So are you liking your solar sunroof and what temp effects are you seeing?

Do you look like windstrings's avatar when you "creep out?"

 

It was 100F out today, and it felt like the same temperature inside my car as out. I'm SO glad I shelled out the extra money for that package. Where I live, 100+ is the norm during the summer.

 

I have to say I am pleasantly surprised. I live in Pittsburgh and we don't get too many sunny days, and there really isn't much of a reason to have a moonroof, but my other car had one, and I felt it just wouldnt be the same withoutit so I sprung for it, and I am glad to have done so.

The solar ventilation has been working extremely well this summer. From reading this forum and posts about the features up until I got the car, I almost expected it to never work, I thought that the car would need to meet so many conditions (direct sunlight overhead etc) for this feature to work, but for the most part, if it's not overcast, it works, and it is very pleasant to get into the car.

The sunroof itself is nice. it could have a bigger opening, but it is what it is. I am glad I sprung for it. I wish there were a way to close it by just holding in the button. I noticed that holding the open button will continue to open it all the way and not stop at the first stopping point. But closing seems to want to stop at those points.

 

I got solar roof partially to keep by dog cool. But if it is hot, I used a little trick in my Gen2: Leave power on with air conditioning at level you want. Turn off lights and set parking brake. Unroll driver's window. Get out and reach in and lock all doors. Then activiate window up and quickly remove your arm. Car is locked with A/C running, mostly on battery! Open with hard key slid out of key fob. But I will have to experiment with the new A/C button on the key fob so I don't have to do that little dance. I imagine I can just lock the car with the dog in, and press the A/C button. (You can leave a note. A cop told me that they don't break into a car if the dog does not look distressed. And my dog looks very content!)

 

Big suck for the prius sunroof....
Nice ventilation feature but lacks of features...

I have a Seat toledo 2005 with sunroof. If i keep the lock button on the remote for 5 seconds, the roof close itself....
If the rain is starting, the car having rain sensor will close automaticaly the roof....
For the prius i always have to be careful about outside weather and if it stars raining i have to hurry down enter the car and close the roof....
Big minus for the japanese minds.....

 

brbrbrbbrbr sounds creepy......mmm well not a lot of sound but still creepy ;-)

 

It may be possible to automatically or manually (with the fob) close the sunroof. In my 2000 vette (which was a convertible) I had purchased an aftermarket device, which plugged into the obd, that allowed me to close the windows with the fob. There may be that kind of access in the prius too. Just a matter of getting someone to build the controller lol