The sun’s rays can increase the temperature in your car to uncomfortable and possibly dangerous levels and also heat up your seats, steering wheel, and seat belts so that they’re too hot to use. When your car is parked in the sun, a car shade on your front windshield keeps it cool, protects you from getting burned, and also prevents your car’s upholstery and leather from fading or cracking. A sun shade can also protect electronics in your car, such as LCD monitors, GPS device, and phones, from overheating. Shades on the side windows can prevent kids’ car seats from heating up, as well as reducing temperatures, preventing sun glare, and protecting kids, pets, and other backseat passengers from the sun’s harmful rays.