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No worries, he can paint that too.Imagine his surprise when he takes it out and realizes most of the heat is coming through the windshield.... ooops.
Yep. Thats why I put a clear tint on my front windscreen, and didn't touch the roof. Hard to say for sure it has worked until it heats up again.Imagine his surprise when he takes it out and realizes most of the heat is coming through the windshield.... ooops.
While I have seen this claim made before and question it based on personal experience, a separate issue is where does the heat come in compared to the cooling and the relative position of our bodies. There is noticeable heat radiating from the glass roof onto the top my bald head, especially when driving in slow traffic or parked in the sun. There may be more overall heat coming in from the windshield, but I don't feel it because the AC is blowing from the same direction. Maybe on the R2 we will get head air vents.Imagine his surprise when he takes it out and realizes most of the heat is coming through the windshield.... ooops.
Its all been based on personal experience as well. I for example was in Southern Utah in April sitting at a charger (a slow one at that) and I was cooking in the truck even with the AC on. I had previously thought (even claimed) it was from the roof but as soon as I put a reflective screen in the windshield it got a whole lot more comfortable. In my opinion the sun comes through the windshield heats up the dash significantly which is the primary source of solar heating in the truck depending on the sun location.While I have seen this claim made before and question it based on personal experience, a separate issue is where does the heat come in compared to the cooling and the relative position of our bodies. There is noticeable heat radiating from the glass roof onto the top my bald head, especially when driving in slow traffic or parked in the sun. There may be more overall heat coming in from the windshield, but I don't feel it because the AC is blowing from the same direction. Maybe on the R2 we will get head air vents.
As for the fix he came up with, I certainly don't like the look or the permanency, but I'm guessing he was already setup for and had lots of experience with automotive painting, but no similar experience or setup for vinyl. Personally, I am just waiting for summer to figure out who makes the best fitting internal cover. I feel like the people who think some of us are crazy for complaining about the heat coming through the glass roof are the same ones who complained about Rivian's lack of a snow mode. Hopefully Rivian is able to do more extensive testing in the varied climates around the country before releasing the R2.