Window Visors (OEM vs Aftermarket)
08-19-2012, 09:48 AM
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I live in 110+ summers. I like my Visors. And OEM all the way. Tints make them look even stealthier.
I have them on my work truck for when it gets parked for extended periods or for when I actually shut the truck off. Not uncommon for it to run for 6 days straight.
I like them.
That's why I like to ride "kinda-flush"
I have them on my work truck for when it gets parked for extended periods or for when I actually shut the truck off. Not uncommon for it to run for 6 days straight.
I like them.
That's why I like to ride "kinda-flush"
Last edited by Steven Bell; 08-20-2012 at 06:32 PM. Reason: Merged Posts.
08-20-2012, 09:38 PM
#44
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As the majority has said..go with OEM, I think they're the best look, and if you already have a sunroof visor it really looks clean, and if you have a rear windshield spoiler and lip spoiler it all flows. The quality of them is A+++ to the non oem, I had aftermarket at first cheap off ebay and turned purple in the bright sun, and looked crappy where it did not continue to the smaller rear passenger window. BUT I will not agree with the few who say the OEM are easy to install. Took me almost 3 hours for all 4 windows and about 3 of my 5 fingers on each hand were smashed, bloody and cut up. It's NOT a easy job, it's not a horribly hard job but it's a tad painful shoving the damn window seal back in and testing the window everytime, if you have larger fingers...you're basically screwed, to have tiny little skinny fingers I'd of been good to go probably haha, but it is very time consuming if you do it CORRECTLY otherwise it will be jacked up, leak, and cause air flow to leak in if the seals' are not put back in correctly.
08-20-2012, 09:45 PM
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Definitely OEM. OEM has the best fitment and looks the best. I am not a smoker but I open the windows just about every time I get in the car. Nothing I hate more than either rain running in my window or snow / snow melt getting in when I crack it open. You also can park with the windows cracked a little in the summer without advertising to everyone that your windows are open.
09-29-2013, 02:22 AM
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That roof wing tho lol.. ^^^^^^^
OEM FTW
Im gonna get the OEM once funds are available also. They look way better and cover the little window in the back too. For a couple bucks more than aftermarket you get what you want. Im planing on painting my to match my TL, Alabaster Silver Mettalic. Anyone ever paint theirs?
OEM FTW
Im gonna get the OEM once funds are available also. They look way better and cover the little window in the back too. For a couple bucks more than aftermarket you get what you want. Im planing on painting my to match my TL, Alabaster Silver Mettalic. Anyone ever paint theirs?
01-25-2014, 10:22 AM
#52
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Even at 215$ i think thats a good price for a oem part. So idk about going broke. If 215 is broke, we should all probabaly go back to civics and integras...(just my 2 cents)
fyi i just got mines used from a part out my friend found on craigslist for 100$ missing one screw and in great condition
07-05-2014, 02:34 PM
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Just got my window visors installed yesterday.. OEM is definitely the way to go.. sorry I dug this thread from the grave.. didn't want to start another with the same topic..
07-05-2014, 06:36 PM
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I have traditionally had visors and deflectors on my cars. I agree they are very functional, even though I am not a smoker, and I miss having them. The TL has SUCKY water management. The very second it rains it collects and DRIPS in directly through the leading edge of the window if it is open even with wipers off. So you can't open your windows at all in the rain. This is in such contrast to my old German cars that have a dedicated and well engineered rain channel at the edges of the windshield. (single wiper on the MB, love it.) Hell you can drive through a thunderstorm at 60mph, wipers full blast and the rain won't come in unless it is blowing sideways.
Visors look good on certain cars. When buying my TL I really planned on doing it but this car has such clean lines and they don't suit the car IMO. This is not to say that I think they look ugly. They just don't flow in, they just make the lines a bit busy and distract from the look that's all. (I know, I shouldn't talk too much being that I have BSMs.) That being said I think visors look best on a fully modded NBP.
I saw a CTS the other day that had really low profile visors, looks similar to the WeatherTech ones that have been shown here. But on that car it looked freakin amazing in person. So to me, it all depends on the type of car.
Moonroof deflectors are nice too. But on the TL it sticks up too much because of the way the front of the roof slopes. I would do it if it was a really LOW profile one and not a bubble. I had one on my old MB that was a rare model made by GTS. I loved how it stuck up maybe about 1" that's all.
Visors look good on certain cars. When buying my TL I really planned on doing it but this car has such clean lines and they don't suit the car IMO. This is not to say that I think they look ugly. They just don't flow in, they just make the lines a bit busy and distract from the look that's all. (I know, I shouldn't talk too much being that I have BSMs.) That being said I think visors look best on a fully modded NBP.
I saw a CTS the other day that had really low profile visors, looks similar to the WeatherTech ones that have been shown here. But on that car it looked freakin amazing in person. So to me, it all depends on the type of car.
Moonroof deflectors are nice too. But on the TL it sticks up too much because of the way the front of the roof slopes. I would do it if it was a really LOW profile one and not a bubble. I had one on my old MB that was a rare model made by GTS. I loved how it stuck up maybe about 1" that's all.
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07-06-2014, 03:01 AM
#55
i've learned to cope without the visors, but sometimes i wish i did have them on
i wonder if crooks look at all the cars with visors, see a bit of an opening to force down the window and steal stuff.
i wonder if crooks look at all the cars with visors, see a bit of an opening to force down the window and steal stuff.
07-06-2014, 08:31 PM
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Not a fan of how it looks on the TL. Definitely functional though.
07-30-2014, 01:00 PM
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Yes they are, the part number provided on Amazon matches that of OEM visors.
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