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Hi Guys,
Maybe this should be a tech article so it doesn't get lost. However, there's not much tech about a sun visor. I've been bothered by floppy sun visors in my '86 dually crew cab for years, and have tried a couple solutions, but this is the one that really works.
Buy those strong rare earth magnets from your local carpentry tool shop or eBay. The ones I used were about the size of a nickel, but a little thicker. All you do is put a magnet up on the plastic-covered interior trim piece above the windshield and swing your visor over to the magnet. The magnet sticks to the steel in the windshield trim piece, and also attracts the steel in the edge of the sun visor. You are done! No velcro, no glue, no nothin'. You can use the visor in any position. If you want, you can even put a magnet on the door window trim piece if you want to swing the visor over to the side.
No more floppy, swinging sun visors ever again!
I credit this tip to John Walker of San Diego, who figured it out while we were sittin' around the camp fire on a fishin' trip.
Maybe this should be a tech article so it doesn't get lost. However, there's not much tech about a sun visor. I've been bothered by floppy sun visors in my '86 dually crew cab for years, and have tried a couple solutions, but this is the one that really works.
Buy those strong rare earth magnets from your local carpentry tool shop or eBay. The ones I used were about the size of a nickel, but a little thicker. All you do is put a magnet up on the plastic-covered interior trim piece above the windshield and swing your visor over to the magnet. The magnet sticks to the steel in the windshield trim piece, and also attracts the steel in the edge of the sun visor. You are done! No velcro, no glue, no nothin'. You can use the visor in any position. If you want, you can even put a magnet on the door window trim piece if you want to swing the visor over to the side.
No more floppy, swinging sun visors ever again!
I credit this tip to John Walker of San Diego, who figured it out while we were sittin' around the camp fire on a fishin' trip.
I don't know why they are called sun-visors; I thought they were put there to hold sunglasses, inkpens, license-receipts, and to hide the wires going to the C.B.
