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| akellym |
 Mar 22 2007, 04:27 PM
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Eyes Of The Deep Battle  Group: Members Posts: 598 Joined: 25-July 04 From: Annandale, MN Member No.: 2,395 Region Association: Northstar Region  |
I like mine with the seamless look (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| bd1308 |
Mar 23 2007, 01:59 AM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
I dont have any.....
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) so I have to wear (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool_shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/britt.gif) |
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| johannes |
Mar 28 2007, 07:21 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France member since 2005 Group: Members Posts: 3,092 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
QUOTE I'll try to get a picture of the other side tonight. Doug (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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| IronHillRestorations |
Mar 28 2007, 08:07 AM
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I. I. R. C. Group: Members Posts: 6,872 Joined: 18-March 03 From: West TN Member No.: 439 Region Association: None 
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I did some extensive research on redoing visors about ten years ago. I looked at the hard insert approach and after some further research and soliciting some expert opinions, the hard board insert is a bad idea. That hard board has the potential of scalping you!!
There is a reason the factory visors have a (fairly soft) wire frame with no hard inner core. Next time you are in your 914 see how close those things are to your face! Granted we should all be wearing seat belts now, but product liability is a big issue these days and you could be buying trouble by selling a product with the potential for serious personal injury. At least that was the "expert opinion" that I got. I investegated the OEM style route, and the only way to do that was to use, used cores and get tooling to heat seal the perimeter, at a cost in the $3000 range. An exact replica of the vinyl isn't available. I found one that was close in grain, but too shiney of a finish. I found one with the right finish but the grain wasn't right. After considering all the options and the "thrifty nature" of 914'ers, I didn't figure the tooling expense would ever be recovered. How many 914'ers do you know that would pay $80-$100 for recovered sun visors? I found that if you are very careful you can use an exacto knife and slit the visor along the forward seam and remove the wire core and the foam. You can then clean up the wire, cut new foam, and carefully weld the seam back with crazy glue. It takes time and patience, but it can be done. In the course of doing this exercise I did purchase a set of visors, brand new from Porsche. At a price of around $400 for the set!!! They don't have a mirror, and the grain is not close the original visors! YMMV |
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