Seems one of the reasons people are applying vinyl to their sunroof glass is to reduce the heat. Apparently the retractable sunscreen (material) does not do an adequate job of blocking the sun. Has any one replaced or looked into replacing that material. Without having my car to look at yet, it seems that the shade could be retro fitted with new fabric, which blocks the UV better. Ideas?

 

Any ideas folks? I know winter is coming and even in the south it will be cool, but summers in Nashzilla can be quite warm.

 

BMW really dropped the ball on this one. What were they thinking?!

 

A few people have posted on MCO about having cut out a piece of some sort of material to fit into the sunroof opening and slide the mesh cover closed over. (Why can't I figure out how to say that clearly?) I think someone even went to the extreme of stapling black felt around a piece of cardboard, although if you think about it, the mesh is covering it anyway, so it doesn't much matter what it looks like.

Just one option. It would be a pain to insert/remove often, but if you're looking for a long-term seasonal solution, it sounds good to me. Personally, I remain unconvinced that very much heat gets into the car that way.

 

Yes chrisnl, I was a tad worried about that thing before I got my MCS, but I've noticed that it doesnt bother me, but maybe that's just the auto air.

 

Here in Dallas I have never noticed the stock screen being any problem. The AC does a great job and the mesh blocks the light just fine in my book. If you cover it up the inside temperature will go up and expect a cracked dash.

 

To reduce the heat and some of the light the inside surface of the sunroof can be tinted 5% for not that much $$.
And further some people apply a vinyl flag adhesive to the outside of the sunroof to lessen the light passing through.

Both these methods would allow you to keep your 50% shade intact and not change it- it's not that durable and in modifying it you may damage it.

By the way I have no sunroof and the temps in the car are quite cool and in fact I have a black Maxima with a sunroof where I keep the inside roof shade closed and although hot it has not caused any cracking or fading of interior dash or any surfaces. 103,000 miles and 9 years old.

 

I will probably end up doing at least a tint on the glass part itself. It was just with ALL the upgrades you see for this car, I find it totally amazing that some company etc hasn't exploited this yet.

I won't get started on the outrageous pricing of all these items either, BTW.

Besides, I can do tint myself....

 

aren't we talking infrared not UV? UV will make you tan but the infrared will bake you like an apple! does not infrared pass through the roof, metal & insulation or at least it is transmitted through the materials? your car is gonna be hot sitting in the sun no matter what you do unless you ventilate it. I'm in Tampa and don't have a big issue with temps in the car.