Sun visor's
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Sun visor's
I am going to recover my sun visor's this week and was wondering if anyone had ever attempted to remove the vanity mirrors to recover the visors. If so, how are they separated. The car is a 92 Coupe.
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Yep, been there done that.
There are two rubber posts with flairs on the ends on the back of each mirror. These posts extend through a masonite center board and hold the mirrors in place. Once the fabric is off and the cardboard opened you can push the rubber posts back through the masonite, freeing the mirrors.
On my project the fabric was shot along with the cardboard so I bought some construction cardboard cut to shape and then moistened one side so I could bend and mold it to shape without creasing it.
I was afraid to press on the mirror glass hard enough to push the rugger posts back though the masonite so I carefully worked the glass out of the rubber surround, installed the rubber onto the visor and then carefully worked the glass back into its rubber holder...PITA...
If you only need to install new fabric and the new stuff has enough "streatch" I wonder if you could work it around and under the mirrors without removing them???
There are two rubber posts with flairs on the ends on the back of each mirror. These posts extend through a masonite center board and hold the mirrors in place. Once the fabric is off and the cardboard opened you can push the rubber posts back through the masonite, freeing the mirrors.
On my project the fabric was shot along with the cardboard so I bought some construction cardboard cut to shape and then moistened one side so I could bend and mold it to shape without creasing it.
I was afraid to press on the mirror glass hard enough to push the rugger posts back though the masonite so I carefully worked the glass out of the rubber surround, installed the rubber onto the visor and then carefully worked the glass back into its rubber holder...PITA...
If you only need to install new fabric and the new stuff has enough "streatch" I wonder if you could work it around and under the mirrors without removing them???
Last edited by 65Z01; May 16, 2008 at 06:52 PM.
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Thanks; I have a sewing machine, but have never removed corvette sun visors or any other for that mater with a vanity mirror. I also need to replace the cardboard in mine, but was not sure about the rmoval of the vanity mirror. Thanks for the info
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Jim, how did you sew the visors, ...PS I don't have a sewing machine Jim.
...but hey it worked very well.You will need to remove the cap over the visor retainer. Then you will see a speed nut; here I used a small flat blade and small hammer to rotate the nut up the shaft. Be aware that there is a spring under the speed nut. I think I had to drop the corner of the header trim to access the electrical connection???
The cardboard I used was very smooth on one side and relatively stiff. By wetting it along and around the center line I was able to gradually bend it over without creasing thereby retaining full strength after it dried to the desired shape.
I used a black fabric with a thin foam backing that very well matched the OEM look and gave a nice "padded" feel to the finished visor.
Good luck with the project, just take your time and have fun with it...
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This might help!
Use these pictures with 65Z01 ' s step by step procedure - I've been there and done that also, but my neighbor sewed on cut the material for me for free because I snowblow his sidewalk in the winter time.
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Would like to say thanks to daddysvet92 and 65Z01, for their post, it helped a lot. I finished the sun visors today and they turned out great The rubber post going through the Masonite was a bit tedious, but it worked out. Great forum 
The rubber post going through the Masonite was a bit tedious, but it worked out. Great forum
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