Dash mat recommendations
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Dash mat recommendations
I bought a used 2017 Macan S this month. It is white with a tan interior, but a black dash. The dash gets really hot when the sun is out, to the point that I need to crank up the a/c fan to cool off my face. So Im considering a dash mat. Can anyone recommend one? Currently Im looking at a Covercraft Carhart Ltd Edition mat. Thx
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I bought a used 2017 Macan S this month. It is white with a tan interior, but a black dash. The dash gets really hot when the sun is out, to the point that I need to crank up the a/c fan to cool off my face. So Im considering a dash mat. Can anyone recommend one? Currently Im looking at a Covercraft Carhart Ltd Edition mat. Thx
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I prefer to use a high-quality foam core sunscreen sized specifically to the car. No issues with a scorching dash or steering wheel, even on those 117-119 days in Phoenix. Combined with good tint, they reduce the amount of heat energy in the entire car, which in turn makes the ac more effective.
Have one in each vehicle. 30 years living in the desert. Heat management becomes an integral part of the driving experience.
Have one in each vehicle. 30 years living in the desert. Heat management becomes an integral part of the driving experience.
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I prefer to use a high-quality foam core sunscreen sized specifically to the car. No issues with a scorching dash or steering wheel, even on those 117-119 days in Phoenix. Combined with good tint, they reduce the amount of heat energy in the entire car, which in turn makes the ac more effective.
Have one in each vehicle. 30 years living in the desert. Heat management becomes an integral part of the driving experience.
Have one in each vehicle. 30 years living in the desert. Heat management becomes an integral part of the driving experience.
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I always put up the sunshade when the car is parked outside. The issue is driving on a hot, sunny day. The black dash really gets hot, and the a/c vent system can’t really keep me cool unless the fan is high, which can get noisy. So I am considering a dash mat if that would help and not cheapen the look.
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What if you have a front seat passenger? I cannot see how a dash mat would be good in a front-end collision with passenger airbag going off with a dash mat there. It would be difficult to know which direction that mat will fly along with airbag going off. Just a thought
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There's a cut-out in the dash mat for that. Those passenger airbags probably aren't going off anyhow as a recall has a list of something like 40K Macans. Besides, life is better without a nagging passenger (or perhaps that is just bitterness from 20 years of a b!+@# riding shotgun in my vehicles.)
