Oh yea that thick metal is like a branding iron! I have heard guys putting a rag or like a crown royal type bag over metal stuff in the sun (ie the shift knob ) to help them from getting branding iron hotMakes sense. I have a big chrome Corbeau cam lock harness buckle. I temped it at 145* one day. During the summer here I can't put my belt on till I'm almost home because of how long that hunk of metal stays hot. I do have another harness now but just haven't put it in.
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