Solar Car Fan

RyanMalpiede

RyanMalpiede

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*12V car battery power cooling fan
*Fit windows from all models of automibiles
*Dimension of solar panel: 5" x 4.5"
*Weight: 1 1/2 lbs
*Comes with built-in DC adaptor for cigarette light plug jack
*Unit dimensions: 12" x 7"


(a) do they work?
(b) best one to get and where online?

Thanks,

Ryan
 
Units like that were popular here in NZ about 10-12 years ago. They only ran on the solar cells and moved very little air - you could barely feel any breeze even on a sunny day. I think people bought them and threw them away a month or two later.
 
You use as much gas with your air conditioner on as with all of your windows rolled down, or so I've read. I wouldn't get it.
 
I have a functioning AC and use it ... it's for those 10-15 unbareable minutes while you are in the car trying to get it cool from being in the 112 degree sun. I figured with something that works it won't be so unbareable. Most days I have to be dressed up and it sucks having sweat back in a meeting. :D
 
Having the window cracked on both sides of the car, so air can flow through, is as good as one of those fans. Here are a couple of alternative solutions:

Wife's car does something interesting - hold down the remote Unlock button for a couple of seconds and all of the windows lower completely. The hot air in the car is exhausted before you even get to the vehicle.

How 'bout this:
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Of course don't forget sunscreen and glasses. :)

I've seen those fans before, even better-powered fans that plug into the cig lighter don't move much air.

-Bob
 
On hot days when I get out of work, I turn the key, but don't start it up, and let the windows go down. Start it up, and by then, enough air is moving that its bearable once the A/C starts to blow cold. I'm a big fatty, and I can bear that, but not for long.
 
If my previous two suggestions don't work for you, here's another:

I lived in Alb. for a year, and hot cars was a big downer. I used one of those reflective shades in the front window, with the side windows cracked. It made a huge difference. Leaving the moonroof tilted open also allows a great deal of the heat to excape, more than one of those fans for sure.

Best Wishes,
-Bob
 
Another, more pricy option is a remote starter. Keep the ac on when you get out of your car. Start her up a few minutes before you get in.

:cool: :D
 
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