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Old May 7, 2016 | 05:01 AM
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I found a nice pair of sun visors from a '72 to buy. Will they fit my '75 vert without modifying? Thanks
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They will fit the windshield header- but the 69-73 sunvisors are a little longer. As in 74 went to a 10" rearview and previously it was about 8½"
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They will fit the windshield header- but the 69-73 sunvisors are a little longer. As in 74 went to a 10" rearview and previously it was about 8½"
so they are longer. Does that mean they won't line up with the mounting holes? Thanks
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They will line up w/ the mounting holes-BUT it's likely they will hit the rearview mirror when you pull them down.
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On my '75 they are 10".
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Originally Posted by The Punisher
On my '75 they are 10".
They won't be right. You can't push them forward when they are down because they will hit the rear view mirror. Ask me how I know. If you have a nice black visor from your '75, I am looking for one.
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They won't be right. You can't push them forward when they are down because they will hit the rear view mirror. Ask me how I know. If you have a nice black visor from your '75, I am looking for one.
So the ones from a '72 are longer?
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Here you go- 69-76 use the same mounting ...but in 74 they shortened the visor to accommodate the bigger rearview mirror-

74-76 (76 pictured)






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so about a full inch longer.Thankyou
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Originally Posted by LastBigBlock
They won't be right. You can't push them forward when they are down because they will hit the rear view mirror. Ask me how I know. If you have a nice black visor from your '75, I am looking for one.
yes my black ones are in good shape. Will be listing them in classified section
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And they ain't cheap. I'd like to find some new red ones for my 75.
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And they ain't cheap. I'd like to find some new red ones for my 75.

I found new ones at corvettemods.com they were the best price
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Originally Posted by The Punisher
I found new ones at corvettemods.com they were the best price
Your right on that! I ordered a set for my 72 and they're embroidered with cross flags.

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Did you notice Richard454 measured the 76 visor with a nice clean measuring tape and the older 71 with a worn out rusted one

After looking at the pics a couple times, it appears they may be the same size. The measuring tape on the 71 looks like it's not flush on the end.

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