I’m a car hack genius

Jul 21, 2023

MANY drivers know the pain of entering a sweltering hot car on a summer’s day only to burn their hand on their vehicle’s gear shifter, but a car hack master has shown how to avoid this dangerous situation.

A YouTube video reveals that this heat management trick involves placing an insulated drink sleeve over the gear shifter.

In their clip, Bright Side (@brightsideofficial) shows how this strategy forms a protective layer stopping you from burning your hand.

You can also use a paper cup if you don’t have any drink sleeves in your car.

Another part drivers typically burn themselves touching on hot days is their vehicle’s steering wheel.

If you cannot park in the shade, turn your car’s steering wheel 180 degrees so the bottom of the wheel is facing up - and the sun.

This way, the top of the wheel where most drivers touch stays cooler in the shade.

You can take your car cooling strategy one step further by cracking your windows while parking either in or out of the shade.

Since heat rises, it’s recommended that you keep your windows slightly open while parked.

But make sure your window’s opening isn’t large enough to where you’re attracting thieves.

You can verify a window’s closed enough by attempting to stick your arm through its opening, CBS reports.

Cracking your windows leaves plenty of space to remove hot air from your vehicle’s interior.

Some viewers weren’t on board with all of Bright Side’s tips.

One YouTube account commented on Bright Side’s clip: “Yeah, turn your wheel 180° every time you park; your ball joints will love that.”

Another YouTube user replied: “You realize that one small turn of the wheel is almost nothing to the ball joint, and it’s almost like it was made to do that.”