is the most important - this is why most Landrovers up to the eighties had a near-white roof, even if the rest of the vehicle was a different colour. Seems to have been lost as Landrovers mostly changes from working vehicles to recreational ones, although i would have thought that it was just as important there. In 1960 my father got the roof of his new grey car repainted off-white, and the difference was very noticeable - and this was a car with large sloping windscreen and rear window (Simca Vedette). Seeing the results, several friends and relatives followed suit.

And I agree with dullbird about tinting, although with a Defender you are probably getting the best car on the market from this point of view - all windows (except the alpine windows) are almost vertical and smaller than almost any other car.

John

[Rusnut]

just watch the seatbelt flying over your shoulder and chipping it. Good springs in them

[sumosmurf76]

This is my black 90 :)

[dullbird]

just watch the seatbelt flying over your shoulder and chipping it. Good springs in them


All our windows are tinted in all our cars and have been for years...no dramas with damage what so ever and we use our vehicles.

[Sue]

the tint is tougher than you think sue......I would tint the car.

and if your really that worried about scratching it get some internal window guards..

Tint makes a big difference to a cars temperature in the summer, it also helps with people looking in and seeing what you got and if its worth taking

Thanks! I might look into it then as the temps are rising and so is my temper lol..I just had horrible visions of scratched tint all down the side windows from my gear rubbing against it.. :eek:

Is there a specific type of tint I should be looking at or are they all the same..? :)

And thanks to everyone else who also mentioned the tint and gave me assurances that it's okay.. :)

[Loubrey]

I've got a Stornoway Grey 90 and I live in the Pilbara. I honestly can't tell any temperature difference between the all white mine spec Prado (work vehicle) and my 90.

I actually think that the car is significant cooler with the roofrack on (Front Runner full length low profile). My theory is that it acts like a tropical roof by keeping airflow between the actual roof and the tightly spaced cross slats...

[Def_9]

Hey David,
I agree with Lou, I also live in the Pilbra and it doesn't seem to matter what colour your car is. although i can say I've had my windows tinted since being here and it has definatly made a difference to how effective the aircon is in cooling the car once its going.
Mine is a Galloway Green which i was unsure about to start with altough now i cant imagine owning any other colour.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/def_9-albums-d9-picture3163-img-0748.jpg

not the best photo but gives a preview.
cheers Lucas.

[dullbird]

Sue would say just go to a reputable window tinter like solar tint or something..I would say all thought cant be sure that these would use a better tint than perhaps an unknown shop that says it also does window tinting..

in terms of packing your car..just be sensible about it..the plastic interior prevents a lot of big stuff hitting the windows as it sticks out a fair bit..but other than that if you are really having to pack to the hilt for camping and stuff just keep your soft stuff to the outside...or buy a roof rack and get your camping chairs etc on there...

you can damage the tint if you try hard enough...but seriously you have to try.

[Rusnut]

All our windows are tinted in all our cars and have been for years...no dramas with damage what so ever and we use our vehicles.

still happened dude

[dullbird]

See above;) you have to be sensible how you pack mate the stuff isn't invinsible

[UNDEROVER]

Tint made a difference to our 110, but adding a couple of kids into the mix has resulted in a bit if damage though.

Regardless, I would do it again for the thermal benefits. It all helps.

[Rusnut]

See above;) you have to be sensible how you pack mate the stuff isn't invinsible

Nah i ment be careful of the seatbelt returning too quickly if you push the button whilst not holding the strap. Just first thats what happened too me. Nothing against the tint its great.

[First90]

I got mine in white as that was all they had left in last years 2010 plate run out 'sale' (seems more like a permanent price change now). Wanted grey but really happy with it. White definitely shows scratches the least.

With A/C on coldest with the fan on one seems to be enough to keep me cool. I am in Melbourne but we get plenty of 35+ degree days.

[Loubrey]

Rusnut,

I'm with you on the seatbelt thing. First time I undid it after driving off the forecourt it shot past me at the speed of white light and chipped the new tint at about shoulder level on the driver side window! Not a massive problem at all, just a bit of annoyance...

The 90's been loaded to the roof and the mastiff rides in the back on a daily basis (head out the sliding window behind the driver!) and the tint has survived all sofar.

[jimb]

Live in Mackay , have black 110. I don't did the car hotter than wife's white Mitsubishi, especially once I open the windows- I love the silver ones.

This decision is a luxury problem! Enjoy.

[sumosmurf76]

Been awhile since my last post.
Haven't done much but put on some rear window guards today.
I'll need to paint the screws black.
Also waiting on a rigid 40" light bars.

[newhue]

Black, doesn't it show all the dints and bush pin-striping quite badly. Also after you wash it, if you do that type of thing, show dust almost immediately.

Where as silver is quite the opposite.

[n plus one]

Scratches back to the bare aluminium don't show up much on Silver :angel:

[MuzzyDelta90]

My D90 is black and I had the windows tinted as well - don't think that the colour makes all that much difference to how hot it gets. The sun will heat up vehicles of any colour - my last car was white and it still got hot.

On a ski trip to Falls Creek recently I saw a current model D90 in a lightish blue colour with a white roof and thought it looked really good. I ended up with a black 90 as that was the only colour they had in stock at the time, but have grown to love it. Often wondered how a white roof would look on a black 90. Maybe even a white grill and intake mouldings. My bicycle is a Kuota with is all black and white and looks quite good - don't know if the colour contrast will translate to a Landrover though. But I still think it would work better than the black and silver contrasts that you see on those Hummer things and also on the Dodge Nitros. I don't know why people buy them - they are crap as an offroad vehicle, so I suppose you might as well put on the big rims with low profile tyres!