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i needed another vehicle, and could not wait any longer for the R1S. was gonna buy an EQS580, but got access to R1 shop same evening.
found an acceptable R1s, different color and equipment (not complaining). happy to get it after such a long wait.

i’m can pick it up Thursday. hooray, its finally happening, and my daughter now gets my Honda Accord.

hopefully the glass roof will not make car too hot in TX
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Damn..luckily you...booked mine almost a month ago and still waiting on delivery. What's the spec you booked?
 

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hopefully the glass roof will not make car too hot in TX
Awesome!

I’ve found the roof to be fine, it’s the windshield that’s the problem. I’m going to go back to get the windshield tinted 70% or 80%. Had all the side and back windows done already.
 

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i needed another vehicle, and could not wait any longer for the R1S. was gonna buy an EQS580, but got access to R1 shop same evening.
found an acceptable R1s, different color and equipment (not complaining). happy to get it after such a long wait.

i’m can pick it up Thursday. hooray, its finally happening, and my daughter now gets my Honda Accord.

hopefully the glass roof will not make car too hot in TX
Congratulations! What’s are the specs to the one you picked up?
 
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Awesome!

I’ve found the roof to be fine, it’s the windshield that’s the problem. I’m going to go back to get the windshield tinted 70% or 80%. Had all the side and back windows done already.
great advice. i will try that first
 

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So far I haven't noticed any real issue with the roof. I do have 70% XPEL XR+ on the windshield though and that makes a huge difference.
 

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Agree with others. Roof is no problem, tint on windshield is fantastic.
 

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So far I haven't noticed any real issue with the roof. I do have 70% XPEL XR+ on the windshield though and that makes a huge difference.
Is 70% barely noticeable? My installer has 70% or 80%, not sure I’ll be able to tell the difference but suspect 70% will block heat slightly better.
 

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Did you ask for R1 shop access? If so, how long did it take for you to get it? I'm trying to get in, asked CS and they "put me on the list" but couldn't say if I'd ever even get access.
 

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Is 70% barely noticeable? My installer has 70% or 80%, not sure I’ll be able to tell the difference but suspect 70% will block heat slightly better.
Yeah, 70 is barely noticeable. I've had zero problems at night, still have to wear my sunglasses during the day, etc. I don't see any downside to going with 70.
 

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Agree windshield is the problem, I drive our R1S 90 degrees weather last weekend and my arms were always hot, we had our r1t tinted not the roof and I had forgotten how big of a difference. R1S getting tint right now…
 

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I drove the R1T in Texas last summer. Here's a very underrated feature that I don't see many talking about.

I found the R1T to be amazingly insulated. It takes a bit for the AC to get there and it is quite loud, but once the cabin cools off, it says cool for quite a while.

Though I didn't notice the glass roof to be too bothersome, on my next R1T I will be adding a tint to it, I think. But you can easily live without (just pre-cool the cabin before getting in).
 

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Congrats on the access. I have a R1T on order with shop access but considering switching to the r1s. So it sounds like there’s availability for the S as well?
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