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Not sure why the door handle would get hotter than any other door handle. Especially since they are chrome and reflect more light..
Not sure why the door handle would get hotter than any other door handle. Especially since they are chrome and reflect more light..
If you park your car outside in the sun, the door handles can get HOT! In fact, I think I burned off some fingerprints yesterday when I went to open my S after an afternoon at the farmers market. Ouch. That said, I'm 100% sure I'm not the first one to discover this "design flaw", and as such I'm wondering if anyone has any solutions that doesn't require gloves?
Nope. And Nope.I have found that even on really hot days in the sun (110 degrees +) you can pull the handles quickly and avoid any discomfort whatsoever. The only discomfort I have found is when pulling AND holding on to the handles for an extended time period. This is not necessary. The other option as mentioned by the OP is to turn the AC on prior to arriving to the car. This works well at taking 50% or more of the heat from the handles.
Just a heads-up to everyone on this chain... I wrapped my door handles a few weeks ago with a carbon fiber wrap. I made the wrap so it would also cover the inside of the door handles. It makes a huge difference even when the car has been out in direct sunlight for hours... no more scalding hot door handles burning my kids hands!
There is another discussion about the wrap in THIS THREAD... I just wanted to chime in on this thread since I found that it made such a big difference. If you don't care for the wrap, no worries... just cut a few rectangles (4" x 1.25") of 3M film to line the inside of the door handles.
Without discounting everyone's experiences, I must just luck out with how my the sun hits my car. Even when we were over 100 this summer in NC and the car sat out in the sun all day at work, the handles never got "burning" hot. A couple weeks ago, sitting out in Miami all day didn't produce the result either. I am not looking forward to when this finally shows up for me, but thankfully, I seem to be avoiding it for now!
I see you haven't taken delivery of yours yet, heh. Trust me, it was an unpleasant surprise and it is MUCH hotter than any car door handle I've ever touched. EVER. By a LOT. ...and it only got to 72° F that day.
Is your Model S dark or light grey? The light grey might never have an issue.
My first one was Pearl White, and the handles were never uncomfortably hot even on the sunniest/hottest days. When I got the blue, things changed. On a sunny day, they are near scalding.
They currently have xPel on the outside, but I'm going to see if xPel on the inside surface helps a little.