Sun Shining Between The Car Sun Visors During Trips....

Vic41 · Guru

Sun Shining Between The Car Sun Visors During Trips....

Sheba · Guru

Thanks for that Vic. Will check it out next time I'm in Rocky. Got the page OK, but the Pic. won't show.

Cheers,

Sheba.

peterblack · Senior Member

hi a good idea maybe.I found if u refresh the picture came up
enjoy

Delta18 · Guru

Looks good Vic.

I ALWAYS have the problem of the sun shining in my door window just behind the area the visor covers when it is turned the side. Like you I made

a cardboard sleeve which encases the visor and can be slid out as an extension to cover that nasty area.

Vic41 · Guru

Yes I hate the side window bit too Neil, I usually put on my cap (sideways like the hoons) or hat and pull the brim down on that side, works for me....still a PITA though.

Hope you got the pic Sheba and the refresh worked ok (thanks Peter).

If not try a google search of Supercheap and their search box to see if that is any better.....

brian · Guru

My 100 series has two visors on each side, one above the other - drop the first one down, extend it and swing it sideways and it covers the side window - drop the one above it to cover the front window.

Sheba · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
Hope you got the pic Sheba and the refresh worked ok (thanks Peter).

Got it this time thanks Vic.
Cheers,
Sheba.

Vic41 · Guru

brian wrote:
My 100 series has two visors on each side, one above the other - drop the first one down, extend it and swing it sideways and it covers the side window - drop the one above it to cover the front window.

A pity a few more manufacturers don't address this too brian, I have seen some cars with a slide out extensins on the inner edge of both visors to do this too, but wasn't aware of the double visors, they sound great. smile

Glad you got the pic's Sheba ! smile

-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 20th of March 2014 08:43:59 PM

Vic41 · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
Unlike some cars that have a draw side shade for between the visors most don't, or at least the ones I have had.
In the past on trips around Oz I have made up cut cardboard the hooked over the rear view mirror to act as a shade to stop the glare.
I saw these in Supercheap and decided to get one and try it out, haven't fitted it yet but will, hopefully it will do the job.
Has anyone else tried one of these?
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Glare-Reducer.aspx?pid=345862#Cross

Hmmmmm......tried fitting this, stuffed up the template for a start, tried to apply the shade but it moves all over the place and doesn't seem to adhere, I had removed the white backing on it as I think you are supposed to (the instructions are in English and French Canadian and don't even mention the peel off white stuff).

Ended up giving it away as a bad joke and a waste of money, it even says in the instructions it can be moved at any time just by spraying with water, so what happens when you wash the inside of the windscreen now and then?

Maybe it is just me, but it's a dead loss as far as I am concerned.....Grrrrr... furious

-- Edited by Vic41 on Friday 21st of March 2014 12:05:18 AM

Nomad1946 · Veteran Member

ah, I remember Ye good Olde daze when we had the stick on vinyl sun visors across the top of the 'screen on the outside ..... I believe they were considered a driving hazard and made illegal(?) .... often advertising Holden, Ford, etc.

oh, the hoons of the 60's had it right ... no late afternoon sun glare between the internal visors .... yes, dem were de daze.

Vic41 · Guru

Nomad1946 wrote:
ah, I remember Ye good Olde daze when we had the stick on vinyl sun visors across the top of the 'screen on the outside ..... I believe they were considered a driving hazard and made illegal(?) .... often advertising Holden, Ford, etc.
oh, the hoons of the 60's had it right ... no late afternoon sun glare between the internal visors .... yes, dem were de daze.

Sounds like they could be the go now Nomad1946, a pity they were banned.

You can have tinting across the inside of the windscreen as long as it does not come down further than the inside sun visors when they are down. Trouble is a lot of the modern vehicles have those black dot patches behind the rear vision mirror that prevent adhesion, although they can cut around them.

I am still a fan of the outside fixed sun visors I reckon they were great if not wind catchers that prevented streamlined airflow (and no doubt higher fuel consumption). Worth the sacrifice I reckon.

Legendts · Senior Member

Vic, have you considered putting some dark shaded tint on the inside across the top of the windscreen? It is legal as long as it does not come below the original sunvisors according to tint company, think it was Tintmaster, can't remember now.

Joe50 · Guru

This problem has been on my mind for a while, as the Hino's tall windscreen makes it almost impossible to block the sun if it happens to be above or either side of the relatively puny sun visor. I'll be having an overhead cupboard installed which will help a bit.

Meanwhile, I found this extract from a PDF on the Qld TMR's website: http://pan.search.qld.gov.au/search/click.cgi?url=http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Safety/Vehicle%20standards%20and%20modifications/Vehicle%20standards/Vehicle%20standards%20instructions/VSIG191MinorModifications.pdf&rank=12&collection=qld-gov

Windscreens
Tinting may be applied to the upper portion of a windscreen of a motor vehicle. The tinting must not extend lower than a
horizontal line connecting the uppermost points of the arcs swept by the vehicle manufacturer's original wiper blades or
the upper 10 per cent of the windscreen, whichever is the lesser. The tinting may be of any shade.

Joe

Vic41 · Guru

Legendts wrote:
Vic, have you considered putting some dark shaded tint on the inside across the top of the windscreen? It is legal as long as it does not come below the original sunvisors according to tint company, think it was Tintmaster, can't remember now.

Thanks Jeff,

I may do that I had two vehicle in the past done by Tintmaster like that.

When I had the current vehicle done by another group, they claimed the tint could cause the windscreen to crack with their type of tint.

May end up taking it to Tintmaster to have them do it with their product.

Joe, in WA it is like Jeff said, can't go below the bottom of the original sunvisors when they are turned down, that is the criteria under the law here. Not sure what the difference is between the top of the wipers swipe and the visors, I must check that out with mine, thanks.