Sunvisors

[Charlie V]

Our host has reproduction sunvisors at a significant savings compared to the real deal.

Reproduction Sunvisors
The reproduction sunvisors will fit 911s from 1969-89. Note that the set does not include the hardware and pivot (you'll need to use your existing parts) and you may need to grind off a small tab on the existing pivots.


PEL-SVRC Sunvisor Set (pair), Reproduction, 911 Coupe (1969-89) NOTE: Does not include hardware and pivot [Photo]
$164.00

PEL-SVRT Sunvisor Set (pair), Reproduction, 911 Targa/Cabriolet (1969-89) NOTE: Does not include hardware and pivot [Photo]
$249.00

Could anyone comment on quality.

Thanks.

[Steve 82SC]

I bought the reproduction sunvisors that required the small tab on the pivot pin be ground down, something that I wasn't particularly pleased about doing. That being said, I reluctantly ground the tab off and fitted the sunvisors. Every time my wife turned her visor down, the visor loosened at the pivot pin and remained in the down position. The pivot pin had to be pushed back in, requiring the visor to be removed. Eventually, continuing to press the pin back in caused a split where the vinyl was heat formed. I was given a new visor on the house, but remained gun-shy about utilizing the visor in the "down" position. What you'll lose with these visors is the ability to customize the tension on the reproduction visors via the factory method of the tension screw on the original Porsche sunvisors because that screw does not exist on the reproductions.

After about a year of not using the visors, I took my original puffy Porsche visors and sent them off to Vinyl Specialties (if you do a search, I believe they're in upstate New York). For about $70 including shipping, they took my original visors and recovered them. Now I can use the visors and utilize the factory designed tension screw. The only downside, if you're into totally original, is that the visor ends have a subdued stitching rather than a heat seal and the mirrors are missing. I'm very happy with the results, as I suspect are others who have gone this route. That little tab that you have to ground off on the original visor pivot hardware actually serves as sort of a locking device for the original Porsche sunvisor, keeping the pin engaged in the visor until the entire visor is removed from the roof and pivoted into a position that it never would engage while attached to the car's roof, allowing the tab to slip into a small notch in the visor in order to be extracted. If you really want to become upset, look at the price of an individual original pivot pin!!!!!!!

The deteriorating foam in the visor is just a fact of life and age. However, in my opinion, the design of the original visor cannot be beat by the reproduction.

Steve

[VaSteve]

Thanks for the tip Steve. I was thinking about it today since mine are getting puffy. I just looked up Vinyl Specialties...$65 is worth it to me to have them sent out. The car isn't all original. I can do without that worthless vanity mirror.


Here's a link for the search lazy: http://www.autosunvisors.com/restoration.htm

[Charlie V]

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I'm going the retoration route.

Thanks.

[RoninLB]

I bought used black Carrera visors

[moneymanager]

Unless you are a matching numbers don't drill any holes type, I think the Vinyl Specialties people do a fine job, especially for the price. Mine came by just a bit "whiter" than I liked; a can of bone color vinyl spray fixed them up perfectly.

[jjrowe]

Just for fun I would call the dealer. I think I paid around $350 for two new ones for my 76' 911 about 7 years ago (both came with with mirrors). I was surprised they could still get them, I'm not sure if they are identical to the original ones though.

- Jesse

[Rusty Heap]

I've got a pair of black top and bottom OEM sunvisors for sale from my 1982 SC if anyone is interested.

Not very puffy either, I've seen slightly thinner, and some twice as puffier than mine.

mirror in good shape too.


PM me with an email addy and I'll send you photos if interested.