Reupholstering a Visor

jbondox · Post by **jbondox** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:38 am

Here we have a visor that needs recovering

Reach in and pull out the pin

Tape off the mount

Once the pin is out, remove the support mount

If equipped, remove the mirror. Be careful not to break it!

Cut a V in the material to be folded over

Apply a light layer of glue. I used a crappy gun for this, but the idea is the same.

Fold the material over and trim excess

Tuck in the corners, and about 1/4" material into the edges

Trim where the mirror goes

Reassemble, then install

capitolj80 · Post by **capitolj80** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:11 pm

after all the work you put in to show everyone how to do this...no one gives you yer props...damn shame...maybe visor upholstry just isnt sexy enuff for these guys:(...nice work..good post:)

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:03 am

is that from a f150?

great how to. thanks!

jbondox · Post by **jbondox** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:09 am

no, an old GM 96 impala

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:16 am

I've gone over this several times because I could never get those damn things right myself. The pics are self explainitory for the most part but there's two things I can't quite understand. First, where exactly do you tuck the excess? Where does it go? And second, do you glue the seem as you work around the edge?

Post by **Bfowler** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:38 am

I was sort of wondering that too....

Stereo Junkie · Post by **Stereo Junkie** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:19 am

It also looks like he did not remove the original material, personally if I was redoing it I would not want to keep the original material.

Post by **Rold Gold** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:24 am

I never saw this. Nice work but you should have through a screen in there for all that work.

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:36 am

Stereo Junkie wrote:It also looks like he did not remove the original material, personally if I was redoing it I would not want to keep the original material.

What difference would it make? Besides, most visors are nothing but wire and foam and maybe cardboard. Taking the original vinyl off would destoy them.

EDIT:
You must know Jim to know how absurd it is to assume he is doing anything 'half-assed'! Just check out his installs link in his signature.

Stereo Junkie · Post by **Stereo Junkie** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:21 pm

It was not a knock on the work and yes I know who he is. That doesn't change the fact that I would want to take the old material off, and if that is not feasible it would be nice to know that before trying.

jbondox · Post by **jbondox** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:06 pm

this is the basic ones that are not plastic, it was that cardboard crap, if i were to take the old material off I would of had to use some cheap foam, this is just a quicky to match the headliner that is all. the excess on this I trimmed to about 3/8's and then tuck in the seam around the ends. I did some where you just cut the new cardboard (same material on older vehicles doors) and then just fold it over and glue it... but i think that is kind a gay, because no matter what it will start to pull apart over time, and I think i used every type of adhesive and bonding agent out there, including liquid nails in a clamp for 3 days, after some hot/cold years the cardboard starts coming apart in itself.

Anyways the visors made by lear are the best, they are the covered plastic ones you see in the Fords and some caddy's just cut about 5/16" around and tuck

anyways long story short, sometimes you want to leave the factory as you are not going to see it anyways, and there is only so much that a customer will pay for without it becoming obscenely expensive, I do try and stay within a budget, and also be somewhat profitable.

jbondox · Post by **jbondox** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:13 pm

FuzzyHoNutz wrote:I never saw this. Nice work but you should have through a screen in there for all that work.

I did some with screens and pinhole camera's back in the day, you'd flip the visor down and turn the screen on and your face would be on it like a mirror, and go to aux 2 and you'd have video. an Audi I did had the turn on for the light as when you would rotate it the screen would come on and I use to scare myself as i would be on the screen