CYURE GOES TO NATIONALS!!! Yay!!!

[cyure]

Happy Friday! I know these aren’t the same as Friday pictures from Jamie but here y’all go.

Here are some pictures of the Traveler cabana top.

 

[cyure]

Next here is the glass roof in the Terra.

Personally I have decided I want the glass roof and no roof rack. The one picture he took that has the whole glass roof in it. That’s what I want. To see the sky. And the roof rack has those cross pieces and I don’t want to look up and see those. So those decisions made.

 

[cyure]

Oh and other observation. The glass roof has a light accent all around it. I really like that and it would be fun if we could make that light change colors. I mean I don’t know why I would need to do that, but it would just be fun.

 

[dreamweaver]

Next here is the glass roof in the Terra.

Personally I have decided I want the glass roof and no roof rack. The one picture he took that has the whole glass roof in it. That’s what I want. To see the sky. And the roof rack has those cross pieces and I don’t want to look up and see those. So those decisions made.

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I absolutely agree on this one with you. Glass roof all the way on my Traveler EV.

 

[dreamweaver]

Oh and other observation. The glass roof has a light accent all around it. I really like that and it would be fun if we could make that light change colors. I mean I don’t know why I would need to do that, but it would just be fun.

Or maybe project some fake stars in the sky.

 

[cyure]

Or maybe project some fake stars in the sky.

Like a Rolls or that BMW XM.

 

[dreamweaver]

Like a Rolls or that BMW XM.

If the glass roof was actually a see-through monitor they could be projected on the real night sky instead of the headliner.
Then you could project anything.

 

[cyure]

If the glass roof was actually a see-through monitor they could be projected on the real night sky instead of the headliner.

Wow, I don’t even want to know how much that would cost. . But look at all of us. We are just full of ideas!

 

[Horsefarmer]

Next here is the glass roof in the Terra.

Personally I have decided I want the glass roof and no roof rack. The one picture he took that has the whole glass roof in it. That’s what I want. To see the sky. And the roof rack has those cross pieces and I don’t want to look up and see those. So those decisions made.

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Oh that’s awesome!

 

[dreamweaver]

Wow, I don’t even want to know how much that would cost. . But look at all of us. We are just full of ideas!

When I was working we had a Lincoln Navigator show vehicle that had a large glass roof made up of two large monitors with a very thin bezel between them. We would play day and night sky as well as moving clouds as if the vehicle was moving. It was interesting watching peoples reaction when their senses were briefly tricked into thinking the vehicle was really moving. Now with the new see-through monitors this could be even more interesting.

 

[cyure]

When I was working we had a Lincoln Navigator show vehicle that had a large glass roof made up of two large monitors with a very thin bezel between them. We would play day and night sky as well as moving clouds as if the vehicle was moving. It was interesting watching peoples reaction when their senses were briefly tricked into thinking the vehicle was really moving. Now with the new see-through monitors this could be even more interesting.

I had no idea that was even a thing.

 

[THil08]

Like a Rolls or that BMW XM.

Get this, Rolls sells more vehicles a quarter than BMW sells the XM. It should have never been made. It really was a Research and Development program.

 

[dreamweaver]

Get this, Rolls sells more vehicles a quarter than BMW sells the XM. It should have never been made. It really was a Research and Development program.

Rolls at $500K is out selling the XM?

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Our Mustang has a glass roof without an integrated shade.
It’s pretty poor design. There should be an integrated shade so the summer sun isn’t too hot and the winter cabin heat doesn’t escape through the glass. Both of these are serious issues, though mostly for two different groups of owners.
Yes, you can install a clip-on shade. But it’s not the right solution—the clips eventually fail and the shade can fall down while driving.

Our Lightning has a glass roof (which opens) with an integrated shade. It’s far, far superior. You can open the shade whenever you like so you get the glass roof experience, but you can also close it in the summer sun or in the winter.

I will do my best to avoid buying a vehicle with a glass roof if it doesn’t have an integrated shade.

 

[cyure]

Our Mustang has a glass roof without an integrated shade.
It’s pretty poor design. There should be an integrated shade so the summer sun isn’t too hot and the winter cabin heat doesn’t escape through the glass. Both of these are serious issues, though mostly for two different groups of owners.
Yes, you can install a clip-on shade. But it’s not the right solution—the clips eventually fail and the shade can fall down while driving.

Our Lightning has a glass roof (which opens) with an integrated shade. It’s far, far superior. You can open the shade whenever you like so you get the glass roof experience, but you can also close it in the summer sun or in the winter.

I will do my best to avoid buying a vehicle with a glass roof if it doesn’t have an integrated shade.

It must just be a Wrangler owner thing. I installed a ClearLidz over the driver and passenger seat and have that on year round. Heat, blast the AC. Cold, blast the heat. And if the wind is blowing just right when it’s snowing you get snow blowing in. Ha! I know it sounds nuts but I just don’t like feeling like I’m driving in a dark cave of a vehicle. I’m so looking forward to a glass roof that’s actually sealed properly!!

 

[dreamweaver]

Our Mustang has a glass roof without an integrated shade.
It’s pretty poor design. There should be an integrated shade so the summer sun isn’t too hot and the winter cabin heat doesn’t escape through the glass. Both of these are serious issues, though mostly for two different groups of owners.
Yes, you can install a clip-on shade. But it’s not the right solution—the clips eventually fail and the shade can fall down while driving.

Our Lightning has a glass roof (which opens) with an integrated shade. It’s far, far superior. You can open the shade whenever you like so you get the glass roof experience, but you can also close it in the summer sun or in the winter.

I will do my best to avoid buying a vehicle with a glass roof if it doesn’t have an integrated shade.

Is the glass not UV and tinted? I have a Lincoln with the Panoramic Vista roof and I have never needed to close the shade here in Florida.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Is the glass not UV and tinted? I have a Lincoln with the Panoramic Vista roof and I have never needed to close the shade here in Florida.

It’s all IR-reflective, tinted, and UV reflective, yes.

But in the Arizona sun, an unblocked glass roof still contributes significantly to the increase in temperature of the vehicle when it’s sitting in the sun. This is because of the main aspect of the greenhouse effect:

Visible light gets in through the glass. Some portion of the visible light is absorbed by the materials in the vehicle. Most materials, including the ones used in vehicle interiors, re-radiate light at a longer wavelength than what it absorbs. So, the visible light is absorbed by the interior materials and IR light is radiated. Because the windshield and the glass roof are IR reflective, that IR light now cannot escape from the vehicle as efficiently as it got in.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

It must just be a Wrangler owner thing. I installed a ClearLidz over the driver and passenger seat and have that on year round. Heat, blast the AC. Cold, blast the heat. And if the wind is blowing just right when it’s snowing you get snow blowing in. Ha! I know it sounds nuts but I just don’t like feeling like I’m driving in a dark cave of a vehicle. I’m so looking forward to a glass roof that’s actually sealed properly!!

With the Lightning you can definitely get that AND get the benefits of a closing sunshade when you park. If you don’t live where it gets -20 ºF, then there’s no need to close the shade while driving in the winter either.

 

[cyure]

It’s all IR-reflective, tinted, and UV reflective, yes.

But in the Arizona sun, an unblocked glass roof still contributes significantly to the increase in temperature of the vehicle when it’s sitting in the sun. This is because of the main aspect of the greenhouse effect:

Visible light gets in through the glass. Some portion of the visible light is absorbed by the materials in the vehicle. Most materials, including the ones used in vehicle interiors, re-radiate light at a longer wavelength than what it absorbs. So, the visible light is absorbed by the interior materials and IR light is radiated. Because the windshield and the glass roof are IR reflective, that IR light now cannot escape from the vehicle as efficiently as it got in.

All you had to say was Arizona.

 

[dreamweaver]

It’s all IR-reflective, tinted, and UV reflective, yes.

But in the Arizona sun, an unblocked glass roof still contributes significantly to the increase in temperature of the vehicle when it’s sitting in the sun. This is because of the main aspect of the greenhouse effect:

Visible light gets in through the glass. Some portion of the visible light is absorbed by the materials in the vehicle. Most materials, including the ones used in vehicle interiors, re-radiate light at a longer wavelength than what it absorbs. So, the visible light is absorbed by the interior materials and IR light is radiated. Because the windshield and the glass roof are IR reflective, that IR light now cannot escape from the vehicle as efficiently as it got in.

Well you have probably about 30 degrees on use pretty regularly, I am sure that is a contributing factor.