These are after market items and the wind wings would be easy to make. If
any one is interested I have a set of hinges to mount them that I would
let go cheap.
...Art
On Tue, 30 Mar 1999, Perry Robinson wrote:
> Interesting discussion: When I bought my '61 MGA a few years back, it had
> clear, blue tinted lexan,(plexiglas) sunvisors, and wind wings (attached to
> sides of wind screen). I was told by the previous owner that he had bought
> it years ago with those already installed.
>
> Are they factory, or an old aftermarket piece? I thought I saw something
> similar in a VB or Moss catalog recently.
>
> They work great, by the way. Might be able to duplicate cheaply.
>
> Perry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Max Heim [SMTP:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 2:41 PM
> > To: MG List
> > Subject: Re: Visors
> >
> > I'm with Eric on this one. I'm 6'1" and have the seat almost all the way
> > back, and I wish the front 1/3 of the hardtop was tinted plexiglass so I
> > could see stoplights, overhead signs, SUV license plates, etc. Now that
> > it's spring (finally), we can remove that obstacle and look over the
> > windscreen as apparently God and Abingdon intended.
> >
> > Years ago in a Spitfire I can recall using the visors in the "up"
> > position as wind deflectors, as someone else mentioned. But in the B they
> > would still be blocking my vision, due to the low aspect of the screen.
> > My friend that is restoring a '69 B had an Alpine for years, and he won't
> > shut up about how low the MG screen is. Hopefully when he gets it running
> > he will come to appreciate its other fine qualities.
> >
> > I recall that older VW Beetles used to have dark tinted plexiglass sun
> > visors. Something like this might actually be useful on a B roadster.
> > Block the sun without totally obscurring vision...
> >
> > Eric Erickson had this to say:
> >
> > >JstBob@aol.com wrote:
> > >>
> > >> When I redid my visors years ago I found that a piece of carpet pading
> > >> worked wonders in filling them out. A bit of stiff cardboard gave them
> > >> the proper form. They look great in my closet, for as Dan as stated,
> > >> on a roadster who needs them??
> > >>
> > >
> > >I would be really fascinated to know if any/many actually have these sun
> > >visors a) fitted; and b) ever in the 'down' position?
> > >
> > >My 'B didn't have visors when I bought her but I can't imagine using
> > >them, either. As it is, I generally have to look 'over' the top of the
> > >windscreen to see things like traffic lights (it is a bugger when the
> > >top is up) but with these visors 'down' there must be very little room
> > >left to see out of the windscreen.
> > >
> > >If you do have them down and are comfortable with this, how tall are you
> > >(I am just on 6 foot)?
> > >
> > >
> > >Eric
> > >'68MGB MkII (with another 10 months of grace)
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Max Heim
> > '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> > Runs great,
> > looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
> > If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> > it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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