bill herried

The sun visors are looking pretty sad on my 87 coupe. The sun has taken it's toll on the top side of the fabric. All else is good. The lighted mirrors work well, and the bottom of the visor that faces the interior is of course in good shape, as it is shaded from the sun. Is there any kind of fix that I can try without replacing them, to the tune of $170 for the pair? Any suggestions would be welcome.

confab

I wrapped mine in black glove leather from Amazon. Folded and glued the edges, and stitched it up like the instructions from the Wheelskin steering wheel cover say to do.

I think I have 30 bucks in them or so?

belairbrian

someone in the parts forum was selling them for $110 ? a pair the other day
Mike. i think.

A guy on ebay sells leather skins for $65
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Made-for-84-...ZUN0J3&vxp=mtr

C409

..... Put a black sock over it ... $3 ... I did and no one has ever noticed ... and I used a "Gold Toe" sock .....

bill herried

Great ideas all. Thank you. I love the black sock idea, that, being the least expensive is the one I will try first. Thanks again

bill herried

A big thank you goes out to C409. I tried your sock idea for my visors and it worked like a charm. It was almost as if the sock was custom made for my visor. Thanks again.

vette196

unfortunately you are losing HP because you chose not to use Gold toe!!

nutsy

oh my? I would of at least used NIKE BUBBA would be proud

confab

tsk.. tsk.. NCRS specifies Gold Toe, at least 50% cotton.

nutsy

lmao, I would like to see how the mirror works, maybe thru a hole in it

C409

..... Mirrors are for women and women aren't allowed to touch anything but door handles in my 'vette .....

bill herried

confab

I tried argyle in mine but everyone thought it was a Bentley, so I took it out.

bill herried

Well, I guess in 12 years I can't ever remember using the mirror. I did not have any qualms about covering it with a sock.

81c3

You could always buy a can of black fabric paint

bill herried

These look really good. If the sock doesn't work out I will definitely go this route. Thank you.

ghoastrider1

They can touch one other thing in mine

CA1992C4

Put a sock on it!

Mike Kamholz

Can you show how you fit it around the mirror

bill herried

I will add a pic today. Just so you understand, the sock slides right over the mirror. The mirror is not usable. It is not a permanent fix, but it works well for now. I will, in the future, probably have to bite the bullet, and spend the money to replace. For now, it looks good and it works. Many thanks to member C409 for the idea.