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Bob,
I wonder if the internal design on my original 69 visors is different? My i=
nternal foam was so gone, I could 'feel' the inner bar went down into the f=
oam in a T shape. The outer bar can be removed. It apparently pushes into t=
he inner bar in a male/female sort of configuration, and this is where the =
tension occurs. (no pun intended) I had attempted to reuse my original viso=
rs by filling them with "Great Stuff" expanding foam sealer. This actually =
worked pretty well, although not quite as pretty as I'd hoped. I'm honestly=
thinking about using them as is.
My brother has had issues with the new design visors. The passenger one rat=
tles badly, and now it's inner bar has been pushed all the way in. We haven=
't taken it down to attempt to retrieve it. All the above is why I was skep=
tical of the new design. I do agree, they're better than nothing. It's too =
bad TRF doesn't ship them with the outer rod pre-bent. I think I'm just goi=
ng to return them.
thanks all,
Sloane
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From: Robert Lang <robertlangtr6@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 3, 2020 11:13 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net <6pack@autox.team.net>; im sloane <im_sloane@hotma=
il.com>
Subject: Re: [6pack] These new sun visors suck
Hi - If you have one or more original sun visors that you can "donate" to r=
esearch, pull out the bar and examine it closely. On my car (original owner=
), 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 a=
rrow-straight by the time I was done re-forming it. I installed it in the c=
ar. 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 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 Lang
TR6's
On Sunday, February 2, 2020, 7:07:21 PM EST, im sloane via 6pack <6pack@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
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I wonder if the internal design on my original 69 visors is different? My i=
nternal foam was so gone, I could 'feel' the inner bar went down into the f=
oam in a T shape. The outer bar can be removed. It apparently pushes into t=
he inner bar in a male/female sort
of configuration, and this is where the tension occurs. (no pun intended) =
I had attempted to reuse my original visors by filling them with "Grea=
t Stuff" expanding foam sealer. This actually worked pretty well, alth=
ough not quite as pretty as I'd hoped. I'm
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My brother has had issues with the new design visors. The passenger one rat=
tles badly, and now it's inner bar has been pushed all the way in. We haven=
't taken it down to attempt to retrieve it. All the above is why I was skep=
tical of the new design. I do agree,
they're better than nothing. It's too bad TRF doesn't ship them with the o=
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thanks all,</div>
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Sloane </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 3, 2020 11:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 6pack@autox.team.net <6pack@autox.team.net>; im sloane <=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">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 owner), the bar had a slight curve to it over the len=
gth 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&=
quot; and proceeded to straighten it. Carefully. That sucker was arrow-stra=
ight 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 m=
etal tube that's inside the visor with very limited success. Eventually, I =
put two and two together and realized
the error in my ways - that I had straightened the metal bar and thus ther=
e was no tension to keep the visor from flapping / flopping.</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">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 cr=
azy. Well, crazier than normal. In
any case, if you try to crimp do so with the caution that you might make n=
oticeable marks in the visor. You've been warned.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">To be honest, I'm really glad these became visors availabl=
e again and I am grateful 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 th=
em and see if you can transfer that
dimension to the new parts.<br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Regards,</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Bob Lang</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">TR6's<br>
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