Sun Visors

Has anyone installed sun visors in their Sebring? I am looking at the ones from Shell Valley which look to be the same as those from Factory 5. What problems if any have you run into installing them?? Thanks for the info.

Hey Duane, my only advice would be to consider your sun-visor placement more carefully if you plan on eventually running a hardtop, as I'm having some interference problems with mine.

With how short our windshields are, the tinted transparent ones like Richard posted are definitely what I'd go for. Mine are held in place by wedging them/rubbing over the rubber welting that covers the inner windshield post.

I have purchased the visors from Shell Valley. I hope I can get them to work. the only part that scares me is the mount screws are 6-32 which I have never worked with before so it will be tedious and worry about breaking a tap off.

I have tried to post a picture but after selecting "Choose File" and "Submit" I keep getting "Uploaded file is not valid: an error occured while uploading attachment." so I am at a loss as to how to attach the pic.

Edit: Just posting this in for Duane until we get his image upload issues sorted

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That is strange. It sometimes happens to me when my internet connection gets wonky, and then works when I retry. Otherwise it might be that the file size is too big (high resolution image) or that the image is not in the standard JPEG or PNG format. Hope that helps

1080x671 @ 244KB jpg file and 300 x186 @ 22.9 KB jpg file with same results. Both NO GO even after a shut down for a couple hours. Why do I get Free Space : 0??? I even retried as a tif file with the same results.

Duehew,
worry about breaking a tap off.

that would be VERY hard to do when tapping the aluminum frame. Try it on a piece of scrap.
Most important is getting the hole and tap straight.

That is strange Duane,
Are you trying to upload using the message box function (little square "host an image" icon three to the left of the youtube icon in the box where you type your message reply)? Or are you trying to upload via the gallery? Gallery uploads are disabled and would give you that "0mb available" message.

I'll try to run some tests with a dummy account this weekend. In the meantime, you can send me the pic at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and i'll post it up for you.

Sorry for the inconvenience

David

Duehew wrote:.....it will be tedious and worry about breaking a tap off.

Use some WD40 as a tapping fluid and also while drilling.  It works very good for aluminum.  Also, make sure your tap is sharp.  Get a new one if you are not sure.  It's cheap insurance.  #6 is pretty small and some grades of aluminum are very gummy. The Sebring windshield frame is extruded aluminum and most likely one of the very gummy grades.  

Make sure you have the correct size drill bit.  Go slow, back the tap up occasionally to break the chip and use compressed air to clean the hole out as you go (after removing the tap of course).  Oh, protect your eyes while blowing out the hole (safety first).

When tapping small holes I only use gun taps. 6-32 will be a 2 flute which makes it much stronger. Many times I just chuck then into my drill. Never broke one. Use the proper drill bit.

I'd try tapping it first. At worst if it goes south you can always make the holes a little larger and use Riv-nuts (like a large rivet with threads).

Thanks for all.

One other thing to add.

Good taps are available in 3 styles. Taper(or starting), plug(or intermediate) and bottoming.

If your hole is blind (not all the way through), get a bottoming tap as well as a starting tap.  Bottoming taps do exactly what the name implies.  They cut full threads nearly to the bottom of a blind hole.

If you have an industrial supplier in your area, try to get your taps there.  Hardware and auto parts store taps can be iffy as to quality (and sharpness).  Industrial taps, as in those intended for machine shops, will generally be better quality, but will cost more.

Thanks

I am looking for a pair of padded clip on visors for a NYS registration inspection. The photos I submit need to show padded visors. Then they can be removed.