DIY: Wrapping Sun Visors - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

continuecrushing · 04-05-2013, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ninjasaurusrex

i work at a pharmacy and there's a product out there called unisolve...probably the best adhesive remover ever

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Originally Posted by whaap

Just another option: On my last car ('02 Miata) I took the visors off and hit the decals with acetone. It took a lot of applications and elbow grease. During the removal process the vinyl took on a distorted look because of stretching. I let them dry and they came out perfect. They shrunk back to their original size and there was absolutely no evidence a decal had been there.

If you're thinking of covering your visors you might try this first. It would be worth the effort. If it worked (I haven't tried it on my FR-S) you would have got by with a lot less work. If it didn't work you could still go with your plans to recover them.

Thanks for the info. When someone attempts the re-wrap, could they try this and report back?

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Originally Posted by 2point0

That looks great, I found a new project for myself!

Did you leave the mirror flap uncovered simply due to clearances?

I did not attempt the mirror, as (1) I hadnt thought about it lol, and (2) now that I look at it, I dont know how clean/factory looking I could make it look once you open the mirror(because of the excess fabric that would get folded over. I will take a look today though!

continuecrushing · 04-05-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xxscaxx

Just a note, the BRZ has lights inside the mirrors. In case any BRZ owner is looking to do this, it will end up being a bit different.

I'm debating whether or not I will tackle this. I've done plenty of doorcard reupholstering so this should be cake, and I do have some perforated black alcantara left over..

Thank you, I'll make a note in the original post!

Could someone send me/post up some photos of the brz visor? Or, better yet, be in San Diego and I could then look at it myself?

Tim_Asphalt_FRS · 04-05-2013, 03:32 PM

Looks good!

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whaap · 04-05-2013, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Shutter

Thanks for the info. When someone attempts the re-wrap, could they try this and report back?

If it did or didn't work it would be good to pass it on either way.

Timmy_Jones · 04-05-2013, 11:15 PM

Awesome write up and great attention to detail. Thanks for sharing!

gily25 · 04-09-2013, 10:31 AM

Those are classy...would look nice in a custom suede like fabric.

emutcfut · 04-09-2013, 05:36 PM

Got this finished last night. Thanks for the great writeup!

The faux suede I got matches the headliner almost perfectly. Cant really tell the difference unless you touch both materials and compare.

Anthonytpt · 04-09-2013, 05:48 PM

Nice thinking.

Cade01 · 04-22-2013, 10:15 PM

Great job! The only thing is the mirror cover looks out of place, I wonder how hard it would be to cover that?

antlers · 04-26-2013, 11:09 PM

Great write up man. BRZ is pretty similar, just a couple wires to deal with.

continuecrushing · 04-27-2013, 01:32 AM

Thanks for the pics!

Khazzy · 04-28-2013, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by antlers

Great write up man. BRZ is pretty similar, just a couple wires to deal with.

Do you have any details on safe and easy ways to remove and reinsert the wires on the BRZ. I am going to do this one weekend and was wondering how the wires looked before I decided to unscrew the visors and tackle this project.

antlers · 04-29-2013, 04:16 AM

It's a bitch. You have to assemble the visor and fish them through the hinge hole.

Alabang 86 · 04-29-2013, 04:35 AM

very nice, I will have this done for sure...

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