Wanted: Relocation brackets for sun visors

[holdmybeer]

Am I the only one ducking a bit to view traffic lights when first in queue? A significant amount of windshield view is blocked by the thickness of the sun visor. i.e. when closed, not in use, it seems unnecessarily in the driver's line of sight

Demonstration: Flip your driver's visor 90° to its side window position and enjoy an unobstructed upper strip of windshield including full traffic light views! Lol. Not sustainable.

Solution (I think): If the visors were mounted a few cm straight back from their current position then driver's line of sight wouldn't be obstructed. And I don't think visor function would be impacted much, if at all.

Yes, lowering the seat or changing seat position or slouching also help. But I like my seat and posture as it is.

I don't have the skills to mock this up. I'm just noodling out loud here. Does this make sense?

 

[Shopkeep]

Am I the only one ducking a bit to view traffic lights when first in queue? A significant amount of windshield view is blocked by the thickness of the sun visor. i.e. when closed, not in use, it seems unnecessarily in the driver's line of sight

Demonstration: Flip your driver's visor 90° to its side window position and enjoy an unobstructed upper strip of windshield including full traffic light views! Lol. Not sustainable.

Solution (I think): If the visors were mounted a few cm straight back from their current position then driver's line of sight wouldn't be obstructed. And I don't think visor function would be impacted much, if at all.

Yes, lowering the seat or changing seat position or slouching also help. But I like my seat and posture as it is.

I don't have the skills to mock this up. I'm just noodling out loud here. Does this make sense?

It would be relatively easy to design & 3D print a plate for each side of the visor that moves the mounting points backward, but any gain would be offset by the need to make it a reasonable thickness to withstand daily use (there is a fair bit of leverage on these visors). Also the latch side of the visor mount is partially recessed into the head liner, this can't be replicated with a surface mount plate as the mounting point moves back (without cutting into the headliner).

But sounds like a challenge, will see what I can come up with.

 

[Shopkeep]

Its beyond my powers, the pivot for the visor is reassuringly well made but too deep to mount onto a simple bracket without punching a hole in the roof liner.

 

[bigleonski]

You are not the only one, and I have my seat as low as it goes.

 

[FlyersFan76]

Its beyond my powers, the pivot for the visor is reassuringly well made but too deep to mount onto a simple bracket without punching a hole in the roof liner.

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And separating from the visor from the plastic roof mount is not easy either.

 

[FlyersFan76]

Am I the only one ducking a bit to view traffic lights when first in queue? A significant amount of windshield view is blocked by the thickness of the sun visor. i.e. when closed, not in use, it seems unnecessarily in the driver's line of sight

Demonstration: Flip your driver's visor 90° to its side window position and enjoy an unobstructed upper strip of windshield including full traffic light views! Lol. Not sustainable.

Solution (I think): If the visors were mounted a few cm straight back from their current position then driver's line of sight wouldn't be obstructed. And I don't think visor function would be impacted much, if at all.

Yes, lowering the seat or changing seat position or slouching also help. But I like my seat and posture as it is.

I don't have the skills to mock this up. I'm just noodling out loud here. Does this make sense?

I know that they aren't for everybody, but these work rather well.

Aviation Sun Visors

I saw these many years ago but never bought them for my Hummer. https://www.rosenvisor.com/store/p170/Universal%2FAdjustable_Mount_Automotive_Visors.html I asked about a group buy for 5 or more. If shipping to one address they are offering a discount. I asked to confirm if we could do...

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A vendor might be coming up with another solution with Rosen visors but I forget which one. I was a little impatient since I have wanted a reason to buy Rosen visors for 30 years.

 

[Zimm]

https://lightinsight.com/install/ The experimental shot. It works. They were designed for an easy fix on chop top rotrods that people didnt want to drill the dash for a solid prism. It can also be more in your natural line of sight. I have since moved it to the centerish location, and removed the visor to install wiring, and I haven't replaced it. That also gains an inch. I don't miss it, but I'll put a translucent aviation visor up when I get around to it. They are thin and see thru. There's a fella on here that put up a link for that.

 

[BD1]

I know that they aren't for everybody, but these work rather well.

Aviation Sun Visors

I saw these many years ago but never bought them for my Hummer. https://www.rosenvisor.com/store/p170/Universal%2FAdjustable_Mount_Automotive_Visors.html I asked about a group buy for 5 or more. If shipping to one address they are offering a discount. I asked to confirm if we could do...

www.theineosforum.com

A vendor might be coming up with another solution with Rosen visors but I forget which one. I was a little impatient since I have wanted a reason to buy Rosen visors for 30 years.

Owl is working with Rosen to release a Grenadier specific visor (which I assume includes bracket replacement). Supposed to be released very soon,

 

[holdmybeer]

Aviation visors seem great. I’d be open to that but ideally still with an offset bracket so its support bar isn’t running across any windshield line of sight.

 

[BD1]

Owl released their aviation visors. The video shows how you can also rotate these to block sun coming in thru the safari windows:

Rosen INEOS Visor Upgrade

The small size of the windshield on the INEOS Grenadier and Quartermaster means that using the sun visors can block most, if not all, of the view out the front. Combine that with the Safari Windows, and the sun can bake you from the top as well. We knew we needed to upgrade this issue... We...

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[parb]

I got to say that I really like how they engineered that mount for maximum flexibility. Tempting....

 

[Mules]

Good thread - I went through a period of removing the sun visor altogether as I was frustrated at losing a few centimetres of visibility. Couldn't agree with the OP more.

It's a bit dissappointing they didn't recess the sun visors in the headlining like similar vehicles do... I think they're designed to accommodate the safari windows in that sense, but at a cost to those without the windows.

 

[Zimm]

Nice price hike, but I guess they fit better. I've fine without the visor, but something would be nice. Winter is coming.