driving gloves painted the color of your skin.

 

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Originally Posted by zenmoused

I know this sounds ugly (and it is kinda), but I keep a small piece of reynold's wrap in my glove box. When I park here in NC for any length of time, I simply rubberband it onto the shift ****, shiny side up. Not the prettiest solution, but it gets the job done. Does anyone know if tinting helps this?

Yes window tinting does help.

Sleeper, do you a BB w black interior? I did notice mine getting hella hot too. Tint your windows even if you go with 50%, which is the lightest, that should block out over 90% of UV rays. That and use a windowscreen/shade make a huge difference.

 

Here's a thought—get driving gloves, and even if you don't like wearing 'em, pull one over the shift **** when you park. Like a sock, but way cooler. (Or just drape one over the top. Very James Bond.)

 

Just trying to have some fun!!

 

Yeah, if I ever wore driving gloves, I think I would never hear the end of it from my friends. Sitting in ATL traffic ususally does not require gloves.

Anyways, I have black on black interior with a black exterior and my car sat in the sun for 8.5 hours while I was at work all this week. It is hot, but I have 20% tint and it works pretty good keeping the car cool I guess. The seats and shifter are hot (I just suck it up...cannot imagine buying something because the shifter is too hot... I mean cry me a river), but once you turn the A/C on for all of 3 minutes everything cools down, it's like it was never in the sun. Amazing how that works.

 

Why do you run with your lights on all the time?

 

Well just do what I do here in Texas.....simply after your done driving unscrew the shift **** and place it in your glove compartment....then when you get in a day later or whatever take it out and screw it on....its also a great theft deterent

 

yeah this is a problem if you have an aftermarket shift **** that's made out of titanium or some other solid metal, and in direct sun for 7-9 hours, its a ******* bitch i dont care how manly some of you say you are, i dare you to put your hand over my shift **** for a few seconds after i park it in the sun for an extended period of time, its gotten hot enough to blister my skin before, so i have to shift super extra quick for the first few minutes untill it cools down.

 

If it gets that hot try this.
1. Tint windows.
2. Park in shade.
3. Close Sunroof.
4. Install windshield sunscreen.
5. Install ipod sock.
6. Install baby sock.
7. Wrap in tin foil.
8. Remove & put in glove box.

When returnig to car, reverse order, don driving gloves & haul ***.

FYI. I live in Florida, I've had 2 Jeep Wranglers (usually no top) w/ a Hust shifter handle that got hotter than hell in the summer. Instead of doing some of the more rediculous things that are listed here, I used to cover my shifter w/ one of the most manly things I know.....A F*@#ING BALL CAP. Hell, at least use an old Crown Royal Bag! Peace!!

 

two words.

**** glove.

I bought one with my Voodoo Aluminum ****. I have my windows tinted, and use my sunshade all the time, and that damn thing still burns my hand. and I do NOT enjoy that type of thing. The **** glove as it is called, will look better than a sock or aluminum foil or some other ghetto solution, and when the **** is cooled off, or in the winter warmed up, you can take it off and store it. you can get them at:

www.knobmeister.com

yes that is the website, and it is all about shift ***** and the like, get your minds out of the gutter.

it looks like this:


you can get them custom embroidered with artwork of your choosing, it does not come with the RX-8 logo on it.

 

how do i take the cap off for refinishing?

 

what cap?

 

Bad pic but this is the shift **** I use, the carbon stays cool and it was only $30.

 

If you are holding your shifter long enough to burn your self you are holding it to long. NEVER REST YOUR HAND ON THE SHIFTER, this puts pressure on the tranny's syncos and slowly distroys them.