The Esty of sun visors

[worzella]

I have been lamenting my lack of sun visors since I never poked holes in my new head liner. Besides my old visors were ugly and stained

 

I attempted to build new visors on the existing frames couple months ago... epic fail

 

So the brain was idling in the background on this issue and one day last week a great (I think so?) idea popped into my head

 

I bought a nice 12” chrome piano hinge and it slides perfectly between the headliner and the front windscreen rubber seal

 

I plan to cut a tasteful stiff material of some sort and attach it to the other half of the hinge

 

Voila’

 

And I was worried I would have to figure a way to keep it from falling down but the hinge is stiff enough it stays where ever it is rotated

 

Will give more details when done and will start taking orders ???

 

Randy

 

[NYNick]

Wha about some sort of Foam core material (think science project presentations) cut to shape and covered in glued vinyl from a fabric store?

[Emyers]

I just purchased some E28 visors off of Ebay, paid $28.00. Perfect fit only difference is one side is black.  Bob's yer uncle.

 

[ray_]

16 minutes ago, Emyers said:

I just purchased some E28 visors off of Ebay, paid $28.00. Perfect fit only difference is one side is black.  Bob's yer uncle.

 

I'll give you $30 for those.

 

You  deliver.

 

[Mike Self]

Several of us on the FAQ have discussed making a form (two parallel boards or pieces of Masonite fastened the same distance apart as the sunvisors are thick.  Then take an original sunvisor whose foam has disintegrated, and injecting fresh, flexible foam into the vinyl outer cover, and placing it in the form until the foam sets up.  

 

I'm sure there's a flexible version of "foam in a can" that will work for this...anyone out there have some specific knowledge?  It would have to be a variety that doesn't expand to 3 or 4 times its original volume (like the foam weather seal that you buy at Lowes or Home Depot) as it would cause the outer vinyl cover to burst--a low expansion foam would work...

 

mike

[Jimmy]

Very interesting. I wonder if something like this would work? Says 50% expansion.

 

https://www.amazon.com/CRC-Minimal-Expansion-Sealant-Off-White/dp/B0013IZSPU

[Teelinger]

I bought a set of e21 visors to replace my sagging, deflated balloon like visors. They are bigger and have a small section that fits in the open area above the rearview, which I like. They use the same mounting points and clip. The only down side is they have a different pattern on the vinyl.

 

I can live with that. 

['76mintgrün'02]

6 minutes ago, Teelinger said:

e21 visors

[Dudeland]

I have a tinted bit of perspex that I was going to play around with. I like that look on British roadsters, don't know what it will look like our cars. I wanted to see if I could recycle the hardware.

Just a rainy day project


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[Dudeland]

Here is a clip of the visor... you kinda get the idea.  Something simple with a hinge. Maybe reuse the hardware from the old visor.  This if from the Eagle Low Drag GT episode of Top Gear. 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2018 by Dudeland
Took out the picture of the conductive grease

[pato2002]

I have never seen a hard material for visors. It would seem to be a safety hazard in a crash (a bit like a blade at your forehead if it was down a little).

[Simeon]

1 hour ago, pato2002 said:

I have never seen a hard material for visors. It would seem to be a safety hazard in a crash (a bit like a blade at your forehead if it was down a little).

 

Bingo. That’s exactly why they disappeared. 

[worzella]

Ahh. It is turning out magnifique’

 

Over-engineered steam punk acorn nuts and enough attachment to hold a bridge girder... but that sun won’t get in my eyes again

 

And if it is a slow night for content here are some random additions... Yes I am buzzed after setting up Christmas tree and drinking wine without dinner 

 

Listening to latest vinyl additions. My daughter (14) is a major old soul...we are rebuilding my long lost vinyl collection and she is AMAZED at the incredible music of my youth

 

Alan Parsons Project I Robot and Queen Day at the Races. And she asked me a question about my exhaust yesterday?. Even she she knows I cheapo’d out and have No-Ansa remorse

 

OK back to randomness.. me in 1965 with sis and drunk Santa and find this song, close your eyes and listen. Pure perfection...

 

 

 

[Henning]

On 11/29/2018 at 5:45 AM, Dudeland said:

Here is a clip of the visor... you kinda get the idea.  Something simple with a hinge. Maybe reuse the hardware from the old visor.  This if from the Eagle Low Drag GT episode of Top Gear. 

 

 

 

Great.

Mine:

 

 

Let me note that these filter out the red of traffic lights...

Edited December 5, 2018 by Henning

[Dudeland]

They look great.  Where did you get the hardware to hang them?   And where did you get the plexi?  I don't think my stuff is that blue.