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How does it work? I've never seen my one working?

cools your car on a hot day, got into mine this lunchtime car had been sitting in the sun all morning and the fan was running and interior was a nice cool temp.

You can hear the fan running when you leave the car in the sun. I'm not sure how well it works. I suspect it's a bit of a gimmick. One thing it does extremely well is to fill the car with condensation if there's the slightest hint of rain

PS, I know there's a fix for this, but one quick look at the procedure convinced me that I could live with the condensation!

Shoppinit wrote:............ One thing it does extremely well is to fill the car with condensation if there's the slightest hint of rain

PS, I know there's a fix for this, but one quick look at the procedure convinced me that I could live with the condensation!

Are you referring to installing a strip of tape on the two electrical contacts at the front of the sunroof?

got any pics/instructions for this!? It properly pisses me off when it does it!

Mine seems to do a good job of keeping the car cool in the sun. Makes it bearable to get in on a hot sunny day and no need to leave the windows down!

I mean this procedure:

http://FastFreeFileHosting.com/file/401 ... n-pdf.html

I mean the Snoopra sticky tape fix!

PResumably, snoopra's fix is to prevent current flowing from the solar panel, effectively turning it off. I might investigate and give this a try.

Shoppinit wrote:I mean this procedure:

http://FastFreeFileHosting.com/file/401 ... n-pdf.html

What a pain in the A-rass!!! I really fancied the idea of a solar sunroof when I was looking for my car. Settled on a standard sunny, so glad I did.

It's great in the summer. It's just those cold wet winter days when the sun pops out and the fan pumps the damp air in.

If I could turn it off for winter that would be great

So it should come on automatically when in the sun? Mine doesnt seem to be switching on.....

Shoppinit wrote:PResumably, snoopra's fix is to prevent current flowing from the solar panel, effectively turning it off. I might investigate and give this a try.

Yes, it prevents sending power from the solar roof. Just use painter's tape and apply to the power contacts on the front corners of the roof.

ok its 16c outside with clear blue skies. The interior temp of my car must be 20c+ so I would assume that when I go outside my fans should be on right?

Maybe yours have been deactivated. I know loads of people have done it to stop their cars misting up on cold wet days.

Does yours ever mist up?

If not then it is not active.

I can hear mine on most days.

Works a dream in the summer but awful on a cold wet day.

I have just got used to it and blast the windscreen for 2 minutes before taking off.

Steve