Sun Visors

[Cam]

I am looking to put one on my car, but noticed that my rear veiw mirror will be in the way. Whats the best solution to get past it? Cut round the visor? or take the mirror off and stick it back on? If I remove it, whats the best thing to stick it back on with? As I am worried it wont go back on as steadfast.



Any help appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

If you mean the boy racer type sin blinds on cars then they go on the outside not the inside, most companies who make sun visors for car go on the outside, so you will have no problem with your mirror.

P.s Its very safe having the sticker on the outside.

Wimmy has one.

J

 

[Cam]

O right, I always thought they were an interior jobby. It would be easy for someone to rip and/or remove it won't it? Also, dont the wiper blades catch it? Or is it totally fool proof?

 

[Anonymous]

It is stuck down and most sun visors are tucked under the seal around the window.

1. Why would someone want to steal it??
2. Yes its safe, just make sure there are no air bubbles in it and the sticker is 100% stuck down all over.
3. Fool Proof, hmmm.

 

[Anonymous]

As to regards to wiper blades, most of them standard fit wipers will catch the visor and possibly be an MOT fail, however some people, but not all buy smaller wiper blades. Problem Solved.

J

 

[Cam]

Not steal, but to take the **** an destroy the car :S


We do get people who love to spite you round these parts :S Scum of the earth, they are.

 

[nico]

Whilst wanting a sun visor, I didn't particularly want one on the outside, and I wasn't bothered about it matching the colour bodywork either. So, I used some limo tint film and stuck it on the inside.

I made a template first out of paper, then cut the tint sheet. I've only actually bothered to put one sheet on thus far, although my intention had been to make it almost completely opaque by using two layers. My wipers might otherwise catch it now, but of course, since it's on the inside, this is not a problem.

And, it looks **** hot, cos I even curved the sides down to reflect the base curve of the windshield so it looks factory fitted. I didn't want to make the strip too big, but with hindsight I would have made it deeper still, to cope with the winter sun.

Oh, and the rear view mirror actually slots into position. All you need do is give the mount a good nugde at the base, and it will slide up and off (I cut a hole in my tint strip accordingly).

 

[Cam]

It looks as though its stuck on, but i till give it a go, n see what happens

 

[Tom]

You'd be mad having it on the outside. Just cut around the rear view mirror, it ain't hard.

 

[LightWarrior]

on my 1.4 i slid it off, and the metal square came off too. had to use some seriously heavy duty bonding to stick it back to the window. It was very stiff to get out, and thats why the whole lot came off. its solid now, though i wouldn't try it again on that car...

tinting film on the inside isn't as easy as an external one, but you can make it look better, and it wont catch wiper blades etc. i'd definitely recommend it. curve the bottom slightly, as nico said, so that its about half an inch thinner in the middle. its dubtle, but it takes away the touring car look that all the boy racers have.

Does anyone know if you can get a windshied from say autoglass, that already has a sunstrip? my dad had to replace his on a skoda Octavia, and when he got there they apologised because the one they were intending fitting was all chipped down one side. It had a green-blue sunstrip. he ended up with a plain one, but i wondered if i could get a tinted bravo one?

Buzz
the poster formerly known as LightWarrior

 

[nico]

As Buzz suggests, it does look the donkeys dangleys with an added curve. Took me bloody hours to prefect the symetry on mine. Wasn't any easier getting the paper template edges right either (wanted to make the task of fitting the film as easy as poss, with no need to cut whilst trying to position it).

I do still have the template. Not too much trouble for me to drop you a photocopy in the post if interested.

 

[Tom]

Or take the less stressful route of buying a sunstrip kit and following the instructions

 

[nico]

(Oh the shame!)

no, no, nooo, that's far too easy Tom. It's the subtle cosmetic enhancements that attract the most attention that are worth the effort. I'm ashamed to say I do neglect everything else under the surface. You would all be appauled by the state of my boot since after 4 months or more now, my sub and amp are still immersed in a chaotic mess of untidy cables!

 

[Tom]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

But you get a slightly curved sun visor anyway due to the curve of the screen

I had a graduated sun visor, but it was ****!

 

[cam]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

Nico, that would be spot on mate, if ya could. Next, I'd need to find the materials to do it. Wheres the best place to get it, dya reckon?

 

[Wimmy]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

Just stick it on the outside - piece of ****
Get somne small wipers to so it will pass the MOT. If people want to vandalise your car they will do whether it has a sun visor or not. There are many things on your car that can be 'ripped off'. Wipers, aerial, fuel cap etc etc

 

[Cam]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

Wimmy, in reference to your sunstrip, do yo think a trial art decal, in white or silver, would fit on the visor nicely and stand out?

 

[Wimmy]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

Absolutely no idea! I'm sure you can get anything to fit if you get a printer to sort it in a required size for you

 

[nico]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

For arguments sake lets say we went with Tom's suggestion and bought a stock shop strip (and buy a black one) as I did consider doing. There's nothing to stop you sticking this on the inside as the adhesive back is likely to be black as well (which I think looks best anyway). It does make the task of trimming a bit more tricky (doing it from the inside).

I wanted to mirror the curve though, and curve it down the sides too, to make it look factory fitted. This meant I needed a much wider strip, and left me no alternative other than to use window tint film at £15 a roll.

So your left with a number of options I guess.
1) Use stock strip (why not on inside!)
2) " " " and my template to mirror curve - but might not be as wide as you might like.
3) Use templete to cut tint film for interior visor (not opaque) You might prefer it like this actually.
4) Cut two identical strips from the limo film to get a near opaque finish (BUT, you'll need a very steady hand and a very sharp scalpal to achive a perfect curve TWICE, AND it's twice as much effort). I still had not decided whether best to trim second with first on desk, or wait til first is in-situ and then trim against glass!

OR, 5) (and I've only just thought of this one) buy the size of sheet you need in vinyl to get an opaque visor and cut out all the faff out cutting thin film!!!!

 

[nico]

Re: (Oh the shame!)

mmmmm, only prob with vinyl would be positioning, and likelyhood that adhesive side could easily show up with air pockets, that can otherwise be removed when using propper film.

Anyhoo, let us know your address if you want a copy.