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There is a gentleman on Facebook who didn't like the heat coming in from his "sunroof"...so he painted the exterior of it white.

Of all the possible solutions to roof heat, I'd have thought this would be at the bottom of the list. What say you?

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Imagine his surprise when he takes it out and realizes most of the heat is coming through the windshield.... ooops.
 

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Ceramic tint may have been better option...? He already hates the glass roof so maybe for him even if it doesn't help temperature then maybe it works for other reasons...
 

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If he was going to do give his truck a tacky appearance like that, he should have at least considered using vinyl wrap so that it could be removed at a later time.
 

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Imagine his surprise when he takes it out and realizes most of the heat is coming through the windshield.... ooops.
No worries, he can paint that too.
 

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The roof has not been an issue for me.

If you REALLY don't want it, just cover it with vinyl. Paint seems crazy.
 

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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.
 

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Spectra Photosync on windows + windshield + sunroof and this problem is elegantly solved.

It's been my recipe living in SoCal for the past 10 years and can't recommend it enough.
 

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In this age of high quality wraps, this is just stupid to me.
 

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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.

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.
 

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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.
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.

That said of course some heat is coming through the roof, while it is tinted it's obviously still glass so not surprising on a sunny day you would feel some heat on your head it just isn't the largest factor, but again that is my opinion.
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