Australian visor fitting

Post by **Oldmogman** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:18 pm

Does anyone have an Aussie external sunvisor on their car who could advise me on how it has been fitted? (It's the single-piece curved one, rather than the squarer Weathershield one.)

The chrome clips to secure it to the rain channel are likely to foul the doors. Someone at my local branch mentioned that other people fitting the Aussie visor have made up new brackets and bolted them in place through holes drilled through the rain channel.

I'd love to be able to see how it's been done, and perhaps take some measurements to make my own brackets and check the positioning, etc.

Any chance I could have a look at your car?

I'll buy you a beer - and maybe a prawn for the barbie!

Thx

Post by **Shawn** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:26 am

G'day,

I dunno if this'll help. This was fitted to a car I wrecked for parts. The visor was fitted via stainless "L" shaped clamps which bolted on from the side of the visor with little domed nuts. There were no screws from within the door jamb into the gutter. I've still got the (very rusty) visor, but I can't find the clamps.

I have seen ones where they are screwed in as well; I don't think that'd be necessary.

Post by **tortron** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:42 am

i have several visors - each with a similar mounting set up
on the ends of the visor are an l shaped bracket (mounts flat on the visor, with the L going between the rain gutter and the door frame)

This is then secured with 2 bolts (which also function to adjust the angle of the visor as the front is cut into a slot) which go through the visor and a second bit of metal which sits in the rain gutter

Post by **Oldmogman** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:16 am

Thanks guys

I guess you probably know better than most how the Aussie visors fit!

However, I do have the original brackets yet when I've tried to fit the visor the brackets foul the door frame. I've tried grinding down the top 'hook' but it's still pretty tight (perhaps a half to one millimetre!) and I reckon the movement of the door means it is going to take chunks out of the paint.

OK, it's probably not helped by my putting strips of very thin rubber inner tube under the visor and brackets to protect the paint, but we're probably talking little more than a millimetre.

Apart from keeping the car looking good, paint is important in Pommie Land for protecting cars from the soggy climate! (My preferred solution would be to emigrate to Oz and bring the car with me then I wouldn't need to worry about rust - any jobs going for a good journo near you?!)

Any suggestions?

cheers

PJ

Post by **tortron** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:50 am

any chance of a photo of the ones you have?
i had a set that didnt quite clear the doors - a few taps with a mallet gave the clearance required

Post by **Oldmogman** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:23 pm

Hi Tortron

OK, here's a pic showing the end of the visor with the brackets, one removed to show how I chamfered the edge to improve clearance.

What was it you 'persuaded' with the mallet? The bracket or the doorframe?!

Any suggestions?

Cheers

PJ<br>

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Post by **tortron** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:51 am

hmm, perhaps that design isnt the best for the "slim fit" of the morries door frames

here a a couple of photos of what i use to attach mine
the flat piece in the inside is the part that goes in the gutter (this could be made from any flat metal/strap)

Post by **tortron** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:52 am

as you can see, its quite thin metal, maybe 3mm

Post by **Oldmogman** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:12 am

Thanks Torton

That looks like a much better way of fitting the visor (I must admit, I didn't like the idea of drilling holes in the water channel!).

However, I think it's going to take a fair bit of sawing, shaping and bending in the shed with lots of trial and error!

Is that ordinary mild steel? If so, does the hook part gradually flatten out and come loose with the pressure, or did you heat treat it in some way?

And do you put rubber strips behind the brackets to protect the paint?

Cheers

PJ

Post by **tortron** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:22 am

the ones shown look to be aluminium (as is the rest of the visor)
on the perspex ones i have, they seem to use stainless

never had either come loose in that way (expecially with the doors closed) tho i suggest using nylock nuts or similar on the clamping parts

I havent used anything behind them, tho with the condition of the paint i didnt worry. However now that i am painting i am planning on using a bit of inner tube in the appropriate places

Post by **Oldmogman** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:22 pm

That's interesting; my visor is steel. It's a genuine Aussie one (from the MM Centre in Sydney) and has two fluted strengthening depressions, and an aluminium strip on the front edge.

Yeah, I'll Nylock it all, or use shakeproof washers and threadlock.

But first I need to make some brackets!

Thanks for your help.

cheers

PJ