Need Longer/Wider SunVisor

MINImalist · Post by **MINImalist** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:55 pm

Anyone have an idea how to extend/enlarge the sun visors on the 08 MCS ?
Can I buy an aftermarket solution, or do I need some light cardboard and duct tape ?

My wife, Deadeye Doris (not her real name), occasionally forgets her eyepatch on a motoring excursion and the glare is not good. The Buick Boat that I sold had a plastic slider built into the visor and you could pull it out, and block Mr. Sun quite nicely.

Also the driver's left side visor could stand to be larger by 50%.....

Also, still looking for a place to put a trash box/sack...boy, this car IS a MINI!!

Minidave · Post by **Minidave** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:00 pm

I'm thinking generic aftermarket is going to be your only hope, I know of nothing from any MINI vendor that will help. My wife is altitudinally challenged and she has fits with the tiny sunvisors in our '03 MCS.....I just sit up taller till it doesn't hit my eyes anymore.........

Something like this maybe?

$20 here.... Sun Zapper

As for the trash, I've seen containers that hang off of the seat back, hooked on the headrest or something, maybe something like that would work - every autoparts store sells them..........as well as Wal Mart..........

DDodge · Post by **DDodge** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:06 pm

MINImalist wrote:Anyone have an idea how to extend/enlarge the sun visors on the 08 MCS ?
Can I buy an aftermarket solution, or do I need some light cardboard and duct tape ?

My wife, Deadeye Doris (not her real name), occasionally forgets her eyepatch on a motoring excursion and the glare is not good. The Buick Boat that I sold had a plastic slider built into the visor and you could pull it out, and block Mr. Sun quite nicely.

Also the driver's left side visor could stand to be larger by 50%.....

Also, still looking for a place to put a trash box/sack...boy, this car IS a MINI!!

Visor extender:

http://tinyurl.com/5ttgs7

From Amazon - other places list them for $24.

What's the matter with the back seat as a trash container?

Minidave · Post by **Minidave** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:13 pm

Great minds think alike................

Esmter · Post by **Esmter** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:30 pm

yes, the mini's sun visors are useless if you're short. annoying.

kraydl · Post by **kraydl** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:08 pm

I got a tint strip put on by the place Samar uses. I think the strip is around $25. My version is about 2" lower than my sun visor. They can do different widths so you would have to talk to them about it.

Check with Samar. I think the place is called Auto Glass. It's across the other side of I35 from Baron, just north of the skating rink on 61st Terrace.

Mine was done with 20%, the sides with 35% and the sunroof with 5%.

Big Papi · Post by **Big Papi** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:56 pm

Hey kraydl-

Isn't Drive Shaft the name of the one hit band that Charlie from "LOST" was in?

kraydl · Post by **kraydl** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:46 am

Yes that's right... but this one refers to the automotive part.

MINImalist · Post by **MINImalist** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:49 am

Coupla good ideas..

If I go the visor extender route, might just order two and save the shipping on Amazon. Since the clip ons can be moved, maybe Deadeye can shed the welding mask she wears when she drives. Might also loiter around the parts stores and see what I can find

The tint route might be a good solution, too, come to think of it. My wife and I are both tall, and the extra tint bar on the windsheld would help from that direction. I did have Samer install what he called a 'medium' tint on the sides and back, so I do have that.

The real problem is that there is no side visor on the passenger's side. And I ain't gonna let -her- drive my MCS that much

Big Papi · Post by **Big Papi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:58 am

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Big Papi · Post by **Big Papi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:59 am

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MINImalist · Post by **MINImalist** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:26 pm

kraydl wrote:I got a tint strip put on ...........

Mine was done with 20%, the sides with 35% and the sunroof with 5%.

I checked at a local tint shop on my lunch hour... looks like I am going with a strip at the top of the windshield. Haven't decided between the 15 and 20, though. I see your 20 looks plenty dark. The shop girl has 5% on hers, but that just looks too dark.

My sides are 35% (Kansas spec)

kraydl · Post by **kraydl** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:40 pm

Before the tint, I drove with the visors always down. Day or night. It didn't impede by view so I just left them down. I went with the 20% based on Samar's suggestion, but I could have gone with total blackout and that would have been fine. I'm not usually looking up in the sky.

Now I think there are restrictions on how far down the window the tint can be if it's more than a certain %. There's some mark on all window glass they use as a guide. I'd sit in the car, put a post-it-note at the level you want the tint to come down to, then ask the tint installer what's legal down to that mark. Then just pick what you think is best of the available %'s.

All I know, is 35% is the darkest you can go on the sides and back... but not sure for the front visor strip. Sun roofs can be 0% (totally opaque).

Also, the tint looks much darker from the outside vs. inside looking out.

MINImalist · Post by **MINImalist** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:19 pm

kraydl wrote: I went with the 20% based on Samar's suggestion.... but I could have gone with total blackout...

..........put a post-it-note at the level you want the tint to come down to, then ask the tint installer what's legal down to that mark. .

I like your post-it suggestion. The shop says you can come down to something called the AS1 level. The girl couldn't find the line, but said it's about 6 inches from the top of the inside windshield. She indicated a willingness to put any percent tint on there for me, but maybe that was just my good looks....not

Think might go with the 20% (lighter than 15%). One reason is that I'm thinking I want to see those traffic lights up high. I'm a little tall..

The 35% on the rest of the car is too light for the windshield eyebrow for me.

DDodge · Post by **DDodge** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 2:54 pm

For those overhead traffic light problems - try the Light in Sight. I use mine all the time.

http://www.lightinsight.com/our_product.htm

Don D

MINImalist · Post by **MINImalist** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:03 pm

DDodge wrote:For those overhead traffic light problems - try the Light in Sight. I use mine all the time.
http://www.lightinsight.com/our_product.htm

Don D

DD: Yes, I did actually find this on NAM. Good to know a local finds it helpful. It's actually a second reason not to overtint the eyebrow.
See you guys on the 24th, perhaps if I can get away from work.
Later

MiniBrit · Post by **MiniBrit** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:28 pm

I agree with the sun visor. I'm short, and the visors are really tiny. I'm looking around for something to add to mine.

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Thanks, all !

15% or 20% for eyebrow