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I have, like many here, dog eared sun visors that are ugly and I am not interested in spending a lot of money for replacements and I enjoy the DIY process.
My idea is to remove the current visors, encase them in plastic like thin acrylic, and maybe even wrap them in some with some carbon fiber wrap.
It seems simple as the cutting and gluing the plastic rectangles seems easy and wrapping them easier.
PO of my car just cut the stitching on the dog ear end of the visor, removed the broken piece of fiber board, cut fabric to new length and hand sewed the end back together. You would not know it if you didn't know what to look for.
I did mine last year and it was a lot of work because the mirror assmblies were reused but they came out nice. The Masonite bases were painted with a thin coat of epoxy to seal out moisture then a thin layer of Lexan was added to both sides to stiffen up the corners but allow them to bend a little. Some foam was added over that and finally black Alcantera on both sides. The lighted mirror frames added to the work because the plastic pins break when taking the old visors apart. Some pointed 1/8" Lexan rods were made from long pieces bought on ebay and glued on the frames with model airplane type ABS glue to replace the old rods. The bare masonite was used as a template to glue a few at a time so when done they all lined up for assembly. A soldering iron melted through the thin Lexan sheets using the holes in the Masonite base as a guide. The rod ends were melted flat as the factory does to secure that side.
Here's a picture of the new glued in Lexan rod ends on one of the mirror frames in case you want to reuse the lighted mirror assemblies:
Here are the finished visors, the new foam padding makes them feel like the ones on newer cars instead of the factory thin fabric over thin cardboard over masonite:
Here are the finished visors, the new foam padding makes them feel like the ones on newer cars instead of the factory thin fabric over thin cardboard over masonite:
Very well done! I've been trying to replace mine, but haven't been able to get the stock ones off.
A few years ago when I redid my sun visors, I had them out for several weeks and really liked the clean look and the more open view. However, I did put them back in once they were refurbished. However, last summer during a multi-day road trip, I got tired of them always being in the way (I have a convertible as well). So I pulled them off and threw them in the trunk and decided I'm going visor-less from now on. I ordered the plugs from Corvette Clips and I got this thing (https://sunblocker.store/) for those rare times when I have to deal with sun glare. The Sun Blocker just parks up top near the rear view mirror, pretty much out of the way, and is available anytime I need to move it into position. All you see on the outside is a quarter-sized silver metal disc on the windshield.
I'm planning to restore my sun visors as well. I plan to 'fix' the broken masonite with resin, and cover them with vinyl fabric from a store like Jo-Ann's fabrics. In the mean time, I installed a set of sun visors from a Volvo sedan ($22 at a Junkyard) that have Homelink built in. When I get my other visors in work, I'll transfer the Homelink device. It's a great feature that Corvette should have come with.
Here's a picture of the two sun visors side-by side. The Volvo ones are deeper, but not outrageously so. They're much better made.
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DIY wrapped Sun Visors?
