a lot of times when people buy these, they are used, come with no instruction, and have bent clips (if any).
they aren't all that hard to put on really. probably they hardest part is pressing the rubber trim back in.
first thing you want to do is make sure your clips are bent in the right position. they are often bent out of shape from being removed at a junkyard. this is how they should look. with tabs flared outward.
if you're like me, you want them to look and be like new as much as possible. i couldn't find 3m double sided tape that was slim enough, so i took scissors, measured out the length, and cut it down the middle.
once you have the tape on and clips bent in the right postion, you should be looking like this. (do all this before hand if you plan on polishing them).
roll down the window and at the top, pull out only the lower half of the window trim. it is refereed to as the run channel. you don't have to pull out the outer weatherstripping part of the trim at all.
before you start to fit the visor on, pull some of the vinyl off the double sided tape so that you can grab it later on.
then all you have to do is push the clips into the channels. notice how the tabs on the clips grab the rubber on top and the groove in the bottom.
when you get all the clips in place, you can pull the red part of the 3m tape. make sure the tape is sticking to the outer part of the window trim.
hardest part now is tucking the trim back in. you'll need to do lots of squeezing and pressing to get it back in, but once you learn on the first one, it gets easier. just feel for any bulges in the trim.
you may notice that some visors come with gold clips also. they go in the same spot as the black clips. i think they act as a bushing of sorts against paint wear. you don't have to have them, but i dipped my black clips in rubber paint to be on the safe side.
when you're done, enjoy.
later.
they aren't all that hard to put on really. probably they hardest part is pressing the rubber trim back in.
first thing you want to do is make sure your clips are bent in the right position. they are often bent out of shape from being removed at a junkyard. this is how they should look. with tabs flared outward.
if you're like me, you want them to look and be like new as much as possible. i couldn't find 3m double sided tape that was slim enough, so i took scissors, measured out the length, and cut it down the middle.
once you have the tape on and clips bent in the right postion, you should be looking like this. (do all this before hand if you plan on polishing them).
roll down the window and at the top, pull out only the lower half of the window trim. it is refereed to as the run channel. you don't have to pull out the outer weatherstripping part of the trim at all.
before you start to fit the visor on, pull some of the vinyl off the double sided tape so that you can grab it later on.
then all you have to do is push the clips into the channels. notice how the tabs on the clips grab the rubber on top and the groove in the bottom.
when you get all the clips in place, you can pull the red part of the 3m tape. make sure the tape is sticking to the outer part of the window trim.
hardest part now is tucking the trim back in. you'll need to do lots of squeezing and pressing to get it back in, but once you learn on the first one, it gets easier. just feel for any bulges in the trim.
you may notice that some visors come with gold clips also. they go in the same spot as the black clips. i think they act as a bushing of sorts against paint wear. you don't have to have them, but i dipped my black clips in rubber paint to be on the safe side.
when you're done, enjoy.
later.
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