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bnam
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 Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:49 pm Post subject: ID my sunvisor please... |
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I recently installed the hard to find stock 65-66 KG interior mirror on my car. Now I find that the sunvisors are coming up short. PO probably bought and installed incorrect ones. What ones would these be? bug?
They look similar in shape so I want to be sure that I buy the correct ones and avoid the similar looking by shorter ones.
Thanks!
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xzener
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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If these are aftermarket, they might extend out on the mounting shaft. I bought a pair of TMI repops. Thought they were the wrong ones, but found it just needed to be extended a bit to reach the clips. As you can see in the last photo.
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bnam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:36 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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Ahh! Will try that.
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xzener
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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But, where are your clips?
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bnam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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| But, where are your clips? |
Looking for them right now. Just bought a couple new. Visor did extend out like you said it would.
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xzener
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 8:49 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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The clips I found with all my parts (previous owner bagged and tagged some parts) we're not correct for my year Ghia. I'm wondering what yours look like.
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bnam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:15 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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| xzener wrote: |
| The clips I found with all my parts (previous owner bagged and tagged some parts) we're not correct for my year Ghia. I'm wondering what yours look like. |
Correct ones I think
I was a bit surprised that the repro 65-66 mirror light uses screw on connectors instead of spade type. Wonder why?
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bnam
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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| xzener wrote: |
| The clips I found with all my parts (previous owner bagged and tagged some parts) we're not correct for my year Ghia. I'm wondering what yours look like. |
Correct ones I think
I was a bit surprised that the repro 65-66 mirror light uses screw on connectors instead of spade type. Wonder why?
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xzener
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: ID my sunvisor please... |
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Looking good. Not sure why they went with that connector type. Although, a much better design than my 68... Yours has less connections, less chance of failure. Mine is a spade type at the mirror, than the lamp/lense assembly plugs into that.
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