Glass Ceiling Treatment?

[kibucs]

I'm on the waitlist but planning to tint/treat the glass ceiling to mainly reduce the heat on sunny summer days and the extra light in general.

I just watched a YouTube video for tinting the windows but no mention of the ceiling.

1. Are heat and light separate components when it comes to tinting options? What would you recommend? Never had any tinting/treatment on my vehicles so I'm researching.

2. I've read that there are ceiling shades for the R1, are they easy to put and take down?

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[Mos Eisley]

There are more than a few long threads on the topic including lengthy discussions of why NOT to tint/treat a pano roof. Do a quick search for them.

 

[Mos Eisley]

Here are some of the posts

 

[Zoidz]

The anecdotal stories about tinting the glass roof range from "It's fine" to "No way!". Most debate whether under hot sun or severe cold, does the tint film stress the large expanse of glass to the point of cracking it.

One thing is certain - you do it at your own risk.

 

[Jeremy3292]

The anecdotal stories about tinting the glass roof range from "It's fine" to "No way!". Most debate whether under hot sun or severe cold, does the tint film stress the large expanse of glass to the point of cracking it.

One thing is certain - you do it at your own risk.

Pretty much this is the summary lol. YMMV

 

[emroch]

Save yourself the headache of sorting through the tint debate, warranty arguments, etc and just get a snap-in shade (or a fancier retractable one) when they inevitably come out in a few months.

Rivian themselves recently released a roof shade for R1S, which indicates they will probably have one for the R2 sooner or later. And there will be a number of aftermarket options once there are enough R2s delivered for these accessory companies to get their hands on one to measure.

 

[TexasBob]

I'm on the waitlist but planning to tint/treat the glass ceiling to mainly reduce the heat on sunny summer days and the extra light in general.

I just watched a YouTube video for tinting the windows but no mention of the ceiling.

1. Are heat and light separate components when it comes to tinting options? What would you recommend? Never had any tinting/treatment on my vehicles so I'm researching.

2. I've read that there are ceiling shades for the R1, are they easy to put and take down?

Bah humbug. I've had 3 rivians and got all of them tinted with 3M heat rejecting film (crystalline) with modest shading. The darker tints tend to absorb heat fwiw and create many of the horror stories you read about. I have gotten the windshield (70%) the sides and the roof all tinted on every vehicle. Makes a big difference. Imo 3M is a good compromise of high quality and reasonable price.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

I've read that there are ceiling shades for the R1, are they easy to put and take down?

I have them for my Model 3. They’re all about the same. They fold up pretty compactly. There are little plastic clips that hold them into place. I don’t take mine off, but you could pretty easily.

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