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fins458 |
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Regular Posts: 98 Location: SC | I have a set of tinted visors, were these dealer installed, it lists 57 dodge and the parts book shows for 58 dodge too? anyone have them or pics installed? (tinted plastic sun visors 005 copy.jpg) (tinted plastic sun visors 004 copy.jpg) Attachments ---------------- tinted plastic sun visors 005 copy.jpg (105KB - 328 downloads) tinted plastic sun visors 004 copy.jpg (111KB - 323 downloads) | ||
57plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 3577 Location: Blythewood, SC | Now I know who won the e-bay auction!! I've never seen them. It appears they replace the regular sun visor. They were likely a stealership option. | ||
fins458 |
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Regular Posts: 98 Location: SC | reposting the pics resized (Tnx kenny J). (visors001.jpg) (visors002.jpg) (visors003.jpg) Attachments ---------------- visors001.jpg (49KB - 303 downloads) visors002.jpg (46KB - 324 downloads) visors003.jpg (70KB - 299 downloads) | ||
58Firedome |
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Member Posts: 41 Location: Silicon Valley | I have them on my 1958 DeSoto Firedome. They came with the car. I'm the third owner, so I'm guessing they were installed when the car was new. | ||
57desoto |
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Expert Posts: 1488 Location: New Castle PA | They were a factory accessory. They are listed on the build sheet. | ||
fins458 |
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Regular Posts: 98 Location: SC | Thanks for the info, I removed the original, like the instuctions said and installed the drivers side it looks great and solves my problem of the rotten cardboard sunvisors on a 58 dodge that can not be duplicated, the pass side tinted visor is missing its mirror. I will have a custom glass shop that is going too replace it. they did my side mirrors after rechroming. I assume it was just a plain mirror without forward look logo? | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | On the bag of this sun visors, they wrote about "the corrugated steel friction spring" I have those tinted plexiglas sun visors, and they don't hold enough, - they twist by itself. So I think that "corrugated steel friction spring" is missing. Has anybody a picture about it.....or something on stock. I also miss the mirror for the sun visor....can anybody help (visors003.jpg) (1572a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- visors003.jpg (70KB - 281 downloads) 1572a.jpg (134KB - 274 downloads) | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | The mirror should be 8" x 1,75" | ||
FIN ME |
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | The tinted visors that are in my car are slightly different, but it seems that they came from an FL car of some sort; a fabricator had to make the entire mount that attached them to the roof of the car to achieve the correct fit-angle (he did a great job). They do stay up against the headliner when driving. I'm too short to make them useful as visors, so I just wear good sunglasses. I got them for a good price because the "plastic" was very wavy and distorted. So we cleaned and polished the frames really well, and replaced the plastic with two very thin sheets of plexiglass with a piece of regular green window tint film sandwiched between them. The colour of the visors isn't exactly the same as the originals, but close enough. Here is a photo with the very bright shop lights shining into the front of the car. They aren't really that bright green in real life. . Edited by FIN ME 2017-01-25 8:30 AM (juneresto4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- juneresto4.jpg (126KB - 298 downloads) | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | thanks Rosy for the description and picture. "Mine" came with the car, and I miss that fabulous spring as I wrote above. I don't really want to use the sun visors, but it would be a good thing if the stay up near the headliner by themself | ||
RUSTORICHES |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 494 Location: Alberta | My 57 D500 came from the factory equipped with those sun visors which surprised me when I read the build sheet. Safety Visor/Vanity mirror I was thinking they were an after market item but this info states factory order. Sorry I tried to provide a screen shot/pdf to view but I see you have click on the link to view Edited by RUSTORICHES 2017-01-25 11:47 PM Attachments ---------------- FCA 1957 D500 Option List.pdf (179KB - 310 downloads) | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | ToMopar - 2017-01-25 11:30 AM On the bag of this sun visors, they wrote about "the corrugated steel friction spring" I have those tinted plexiglas sun visors, and they don't hold enough, - they twist by itself. So I think that "corrugated steel friction spring" is missing. Has anybody a picture about it.....or something on stock. I also miss the mirror for the sun visor....can anybody help Any idea ? | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Tinted (shaded) visors were coded on the body plates for both 57 and 58 Dodges. Nice find!! I've only ever seen one pair. Greg | ||
57desoto |
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Expert Posts: 1488 Location: New Castle PA | Tom, if I remember, when I next go to my garage, I'll try to see if MY tinted visors have that mysterious spring. I don't recall that they do, but if so, I'll take a picture for you. | ||
57desoto |
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Expert Posts: 1488 Location: New Castle PA | Tom, I took a picture of that spring. No worries, as you can surely make it yourself. As soon as I can get it off of my phone I'll upload it here. It's just a strip of spring steel, about 2" long and 1/4" wife, with an extra 1/4" L-bend at the end. There are a few "ridges" along the length which you'll need to bend in. | ||
57desoto |
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Expert Posts: 1488 Location: New Castle PA | Here it is: (visorspring1.jpg) (visorspring2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- visorspring1.jpg (72KB - 268 downloads) visorspring2.jpg (30KB - 272 downloads) | ||
FURY |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1049 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. | I have a set of these Mopar tinted visors on my 57 Fury too | ||
wheelcover |
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Veteran Posts: 131 Location: Wyoming | The tinted visors that came on my 58 Firedome are blue (I’ve seen them in a few different colors, but not sure what was available). I had a glass shop make the oval mirror also. | ||
miquelonbrad |
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Expert Posts: 1737 Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | I scored a set of the green ones at a wrecker the other day from a '58 DeSoto...but they are dirty. I cleaned them with soap n water, but what would be the best product to polish them with? | ||
FURY |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1049 Location: Auckland, New Zealand. | V (20131213_143242-small.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 20131213_143242-small.jpg (60KB - 27 downloads) | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | Brad, polish with usual car polish | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1159 Location: D-70199 Heslach | Brad, polish with usual car polish | ||
LostDeere59 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 406 Location: Hilltown, PA | miquelonbrad - 2024-03-20 10:56 PM I scored a set of the green ones at a wrecker the other day from a '58 DeSoto...but they are dirty. I cleaned them with soap n water, but what would be the best product to polish them with? There are a number of liquid polishes made expressly for plastics, these used to be well known only in the motorcycle hobby but have spread into automotive use as plastic lighting has become commonplace. I have had good results in various applications (headlights, windscreens, emergency warning lightbars) with Meguiar's PlastX polish and a foam or terrycloth buffing wheel on a hand drill. Depending on how damaged your visors are you may need to start with sanding, in that case I would suggest getting one of the headlight restoration kits as it will contain several grades of sandpaper, a buffing wheel, and polishing compound. Gregg Edited by LostDeere59 2024-03-22 8:21 AM | ||
60 dart |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8947 Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | made my own/both sides -----------------------------------later (new clear visor drivers side 001.JPG) Attachments ---------------- new clear visor drivers side 001.JPG (123KB - 21 downloads) | ||
22mafeja |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 655 Location: Finland | I like that attitude...if you can`t find it...make it from nothing. | ||
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