acarney
Active Member
The glass roof is already tinted from the factory for both privacy AND thermal rejection (unlike the rear side windows that are privacy glass only). I’m not so sure you’ll get much additional rejection from another layer of tint. Of course almost everyone just has “personal experience” comments on that; they know it’s tinted and they know how much it cost them. I would like to see a blinded test of maybe ten people or something get in cars. Some tinted some not, one after another, maybe both times in a non-tinted car etc. I doubt there would be much strong evidence that the tint reduces the feeling of heat on the body. You could also probably test how quickly an object heated up 18” or so below the glass roof (to simulate head and shoulders position).
Still, you probably have so much heat radiating from the physical sheet of glass (that’s absorbing a ton because of that tint) that it’s contributing a decent amount to heat entering the cabin. Tesla official sunshades might mount better and and work overall better for you. People on here seem to be pretty happy with them.
I would at least try that before spending $500+ to tint the roof in one full sheet…
Still, you probably have so much heat radiating from the physical sheet of glass (that’s absorbing a ton because of that tint) that it’s contributing a decent amount to heat entering the cabin. Tesla official sunshades might mount better and and work overall better for you. People on here seem to be pretty happy with them.
I would at least try that before spending $500+ to tint the roof in one full sheet…