Sun Visor Mod

[otslade]

I rarely use the sun visor in a car, I prefer a hat or good sun glasses. Do you think it is possible to remove the sun visors in the Air and take advantage of a seamless front windshield with full glorious views? I would assume so based on the fact that any windshield change would require this.... Thoughts?? Are they just attached via air cups? I assume so??

 

[hydbob]

I rarely use the sun visor in a car, I prefer a hat or good sun glasses. Do you think it is possible to remove the sun visors in the Air and take advantage of a seamless front windshield with full glorious views? I would assume so based on the fact that any windshield change would require this.... Thoughts?? Are they just attached via air cups? I assume so??

you can remove them via the screws and I THINK underneath is attached with cups. But you will still have the black circles in your way

 

[otslade]

you can remove them via the screws and I THINK underneath is attached with cups. But you will still have the black circles in your way

Thanks! Do you think the black circles could also be removed?

 

[DeaneG]

If you can find the right solvent for the adhesive...

 

[hydbob]

Thanks! Do you think the black circles could also be removed?

yea, maybe with a heat gun/hair dryer? I'd e-mail customer service and ask!

 

[PhotoEye]

The sun visor is a NHTSA requirement, I believe. So, you may not be able to sell the vehicle. It also could present a problem if a driver suffers a crash attributable to sun blinding. The insurance company will, undoubtedly, point to this modification to decline coverage.

 

[otslade]

The sun visor is a NHTSA requirement, I believe. So, you may not be able to sell the vehicle. It also could present a problem if a driver suffers a crash attributable to sun blinding. The insurance company will, undoubtedly, point to this modification to decline coverage.

I understand the requirement and that requirement makes sense. I would put it back on in case of a future sale etc. It would be nice to have a solution for this for a full unobstrcted view

 

[hydbob]

I understand the requirement and that requirement makes sense. I would put it back on in case of a future sale etc. It would be nice to have a solution for this for a full unobstrcted view

It should be easy enough to remove the visor initially to see underneath the cups. I think the tint guy said something about a T9 hex to get it off

 

[PhotoEye]

The insurance risk is not a trivial consideration, however.

 

[otslade]

It certainly won’t keep me up at night.

 

[noobzilla]

I'm curious about this too. I'd rather keep a hat in the car

 

[hydbob]

The factory tint is actually pretty good at filtering it out. Otherwise, you can tint it additionally. I put 3M crystalline on, 70 for the windshield, because California, otherwise, I would have done 50.

 

[TCGT]

Definitely post the details of how you do it, and some after pics.

 

[CraZ8]

I really think the visor placement was a screwup ( although not huge). They could gone with an A pillar placement like the Tesla model X and just put a fold in it to make it less intrusive. You could still have a lighted mirror in either the upper or lower fold with its own flap and activating switch

 

[duc900]

Definitely post the details of how you do it, and some after pics.

I second the request to keep us posted. If it is not too involved; I will likely do the same.

 

[hydbob]

I really think the visor placement was a screwup ( although not huge). They could gone with an A pillar placement like the Tesla model X and just put a fold in it to make it less intrusive. You could still have a lighted mirror in either the upper or lower fold with its own flap and activating switch

I'm like 90% sure that is a patented design.

 

[CraZ8]

As far as the sun visor goes I use this simple little hack to downplay the visor intrusiveness. I fold it down15 /20 degrees so all I see is the edge ( maybe 1/3 in ) it really

opens up the sky!

 

[Slam08]

Once lucid gets to hands free autonomous driving you can use your hands to block the sun and won’t need those pesky visors anymore!

 

[dawktah LucidGT]

As far as the sun visor goes I use this simple little hack to downplay the visor intrusiveness. I fold it down15 /20 degrees so all I see is the edge ( maybe 1/3 in ) it really View attachment 2254opens up the sky!

I know its been a while since this post but this was quite useful for my 3,105 mile trips home, thanks!

 

[PhotoEye]

As far as the sun visor goes I use this simple little hack to downplay the visor intrusiveness. I fold it down15 /20 degrees so all I see is the edge ( maybe 1/3 in ) it really View attachment 2254opens up the sky!

This is my solution, which actually opens up a substantial amount of actual viewing space.