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Re-Upholstering Visors and Overhead Console lots o pics

racer32

racer32

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Well I found an early model overhead console at the local u-pull yard for $7 so I brought it home. I also brought home the visors because they had the lit vanity mirrors and were an upgrade from my plain ones. Here's a pictorial overview or how-to of sorts for re-upholstering your visors and your early overhead console...

Old and busted looking visor from a 94 XJ
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The factory fabric with the foam backing was nasty
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Wire brush the crap off
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Here's where you need to make sure you dont break your visors. I actually broke the shit out of my 98 visors trying to get them apart. The earlier model visors are of much better plastic that is more forgiving
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Make sure you pry from this side
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And not this side
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Stripped visor
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The visor hinges on my stock ones were black but were not hollow for the vanity lights so I had to paint the grey ones I got
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Make sure you cut plenty of extra material
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I got 3M Hi Strength spray adhesive but i'm sure the regular would work
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Follow the instructions on the can
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Hurry up and wait
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Stick the two pieces together. I did one side at a time so the material would stick to the hinged edge of the visor better
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Repeat
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Trim the edge of the material so there is ½” to ¾” of material left
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Make sure you use good scissors
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Spray around the inside edge and wrap the material around it
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If you have visors with vanity mirrors, cut that out and leave about ½” of material on the inside
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Insert mirror
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When you get ready to snap the visor back together, make sure you get the contact on the correct side of the mirror door stub
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Snap it back together
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Re-insert your rest pin
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Done!
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Reinstall into your rig
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Sweet! I didnt know the visors have a clamshell design. I was wondering how i was going to recover mine.

Thanks for the writeup/pics.
 
nice. wouldnt it be cool if you installed a lcd instead of the mirror. then hook that up to a back up camera. great write up. ill use it when i do mine.
 
Thats exactly how I did mine in my 89. I used the newer plastic clamshell design visors like you used, I think they came out of a 94 model. I mounted my cb above my mirror so I couldnt use the 89 visors as they were to long. I used a differant pattern and have no lighted mirrors. Here is a pic with them down. They are hard to see when up they kinda blend in. The pic is kinda big sorry
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Thanks for all the positive feedback guys... it was actually a fun mod to do...

I do need to add one more thing: Make sure you PULL THE REST PIN OUT BEFORE YOU OPEN UP THE VISORS. You'll break the inside of the visor if you dont... I forgot to add that and I can't seem to edit my posts at all...

magimerlin - your headliner looks very good. Nice job!

Thanks again everyone...
 
Nice job, I used the same material on my rear shelf. It was a cheap dollar store blanket. Cant believe anyone would use it as a blanket.
 
Subscribing so I can copy this tomorrow. Wasn't sure how to do the visors. Sorry for resurrecting an ancient thread :laugh3:

Note to self: sometimes this search thing actually works! :D
 
It's very important to hold your tongue right as you cut or everything will get screwed up. That can not be stressed enough.:patriot: Very cool,looks good. Wonder what ghillie suit camo would look like??
 
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