Open a car door on a sweltering day and you’re immediately smacked in the face by what feels like the very breath of Hades. Seat belt buckles become burn zones, and the dashboard feels like it was pulled from a fire.
While you can’t avoid the sun, you can keep it from turning your car into an oven on wheels. A quality car sunshade can keep your vehicle’s interior significantly cooler. Here’s a look at our picks for car sunshades that will make surviving the sun a little easier.
Feature Rich
Nobody wants to spend 10 minutes trying to put up a sunshade, so EcoNour created one with a pop-up design that’s also easy to fold back up in seconds. Its UV protection also helps protect your interior and the electronics inside from sun damage.
Unique Shape
Instead of wrangling one large sunshade, EzyShade Windshield Sun Shade comes in two pieces, making it fast to install and keeping the interior even cooler (a claimed 82 percent reduction in heat). If you care about how your sunshade looks, the sleek fit and design of this one are a bonus.
Many Sizes
From small cars to larger trucks, the Windshield Sun Shade easily fits them all with the unique oval design. Reviewers note that they’re far superior to traditional accordion folding shades, and their easy deployment means you won’t be late for work trying to place it in your windshield.
Bonus Items
Beyond offering 99 percent UV protection and superior sun-blocking power for a cooler interior, you can simply twist the Autoamerics Windshield SunShade 2-Piece in a figure-eight to fold them up and stash in a storage bag. They store in seconds and come in three sizes to fit most vehicles. You’ll also get two bonus, non-slip, sticky dashboard mats to hold your cell phone, loose change, and other small objects on the dashboard.
Compact
The Shade-It Car Windshield, made out of polyester nylon fabric, is thick and difficult to tear, which means it’ll stand up well to regular use (and you know you’ll use it all the time in Florida). Extra material on the edges makes it easy to ensure a tight fit, so no sun gets through.
