Thread: Defender camper - black roof bad idea?

Originally Posted by Jitterbug

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I even read something about the posibilty of LA introducing a ban on dark coloured cars as they require more fuel to run the aircon to keep them cool!

Great Idea, I dont get why anyone would buy a Black Prius, I see heaps of them, Any efficiency gained by the Hybrid stuff surely is lost by the A/C trying to cool it.


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Originally Posted by PAT303

Colour makes no difference,I have a Limited edition Nara Bronze/Black defender and it gets hot,I also have a white defender,it gets hot,we have a white Prado,it gets hot,the white Hilux's we have at work get hot,the white ambulances I drive get hot,when it's 40+ degree's with zero humidity and no breeze everything gets hot,end of story. Pat

This backs up what Pat is saying
Vehicle Color vs. Interior Temperature: Does It Make A Difference? | Facebook

Pat should know, he lives at Newman, only a short drive south of Marble Bar the hottest place in Australia.

But I still dont go along with it. White Roof is cooler !!!

Originally Posted by goingbush

This backs up what Pat is saying
Vehicle Color vs. Interior Temperature: Does It Make A Difference? | Facebook

Pat should know, he lives at Newman, only a short drive south of Marble Bar the hottest place in Australia.

But I still dont go along with it. White Roof is cooler !!!

When I was working in the Simpson in 1965-6, we repainted the "dogbox" (rear body of the recording truck, where the "observer" works all day) from grey to white. Reduced the temperature by about ten degrees. No airconditioning in those days. Similarly, around the same time, my father repainted the roof of his car from grey to off white. Reduced the temperature when parked in the sun by about five degrees in summer.

For most modern cars, with a near horizontal windscreen and rear window, the effect of colour is much less pronounced than it is with a Defender having near vertical and fairly small glass, since on the car, most heat from the sun gets in through the glass.

John

White roof is now here to stay, the other half wasnt so keen on red so for the body I am leaning towards somewhere between white and bright yellow, i just need to decide where on the spectrum! I will have a play in photoshop this weekend and get some more choices together and put my favorites up, see what people think.

So white on white it makes accessories painted black stand out and create such a nice contrast.

Back when I had a BMW motorbike I used to read all their brochures and catalogues. They had developed black "leathers" that were cool. I can't remember all the science, was very sceptical, but apparently black did not have to be hot.

Originally Posted by lebanon

So white on white it makes accessories painted black stand out and create as such a nice contrast.

White on white might leave it a bit 'RV' looking.

SWMBO is requesting gold, i have seen pictures of some gold 'wolf' land rovers that were built for an expedition that never happened then sold to the public, they look quite good.

The LR paint Ipanema Sand is pretty light and doesnt look too military...

Urghhhh

Just be $0.02 haha

Actually I just had a brilliant idea!!!

Stornorway grey with a white roof