Denali with no pano roof

[altona]

My ordered vehicle is built. Just saw the window sticker. Dealer did not include the roof in my order. We will discuss this at length very soon....

My question is to anyone without the roof, is the interior really dark?

Luckily, I ordered the teak/light shale. I am in FL for 9 months out of the year so I would probably use it sparingly with the intense sun/heat for several of those months. Real bummer.

 

[Banks22]

So there’s a place in michigan that will put sunroofs in after it’s built. This is the smaller sunroof, idk about the pano but I would imagine it could be done. Maybe ask around for Florida

 

[Monkey01]

I just picked up 2022 Yukon Denali with all jet black interior with no sunroof. I prefer no sunroof as I never used them and also have the sliding shade always closed. Ofcourse that's personal preference. Besides I like the fact you have more headroom and in case you need to get up little for things.

Going back to your question, if you got the teak/light shale I believe your interior would be bright enough. I just don't like the sun constantly beaming down at you.

Good luck,.

 

[Yukon21Denali]

If pano roof is something you really want then walk away from this and find or order one with. We have in ours and love it, used everyday we were on the road last summer.

 

[altona]

Walk away. Will drive away and see if they will reorder with pano, max trailering and Diesel. All of which is drastically constrained right now. Had to remove max trailering to get this Diesel built. Sounds like a long wait

 

[Banks22]

Or buy it and resell it to a dealer and make $5k lol

 

[altona]

Didn't want to be accused of being a greedy capitalist pig, but yes that thought crossed my mind.

 

[olyelr]

Yep. What i would do is buy it, and the same day you are there buying it i would have them reorder exactly what you want. Who cares if it takes 6 or 8 or 10 months, at least you have a vehicle to drive. Then, when the new one comes in sell the other one…it will probably still be worth what you paid for it.

 

[Farmer10]

You’re either a sunroof person or not. I have them in all 3 vehicles we own and rarely use them. (Maybe once a year). I like the option though and it may help resell a little. It depends on how much you think you’d need it. The shade is always closed in ours and I don’t think it’s too dark. I welcome the dark, 5% tint all around with the windshield tinted and I can’t stand having light come in. If you use it all the time I’d say buy this and reorder like others have said. You may have this one a week or two and not even miss the pano. Just cancel your order if that’s the case

 

[CriticalThinker]

I love the pano roof and wouldn't want one without it. It does let a lot of heat in so I had mine tinted with high quality film and now I never shut the sunshade, it's awesome.

 

[Infinus]

My ordered vehicle is built. Just saw the window sticker. Dealer did not include the roof in my order. We will discuss this at length very soon....

My question is to anyone without the roof, is the interior really dark?

Luckily, I ordered the teak/light shale. I am in FL for 9 months out of the year so I would probably use it sparingly with the intense sun/heat for several of those months. Real bummer.

Might not be a factor for you but one thing to realize is that with the pano roof the AC vents get pushed to the side. This is not ideal if you have have a bench with a middle passenger or car seats for kids. Without the pano roof the vents are located in a better position for the kids.

 

[altona]

I ordered from a high volume local dealer and got a $6300. discount from MSRP. Fees were $899 which are normal for Florida. They also offer an extra $1000. rebate if you finance through GM source. Must borrow at least $20,000 and make a minimum of 6 payments at their standard rate. Have not signed anything yet so unless the contract shows a prepayment penalty for less than 6 payments I will only make one payment.

Had a long talk with the former GSM about the missing Pano roof. Seems I am not the only one this month with a mis-build, ie missing options. There were 2 other recent customer ordered sold units that had the similar fate. Must of had something to do with the 2 day shutdown on my TPW of 2/7. GM's "just in time" parts procurement just cannot handle even a minor interuption. This dealer cannot order any more Yukons as he has more orders than allocations for most of the '22 model year. So, I am going to have to take my mis-build and like it for 6 months, at least.

 

[david1523]

I just got my Denali with the same interior, no sunroof. I went pretty dark on my tint and during the day its not dark at all inside. The light shale is really light I don't think you'll have any problems.

My wife's car had a pano sunroof that we used probably twice, on the third time it ended up breaking and the repair bill was not cheap. It's personal preference but I wouldn't lose a vehicle over it, specially right now!

 

[altona]

Got a super deal on it. Will enjoy it for 6 months and decide what, if anything, I will do next.

 

[gregus733]

I open the sunshade at night when I head to my cabin.
For me it is worth it. Then again I fully open maybe a few times last year.

I prefer the glass roof more than fully open. My wife barely even opens the shade in her Lexus.

 

[avalonandl]

Its a personal thing. I found I did not use sunrofs in my vehicles.

 

[Quark]

Never had a sunroof and usually ask if it can be closed when riding in others' cars. Don't like them for aesthetic reasons plus they are a source of creaks leaks and rattles. Don't get me started on retractable running boards and 22" wheels or other doodads of the devil.

 

[StephenPT]

Never had a sunroof and usually ask if it can be closed when riding in others' cars. Don't like them for aesthetic reasons plus they are a source of creaks leaks and rattles. Don't get me started on retractable running boards and 22" wheels or other doodads of the devil.

They also reduce the max payload of your vehicle. With the large pano-sunroofs, that's a lot of glass and significantly heavier than having that area filled with sheetmetal.