melbourne tim

I've placed an order for a C220 CDI with a normal sunroof, but it is not too late for me to change this to a panoramic roof. When I test-drove the car, I noticed that the panoramic sunroof blind does not completely block out sunlight, and I'm concerned about the car getting hotter under the sun than one with a normal sunroof (the sun in Melbourne is stronger than most parts of the world, with the ozone hole!).

I would like to hear from anyone with a panoramic sunroof - does the heat bother you? Should I change my mind?

tanktube67

you could tint the pano sunroof, I have regular sunroof and I tinted the sunroof with 5% film. Thats my opinion

PoaMike

^+1 I did the same. Looks great.

melbourne tim

Thanks for the replies. Is your's a regular sunroof as well, or pano?

JRAMGV8

You can go either way. The sunroof is great but the Pano gives the car a little more of luxury appearance. If I were to have concerns about the sun penetration throught the roof, then I'd tint it.

benggolf

Definitely the car looks better with panoramic roof. My first Benz with a pano roof was the 03 E500 and the effect on the car was great. I ordered the C350 sport with Pano.

Yes, if you have issues with too much sun getting through, tinting would be the answer.

vcruiser

yeah just go for the pano roof!

what color is your car ?

Mu9enx

panoroof FTW! it's just so sexy!

tanktube67

What I don't llike about the pano is the cheap way the wind reflector was made, but over all looks nice.

PoaMike

^+1

I hate how it pops out over the car and looks like some kind of roof spoiler. The normal sunroof slids in the middle of the roof so from the out side it just looks normal. And honestly thats the ONLY thing diffrent... ya its a little bigger but if you have a black car its better to go with the normal roof and pocket the cash. On a white car i would have streched for the pano just because of the black roof. My 2cents.


-Mike

shaunpaulinc

The way the sunroof looks when open is a bit funky, and the wind blocker is really not attractive looking.

Cloud9

Hmmm...interestong. I think the pano roof looks so cool but I never saw one opened before so I'll have to check that out.

oblu

But who cares when you're in the car enjoying the big roof opening?

Pano FTW ... I realize I'm shallow, but the pano roof was 90% of why I bought the car. Otherwise I would've gone for a much cheaper lease on a much faster car (335i).

Derspeed

I am not really into the pano roof. I like the blacked-out look on the roof though.

melbourne tim

Looks like pano is the favourite so far.... minor point, but does anyone kow of think whether the pano roof adds any weight and therefore affect the performance / balance?

rdsesq

It would need to add some amount of weight. Such saftey glass will be heavier than steel. But, i doubt it would affect the performance to any noticable level.

MattCapeCod

No heat problems here....I actually have found that if you set your interior temp settings on auto, it perfectly cools/heats the cabin boosting the fan as necessary to reach the desired cabin temp.

I never close the shades on my panoramic roof and have had no problems....even in bright sunlight. It is one of my favorite features in my car!!

DucatiGuy

If you can "budget-it" go with the pano!

RLE

Before my C300's order change cut-off date, I sat in a Pano roof model, opening and closing it a few times and decided against it for the following reasons.

I did not like the landed-flying-saucer look of the open roof panel perched on top of the roof and wondered about wind noise when open and future water leaks.

With the roof open, I looked in and it seemed to me that the area inside around the opening was going to be a dirt catcher which would be an ongoing cleaning problem.

MattCapeCod

This post points out that it truly is a matter of taste. I had actually forgotten that the roof actually opens. I honestly will probabably never open the roof....for me it is the open feeling in the cabin with the light that the pano roof provides. Therefore, any objection to how it looks or operates when opened was absolutely irrelevent for me when making my decision. I have a moon roof in our other car and have never opened it in three years. I really don't keep that one open....but haven't even closed the screen on my MB pano roof....I just like the feel of the light and openness that the pano roof gives.

Krytech

I really like the look and feel of the pano roof from the inside. The Euro style sliding roof look leaves a little to be desired but I think I would of gone with it if you could control the shade for the front and back separately. My two little ones aren't found of the bright light in their eyes and usually ask to have me close the shade on my SUV which has a rather large opening. It may sound petty to some, but I opted for the regular roof because of that.

melbourne tim

Thanks for all your thought. I love the look of the Pano, but heat is a major problem in summer, with temperatures in cars getting to 60 degrees c. (139F). Even with tinting I think with see through roof and without roof insulation, I suspect it will still make a 5-10 degree difference. Most importantly, even my car salesman (and his boss) say some people complain of the heat. After much deliberation, I've decided to stick to standard roof (unless I move to cooler climate!)

tanktube67

^+1

Uga Uga

I have the Pano roof, no heat problems with the shade in place, only draw back is head room, it takes quite a chunk, if you are tall, then try before you buy, if you enjoy using your sunroof, and headroom is not a problem opt for the Pano.

MCONDE01

So having the Pano roof reduces the interior head room??

Is it a big difference?? Not that I am tall or anything, but the interior isn't the roomiest as it is...

The Pano roof also plays a big part on what exterior color I will be getting..(white or black are the choices)