Sun visor for car - foil in or out?

[teller80]

You know the thing I'm talking about? You put it on your front windshield to shade your dash? One side is foil, the other white. Does it make a difference which side is out? It seems like if the foil side were out, it might reflect into somebodys eyes and bother them, so I keep foil in and have the white side out.

Am I doing it wrong?

 

[MickeySP]

Remote starter solved that question, I cool/warm as needed

 

[fly girl]

Foil out. Reflects sun away from your car.

You'll see tons of foil in AZ. It can be bright when the sun hits just right but in a parking lot it's minimal. The sunrise/sunset while driving is worse.

 

[low-key]

just man up and sit on a burning hot seat

 

[CF'er]

Foil out.

 

[fly girl]

just man up and sit on a burning hot seat

LOL.


It's the steering wheel that burns your hands in AZ. OMG, it's like touching a hot griddle.

 

[low-key]

LOL.


It's the steering wheel that burns your hands in AZ. OMG, it's like touching a hot griddle.

same principal, just man up and let your hands get scorched , thats old school

 

[fly girl]

same principal, just man up and let your hands get scorched , thats old school

LOL. That video is dead on. That and frantically searching for old McD's or Taco Bell napkins to make an oven mitt with.

Yeah, I was a prissy girl. Visor was USED!

 

[tvguy]

Remote starter solved that question, I cool/warm as needed

That gets expensive on the gas.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Eh. An idling engine probably uses a third of a gallon in an hour, or 40 ounces http://www.quora.com/How-much-gas-does-a-car-burn-per-hour-while-idling. Every five minutes spent idling uses about 3.3 ounces of gas. If gas is $3, that's about eight cents for five minutes. Maybe ten cents. Disclaimer, all calculations not from the link were done in my head. No guarantees on accuracy.

 

[bookgirl]

Foil out AND I have a car starter.

 

[firecracker725]

Well I guess I must be self-centered because the least of my worries when I put my shade up is the sun reflecting in someone's eyes. Foil out.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

You know the thing I'm talking about? You put it on your front windshield to shade your dash? One side is foil, the other white. Does it make a difference which side is out? It seems like if the foil side were out, it might reflect into somebodys eyes and bother them, so I keep foil in and have the white side out.
Am I doing it wrong?

Foil out. It is designed to reflect the sun.

 

[tvguy]

Eh. An idling engine probably uses a third of a gallon in an hour, or 40 ounces http://www.quora.com/How-much-gas-does-a-car-burn-per-hour-while-idling. Every five minutes spent idling uses about 3.3 ounces of gas. If gas is $3, that's about eight cents for five minutes. Maybe ten cents. Disclaimer, all calculations not from the link were done in my head. No guarantees on accuracy.

Not everyone agrees.
http://greenactioncentre.ca/living-...its-better-to-idle-your-car-than-shut-it-off/

 

[usd2bmd]

I live outside of Buffalo so it's foil out in the summer and foil in for the winter. Probably does nothing in the winter but it's a psychological thing.