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Re: [6pack] These new sun visors suck

To: "6pack@autox.team.net" <6pack@autox.team.net>, im sloane <im_sloane@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [6pack] These new sun visors suck
From: Robert Lang via 6pack <6pack@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2020 11:13:57 +0000 (UTC)
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 Hi - If you have one or more original sun visors that you can "donate" to =
research, pull out the bar and examine it closely. On my car (original owne=
r), the bar had a slight curve to it over the length of the bar. When I got=
 new visors way back (like at least 15 years ago), I pulled the bars out to=
 transfer to the new visors and upon examination thought - "crud, somehow, =
I bent the bar" and proceeded to straighten it. Carefully. That sucker was =
arrow-straight by the time I was done re-forming it. I installed it in the =
car. Well, then the new visor just hung there in the down position and more=
 or less just flopped around. I tried crimping the metal tube that's inside=
 the visor with very limited success. Eventually, I put two and two togethe=
r and realized the error in my ways - that I had straightened the metal bar=
 and thus there was no tension to keep the visor from flapping / flopping.
Just as a warning - when I tried to crimp the metal tube, I would up making=
 tooth marks from the pliers in the visor. Normally, I go for function over=
 form, but for some reason those marks made me a little crazy. Well, crazie=
r than normal. In any case, if you try to crimp do so with the caution that=
 you might make noticeable marks in the visor. You've been warned.
To be honest, I'm really glad these became visors available again and I am =
grateful that TRF made the effort to make them available. 'Nuff sed. So, tr=
y to see if your old visor bars had that little hook in them and see if you=
 can transfer that dimension to the new parts.

Regards,Bob LangTR6's

    On Sunday, February 2, 2020, 7:07:21 PM EST, im sloane via 6pack <6pack=
@autox.team.net> wrote: =20
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  Hey,I received a new set of visors and the bar kit from TRF. Wow do they =
suck? I wrote them and asked if I'm missing something. They just hang on th=
e bars, no tension, nothing to keep them folded up. The internal design is =
nothing like the original, something TRF usually brags about. I logged into=
 Moss and noticed they are apparently selling the TRF manufactured part. Yo=
u can actually see TRF engraved on the bar in the Moss photo. Anybody had a=
ny better luck with these. At this point I'm keeping my old ones.=C2=A0
Sloane=C2=A069-Six72-Spit=C2=A0____________________________________________=
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hi - If you have one or more=
 original sun visors that you can "donate" to research, pull out the bar an=
d examine it closely. On my car (original owner), the bar had a slight curv=
e to it over the length of the bar. When I got new visors way back (like at=
 least 15 years ago), I pulled the bars out to transfer to the new visors a=
nd upon examination thought - "crud, somehow, I bent the bar" and proceeded=
 to straighten it. Carefully. That sucker was arrow-straight by the time I =
was done re-forming it. I installed it in the car. Well, then the new visor=
 just hung there in the down position and more or less just flopped around.=
 I tried crimping the metal tube that's inside the visor with very limited =
success. Eventually, I put two and two together and realized the error in m=
y ways - that I had straightened the metal bar and thus there was no tensio=
n to keep the visor from flapping / flopping.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-se=
tdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Just as a w=
arning - when I tried to crimp the metal tube, I would up making tooth mark=
s from the pliers in the visor. Normally, I go for function over form, but =
for some reason those marks made me a little crazy. Well, crazier than norm=
al. In any case, if you try to crimp do so with the caution that you might =
make noticeable marks in the visor. You've been warned.</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">T=
o be honest, I'm really glad these became visors available again and I am g=
rateful that TRF made the effort to make them available. 'Nuff sed. So, try=
 to see if your old visor bars had that little hook in them and see if you =
can transfer that dimension to the new parts.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" dat=
a-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Regards=
,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Bob Lang</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
" data-setdir=3D"false">TR6's<br></div><div><br></div>
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via 6pack &lt;6pack@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:
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Hey,</div>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
I received a new set of visors and the bar kit from TRF. Wow do they suck? =
I wrote them and asked if I'm missing something. They just hang on the bars=
, no tension, nothing to keep them folded up. The internal design is nothin=
g like the original, something TRF
 usually brags about. I logged into Moss and noticed they are apparently se=
lling the TRF manufactured part. You can actually see TRF engraved on the b=
ar in the Moss photo. Anybody had any better luck with these. At this point=
 I'm keeping my old ones.&nbsp;</div>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Sloane&nbsp;</div>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
69-Six</div>
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or:rgb(0, 0, 0);">
72-Spit&nbsp;</div>
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