R2 Roof Sun Shade

[iansriv]

I had 3M tint installed on my car some time ago at "certified" 3m installer, they also don't install ANY tint on sunroof for some reason, I'm not sure why Xpel offers roof tint for r2 if you choose them from rivian gear website, maybe they apply it outside ?
The screenshot is from Rivian's website, not even XPEL. It seems they consider it safe, maybe due to the glass design or something else.
https://gearshop.rivian.com/products/rivian-x-xpel-window-film-and-paint-protection
1400 before tax to make your car cooler

I respect everyone's choice on their car. I defer to the tint shop that's done a great job on all my cars. Never had an issue on any of them. I consider them the expert. So, easy decision. Nothing's perfect. I love my Rivian but I wish they had given us some choices on the roof, suspension and 12v. I have another car with a similar issue. Start to finish glass roof. It does have a retractable interior cover.

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[godfodder0901]

How is Denver different than anywhere else? Especially Southern states?

Just precondition the car before you start it to cool it down.

Altitude. Less atmosphere to filter out UV.
https://www.wyomingacademyofdermato...exposure-understanding-the-impact-of-altitude

 

[tivoboy]

Here in NorCal, with my TM3 for the past 8 years, I’ve used a sunshade to block the IR heat from coming in, but really only ~ 4-5 months of the year. Or when traveling to SoCal or AZ or somewhere where the sun is hotter and a bit longer - and it’s usually spring or summer as well. Otherwise I do like the have the shade OFF and let in extra light - especially during shorter winter months/days.

So it’s definitely going to be a removable replaceable solution for this household and the R2..

That said, the ~ $60 shade I bought for the Tesla back in 2018, still works great today, has the same or close to the same tension and strength of the rods that create the frames structure, so hopefully a similar most likely chinese produce is going to make something nice and useful for the R2

Originally I thought they might need a brace or something, but seeing this video for an R1S shade for the large roof section, with the special clips between sections, that probably won’t be necessary. Even better

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...cean-coast-reflective-shades-my-review.60816/

 

[JPatton]

How is Denver different than anywhere else? Especially Southern states?

Just precondition the car before you start it to cool it down.

High altitude sun is incredibly intense. I live in SLC so we experience this here.

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