hey I've only been on the list since Aug '98
..never saw anyone ask.
Padding... well... Mine look fine without any
tape the cardboard to the metal frame that is on the pivot
rod and too the frame. My board is slightly larger than
than the original wire frame outline, the whole
visor fills out nicely.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: Visors
>Paul:
>Hey! Now THAT is a technique! I'm gonna do it....and photograph the whole
>procedure for my homepage-in-progess. AND add some sort of thin padding to
>get it back to original. I asked a long time ago on the list if anyone had
>done this.
>It's about time someone answered me!!! ;)
>Restoration of original parts at home can be exciting....hehe.
>Dan
>73 B, with floppy original visors
>
>
>>I rebuilt mine for the same reasons, ..couldn't find decent used
>>ones and the price of new ones just didn't flush.
>>
>>I carefully split the edge open at one end (pin end not swivel/mount edge)
>>and removed the innards. I took out all the horsehair, but left the wire
>>frame.
>>I cut out a piece of cardboard and taped/glues it to the wire frame.
>>a little super glue on the edge after re-inserting the innards back into
>>the vinyl
>>and you can't tell they were ever opened.
>>
>>Paul Tegler
>>OB - 1973 MGBGT (Blaze Red, (orange))
>>YB - 1973 MGBGT (Primrose Yellow)
>>Millersville, MD (South of Baltimore, North of Annapolis)
>>wizardz@amdyne.net
>>http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>
>>To: G Graham <ggraham@edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu>
>>Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>>Date: Sunday, March 28, 1999 5:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: Visors
>>
>>
>>>Gary,
>>>I have a feeling you won't find anything better, used that is, than the
>>>floppy originals that I have. I've looked, and visors are one of those
>>>things that you just don't find "good used" (like ashtrays and map
>lights).
>>>The horsehair stuff tends to wilt with age, mine resemble black plastic
>>bags
>>>in the shape of visors.
>>>I'd suggest you just look for a good deal on some new visors.
>>>I'm still debating a try at shooting some of that hardening foam
insulator
>>>stuff that one finds at home stores into my old visors and pressing them
>>>into shape. I may give it a try, and send my results on to the list, but
>>>it's sorta low on my list, since sunvisors in a roadster are like,
>>>well....you know.
>>>Cheers.
>>>Dan
>>>73 B
>>>
>>>
>>>>On a lighter note . . . .
>>>>
>>>>Does anyone have a set of MGB sun visors aching for a new home? I have
>>>>the hardware mounted on the windscreen frame, but nothing to put in
>>>>them.
>>>>
>>>>TIA
>>>>
>>>>Gary
>>>>74B (running on 4 cylinders, now -- thanks Lawrie!)
>>>>
>>
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