Death Valley heat...

[Duncan Edwards]

They were on a cookie sheet so I'd say it was sanitary enough lol. The only thing I'd be concerned about is the smell from all half cooked vinyl plastic ruining them. A modern car really stinks inside after it's been sitting in the heat for a while.

that goes away after the first summer...at least out here. Then you have to cover the vinyl with something or it will start to resemble the San Andreas fault all by itself from being baked repeatedly

Most people I know in Arizona go with cloth seats rather than vinyl for that very reason. I learned very soon after I moved to the Phoenix area in 1983 that you do not leave a vinyl car seat uncovered in the summer sun. Sitting on a vinyl seat that's been out in the sun for even a short period time can burn you in some sensitive places, even if you're fully clothed. I kid you not.

- Big Bad John

Crap, you learn that in Tennessee. My mother's '72 Dodge had black vinyl seats and it was murder in the summer. You always kept a towel in the car to sit on.

[jagfiles]

Also with that much heat on the concrete/asphalt that sure must play havoc on ones tires as well after a while.

[bbjohn]

Duncan,

Methinks it's safe to say that leaving a vinyl car seat in the sun anywhere is never a good idea.

- Big Bad John

[jagfiles]

A couple days ago on the news it was said it was so hot people were litteraly frying eggs on the pavement.

[dlodoski]

Also with that much heat on the concrete/asphalt that sure must play havoc on ones tires as well after a while.

Tires do pretty well (at least I've never seen them not do well in those conditions).

But heat like that will take a year or two off of the life of a car or truck battery. That's pretty common knowledge for folks who have to deal with it.