Black Seats In Hot Weather

[Hank101]

Although opinions will vary, how are the black vegan seats in warmer climates?

I live in the South and am partial to white exterior cars with tan cloth seat - not a fan of the summer seat burn or constant back sweat.

If not preconditioning, I appreciate any comparisons/experiences.

Thanks,

 

[sdrevik]

I live in Tennessee, and have not had a problem, even when I forget to pre-condition. I do have my car sit for overheat protection with air-conditioning, though.

 

[Drax]

It’s all about the tinting as far as I’m concerned. We live in Florida and have a black on black 3 and knew the car and seats would get hot, but after a good tinting the seats are totally reasonable with preconditioning and the car cools off quite fast. I actually sweat less in our 3 than I did in our gray/tan S, which my wife really appreciates.

 

[lolder]

SW Florida with Tesla sun shield under front roof and using spring open windshield shades the car seats are no problem. We usually crack all the windows also. We don't use any heat protection. It would be nice if when the windows were cracked, they automatically went up when it rained but that would probably require turning the camera on every minute or so to detect the rain and use energy

 

[Rockster]

Our 3 has tinted sides and windshield here in Dallas and the black seats are no problem whatsoever.

 

[ewoodrick]

I'm in Atlanta, no big deal here. I believe that my wife did get a little hot with shorts one day. The AC cools quickly and that helps.

 

[devilmountain]

It gets hot. I have tint on all my windows which helps and I use a sunshade for the windshield. I checked the internal temperature one time and if I remember correctly it was 141 degrees. I park in a relatively safe area while I am at work and I crack the windows to help keep the car cooler. I try to pre-cool the car before I get in it but sometimes I forget and it is hot, no question about it. This car does not get as hot as my last car, my last car would be so hot I could not touch the steering wheel.

I love black interiors and I have had many cars with them. Black interiors seem to retain more than other colors. As we know all cars get super hot in the heat. Use the app on a hot day and cool the car. If I am running quick errands at the store I use the app to keep the air going.

 

[Nocturnal]

I don't have black but the tesla seat material is pretty soft so I don't imagine it's too bad compared to other black leather/pleather options. That said, I went white for this reason. I hate swamp arse and sweaty back.

 

[bento]

Get ceramic tinting with good heat rejection will help big time. If possible, tint your windshield.

 

[Hank101]

Will Tesla ever offer cloth seats for the 3?

Some info on tesla seat comparisons from other owners:
BLack leather seats or black textile seats? | Tesla

 

[bento]

It'll probably be cloth in the standard version of the 3.

 

[fr100]

In 110 degree weather, they do get plenty hot, but two minutes of pre-conditioning makes a big difference and is all that's needed.

 

[myster2]

The seats get stupid hot. My wife screamed from the heat once when we got in the car and she was wearing shorts.

Wearing pants though, I can feel the intense heat at first but it quickly subsides. I have never screamed (externally).

1. I'm in Austin TX
2. No tint as of yet.
3. Car isn't in a garage.

 

[mswlogo]

I don't live in the south. But in the summer it gets pretty damn hot in New England. I've almost always had black interiors.

Hot or not hot, UV destroys things. Including plastic external parts. So I always mange to find a spot of shade.
That might be a bit more difficult in places like Florida or Texas.
I'll let my car get tree sap on it before I let it cook in the sun with the windows shut.

I always crack the windows too. My VWCC would close windows when it rains. I wish the Model 3 could perhaps do that one day.
Or at least allow control remotely.

My interiors and exteriors usually still look great after 10 years. Once you clean the sap off the outside and the dog hair off the black interior inside

Rarely have I ever burned a leg. But it has happened on occasion. Even in cars without a black interior.

I guarantee if I lived in the South I'd at least have a Car Port.

 

[StellarRat]

I have my cabin temperature protect turned on so I don't get fried on entry. Handy feature.

 

[Boourns]

Just went through summer in Dallas. I don't have the windshield tinted. If I left the car out in the sun for an hour or more without the sun shade up, the part of the front seats exposed to direct sunlight through the windshield would get uncomfortably hot for exposed skin. Sun through the tinted windows and top glass didn't get the seats that hot.

 

[gambit48]

It buuuuurrrrrnnnnssss! Even with a windshield sunshade up and Spectra Photosync 30 everywhere else (including all roof panels), it's hot! But it's over 100 most of the summer and tops 115 during the hottest parts of summer here. Conversely, all my other cars, including a recently purchased BMW are also white exterior (most heat rejecting color) with tan interiors. The BMW's leather is REALLY light. No tint at all in the BMW other than the factory privacy stuff (which I understand to not have any heat rejection properties, even on the massive pano moonroof). MUCH cooler. The color of the seats makes a huge difference.

If you live where it's hot, at least ceramic tint is a necessity if you've got the black interior.

 

[David E]

I live in Tennessee, and have not had a problem, even when I forget to pre-condition. I do have my car sit for overheat protection with air-conditioning, though.

Also in TN and it has been a very hot summer and fall. No heat issues with the black seats, I think that the roof tinting is doing an unbelievable job keeping the summer heat out of the car.

 

[d2snow]

Black interiors concern me here in Phoenix, especially the screen. Yesterday the interior read, at one point, 121 degrees before the self-cooling kicked in. Will be taking it in for ceramic tinting this week. We got eh Std Range and I wish it had the cloth seats, but it came with the synthetic leather (which has an annoying odor and gets really hot).