sunvisors
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 21:56
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Peter (York 4x4)
Hi all
I have just fitted a sunvisor to my GU , what a great add on, I know they have gone out of flavor these days but I really recommend one , we spent yesterday driving all day and it was very sunny , normally by the end of the day my better 1/2 has a head ache ( No smart comments required) but after fitting the sunvisor we both found the trip much better and we never lowered the internal visors once ,these are large and cut out a lot of view of overhanging branches, I found a guy on ebay (eastern states) that makes them to order we got the mesh one in black , it cost me $170 delivered to the door in WA and only took 15min to fit . Hope this little bit of info can help someone
Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:13
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:13
You could go for $50 for a strip of tint across the top from side to side I have found works pretty
well. The gear up top does enough damage to airflow.
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Follow Up By: D-Jack - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:19
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:19
Why would he want to do that when he has just fitted an excellent product for $170 that is legal, unlike the tint you suggest?
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Follow Up By: Member - JohnR (Vic) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 23:24
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 23:24
why indeed Jack, but no more or less legal than a lot of tyres I see and many other vehicle mods. Actually the guys that fitted it suggest it is quite ok the way it is done. I did consider a screen out from the rack actually, but preferred not.
I am pleased you consider it excellent without seeing it.......
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Follow Up By: Utemad - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 03:34
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 03:34
It is perfectly legal to have a tint strip across the top of your windscreen. Lots of new cars come with a version of it anyway.
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Follow Up By: govo - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 08:50
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 08:50
Just asked a mate of mine who happens to be a traffic cop and he says that the tint across the windscreen is legal as long as it does not impede the drivers vision..l had this done 2 years ago and it works great...just for the record D-JACK who told you it was illegal....do gooders<< don't you love em
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Follow Up By: govo - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 08:52
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 08:52
cost me $25 from a tint
shop...20 mins to fit by them
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Reply By: warthog - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:21
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:21
Have you got a photo of that you could post Peter? I would be interested to see what it looks like.
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Follow Up By: Peter (York 4x4) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:59
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:59
Hi, email me your email address and I will take a photo tomorrow and email it to you as I have a digital camera
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Follow Up By: Peter (York 4x4) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 23:03
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 23:03
Ops forgot !! my email is phewitson@westnet.com.au
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Reply By: Peter (York 4x4) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:33
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:33
Hi again ,I had the tinted strip done awhile ago and was pleased but not satisfied , the sunvisor has done the job I hoped the tint strip would do ,as for air flow the visor is mesh so little resistance and designed to sit with the least air resistance ,
sorry have no photos yet but hope to do some soon for my rig photo .Do a search for sunvisors on ebay and you should find them there is a photo there .As it was made to order I let them know I had a
snorkel and they allowed for it .
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Reply By: Gajm (VIC) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:38
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:38
Peter, what was it like to fit?....would you say it was ok to put on just for trips away, or is it a bit fiddly? And would you have a link to guy who is making them?
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Follow Up By: Peter (York 4x4) - Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:51
Saturday, Mar 26, 2005 at 22:51
It only took me 15min tops to fit , it comes with brackets that clamp to the gutter both sides and 3 screws each side to drill into gutter , I would say you could only use the clamps so it could be removed , I have fitted mine fully as we do a lot of trip to the city from the country and it will be used all the time ( it looks very tidy when fitted ).From order to delivery took 1 week and I payed by direct deposit .
Contact James on jamesahughes@optusnet.com
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Reply By: Member -Peter (York 4x4) - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 21:47
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 21:47
Now have photos if anyone would like them emailed
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Follow Up By: Member -Peter (York 4x4) - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 21:51
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 21:51
Just a test to see if rig photos have uploaded
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Follow Up By: Gajm (VIC) - Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 23:23
Sunday, Mar 27, 2005 at 23:23
Peter that visor looks pretty good, I was wondering how the black visor would go with my white GQ. I also finaly found the ebay add and might have to invest in one of these visors a bit later on. Thanks for the info.
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Follow Up By: rolande- Monday, Mar 28, 2005 at 23:56
Monday, Mar 28, 2005 at 23:56
Petyer,
Would appreciate a copy sent to
uhuforrest AT yahoo DOT com DOT au
Regards
Rolande
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Reply By: Rod W - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 09:53
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 09:53
G'day Peter,
Good to read you are back online.
Rod from Bush
Camping
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Follow Up By: Member -Peter (York 4x4) - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:21
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:21
Hi Rod , have been so busy at work let the
membership laps hope the Bush
camping is going well , I dont get to TCWA meetings now its at night to late getting home .
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Follow Up By: Rod W - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:48
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 11:48
Long as you're racking in the money. Yep Bush
Camping is going well, I scraped the bigpond web setup as it was a nightmare (had to rebuild it everytime a change was made), now have an interactive site at
http://bushcamping.forumsplace.com/index.php .
Yep TCWA meetings tend to dribble on - there's one tomorrow night.
How's that proposed trip to the top of the
hill on the local Farmer's place going?
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Follow Up By: Member -Peter (York 4x4) - Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 14:02
Tuesday, Mar 29, 2005 at 14:02
Sadly not a go at this time you only have to mention 4wd club and the shutters come down these days
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