Visor Warning Label Removal - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

poudre · 07-03-2012, 05:08 PM

FYI

They are NOT just a vinyl sticker that can be removed with a hairdryer.

They are painted on and come off in tiny bits when heated.

dstructo · 07-03-2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by poudre

FYI
They are NOT just a vinyl sticker that can be removed with a hairdryer.
They are painted on and come off in tiny bits when heated.

I had some pieces of semi-gloss black adhesive vinyl cut to size, and just stuck it on top of the stickers. Any sign shop can do it in about 10 minutes, probably would charge you $10, and it actually looks just fine - blends in quite well - it's certainly a LOT better than staring at those damn white warning labels!

I don't know why they put those on the bottom side of the visors anyways....

-Paul

OrbitalEllipses · 07-03-2012, 07:00 PM

yo dawg, don't void your warranty...

poudre · 07-04-2012, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dstructo

I had some pieces of semi-gloss black adhesive vinyl cut to size, and just stuck it on top of the stickers. Any sign shop can do it in about 10 minutes, probably would charge you $10, and it actually looks just fine - blends in quite well - it's certainly a LOT better than staring at those damn white warning labels!

I don't know why they put those on the bottom side of the visors anyways....

-Paul

It appears to me that overlaying the label (as you have done) with some kind of material is the only way to solve the problem.

was385 · 07-04-2012, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses

yo dawg, don't void your warranty...

Is this a joke? I seriously can't imagine how this would void the warranty.

OrbitalEllipses · 07-04-2012, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by was385

Is this a joke? I seriously can't imagine how this would void the warranty.

The labels, man! The labels!

Jared0934 · 07-04-2012, 08:34 PM

Wow, I picked at this sticker today and yeah that shits on there nice... If anyone figures out a clean way to remove it post that ish up

#87 · 07-04-2012, 08:37 PM

I heard you don't like stickers so we made a sticker to cover your sticker so you only see the sticker when you hide the sticker.

ragingSPAM · 07-04-2012, 08:47 PM

^^ LOL...that is freakin hillarious

poudre · 07-04-2012, 09:25 PM

"Goof Off" will easily remove the labels; HOWEVER, it leaves enough white residue (which I could not remove) to make the side of the visor, which had the sticker, a shade of grey.

FYI. Rubbing alcohol, gas, kerosene, and mineral spirits will NOT remove the labels.

Now, off to deal with this new issue!

poudre · 07-05-2012, 04:26 PM

Sprayed about 4 layers of Plasti Dip over the whole side of the sunvisor with the grey patches. It covered the grey and looked great; HOWEVER, when dry, the Plasti Dip rubs off easily with your finger and would take no wear what-so-ever.

Coated the Plasti Dip with 4 coats of satin polyurethane and now have to wait to see if that improves the durability of the Plasti Dip.

Will post the results.

Khyron686 · 07-06-2012, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by poudre

"Goof Off" will easily remove the labels; HOWEVER, it leaves enough white residue (which I could not remove) to make the side of the visor, which had the sticker, a shade of grey.

FYI. Rubbing alcohol, gas, kerosene, and mineral spirits will NOT remove the labels.

Now, off to deal with this new issue!

AHHAHAH I did it last night as well. Sticker off, but the side is way more washed out than the untouched side. Rub alc no dice, goof off worked but wrecked it.

I'm going to order a replacement (hopefully without a sticker) or have it wrapped up in fabric.

Proud of BOXER · 07-06-2012, 04:55 PM

For those who removed their sunvisors, is the wiring there for the illuminated sunvisors on non-illuminated (i.e. BRZ premium/FRS) cars?

White64Goat · 07-06-2012, 04:57 PM

Sounds to me like someone needs to design some stickers that have either FT86 or BRZ on them that will apply over the factory stickers. You might want to contact a company called "Streamline Design" and see if they can't whip up something for you. They did a bunch of things for the PT Cruisers when they came out.

07-03-2012, 05:08 PM	#1
poudre Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Silver Limited Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 132 Thanks: 8 Thanked 57 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Visor Warning Label Removal FYI They are NOT just a vinyl sticker that can be removed with a hairdryer. They are painted on and come off in tiny bits when heated.

07-04-2012, 09:25 PM	#10
poudre Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Silver Limited Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 132 Thanks: 8 Thanked 57 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	"Goof Off" will easily remove the labels; HOWEVER, it leaves enough white residue (which I could not remove) to make the side of the visor, which had the sticker, a shade of grey. FYI. Rubbing alcohol, gas, kerosene, and mineral spirits will NOT remove the labels. Now, off to deal with this new issue! Last edited by poudre; 07-05-2012 at 04:31 PM.

07-05-2012, 04:26 PM	#11
poudre Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Silver Limited Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 132 Thanks: 8 Thanked 57 Times in 14 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The Continuing Saga Sprayed about 4 layers of Plasti Dip over the whole side of the sunvisor with the grey patches. It covered the grey and looked great; HOWEVER, when dry, the Plasti Dip rubs off easily with your finger and would take no wear what-so-ever. Coated the Plasti Dip with 4 coats of satin polyurethane and now have to wait to see if that improves the durability of the Plasti Dip. Will post the results. Last edited by poudre; 07-06-2012 at 08:48 PM.

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#87 I usually post drunk Join Date: Oct 2009 Drives: BRZ Location: NY Posts: 1,487 Thanks: 15 Thanked 490 Times in 231 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I heard you don't like stickers so we made a sticker to cover your sticker so you only see the sticker when you hide the sticker.

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Proud of BOXER Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 74 Toyota Celica ST Location: San Francisco Posts: 59 Thanks: 4 Thanked 22 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For those who removed their sunvisors, is the wiring there for the illuminated sunvisors on non-illuminated (i.e. BRZ premium/FRS) cars?

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