SteveB21 Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I have recently had to replace my sun visors and thought it would be worth sharing the following information & pictures on different visors to help others - hopefully the attached pictures help show the issue. My original visor is the middle one of 3 in the attached picture - as you can see the top visor (from TR Shop and same shape as the one supplied by Moss) is a different shape, while the bottom one (from John Skinner) is the same as my original visor. I tried fitting the TR Shop visor, but the indent on the right hand side means the short inner pivot bar (not shown) does not reach the rubber retainer clip once fitted into the visor - I would have had to move the clip to use the visor, resulting in an extra hole in the windscreen frame, or slide the visor along the main pivot bar - but then the visor would hit the mirror. I did a search online and found the John Skinner visor - the same shape as my original and with fitted inner pivot bar. This engages with the retainer clip OK and you can also see how it drops down without fouling the mirror. Hope this is of help to someone. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Cant quite see but it doesnt seem to engage fully in the clip, does it? Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Geko Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 the top one with the indent is for a Spitfire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 I have recently had to replace my sun visors and thought it would be worth sharing the following information & pictures on different visors to help others - hopefully the attached pictures help show the issue. My original visor is the middle one of 3 in the attached picture - as you can see the top visor (from TR Shop and same shape as the one supplied by Moss) is a different shape, while the bottom one (from John Skinner) is the same as my original visor. I tried fitting the TR Shop visor, but the indent on the right hand side means the short inner pivot bar (not shown) does not reach the rubber retainer clip once fitted into the visor - I would have had to move the clip to use the visor, resulting in an extra hole in the windscreen frame, or slide the visor along the main pivot bar - but then the visor would hit the mirror. I did a search online and found the John Skinner visor - the same shape as my original and with fitted inner pivot bar. This engages with the retainer clip OK and you can also see how it drops down without fouling the mirror. Hope this is of help to someone. Steve[/font Does the new John Skinner one stay up any better. Mine keep dropping down Visor comparison.JPGRetainer clip.JPGVisor and mirror.JPG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Stuart - you're right - it engages enough to stay in, but could be better - but I do still need to do some adjusting (see below). Stef - That makes sense, but both TR Shop and Moss seem to sell the same visor to cover the Spitfire, TR5 and TR6! DRD - Driver's side one stays up OK, but passenger side one drops down while driving, so my job this afternoon is to put a bit more of a bend in the pivot arm (it already has a slight bend in it from before) - suspect this will be a game of trial and error. I've seen reports of people squeezing the visor instead to tighten the inner tube, but I can't see how to do that without damaging the vinyl. Cheers Steve Edited April 16, 2017 by SteveB21 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peejay4A Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I squeeze mine in my bench vice with jaw protectors. Very carefully, you can't unsqueeze them if you've gone too far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveB21 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 A slightly delayed follow up to my post - the bend in the pivot arm has done the trick, with both visors staying up at motorway speeds on the M25 yesterday I attach a picture of the passenger side visor before re-fitting in case anyone is interested. Cheers Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pfenlon Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 A slightly delayed follow up to my post - the bend in the pivot arm has done the trick, with both visors staying up at motorway speeds on the M25 yesterday I attach a picture of the passenger side visor before re-fitting in case anyone is interested. Cheers Steve all this info is interesting to many people keep it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DRD Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 A slightly delayed follow up to my post - the bend in the pivot arm has done the trick, with both visors staying up at motorway speeds on the M25 yesterday I attach a picture of the passenger side visor before re-fitting in case anyone is interested. Cheers Steve Thanks Steve, I'll give this a go myself. I replaced the pivot bars and whilst the rhs is much better, the lhs like yours, gradually drops down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hill Posted April 19, 2020 Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 Thanks Steve, they certainly look a whole lot better then the ones from Rimmers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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