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Sun Visors For A Bugeye

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I would love to have a set of "Sun Visors" that I could attach to my 60 Bugeye windscreen.
I tried a pair that attach to the sun shade of a car but they just won't stay on.
I looked at Moss part #240-300, but they wont fit a Bugeye windscreen.
I don't want to drill holes in the windshield surround, and I am not capable of making any myself.
If anyone wanted to take on this project and make Sun Visors for a Bugeye I would help fund the project and help to market them to other Bugeye owners.
I almost hesitate to drive west when the sun is setting, but with a nice set of Sun Visors it would be so much more pleasurable.
 

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A good ball cap plus sunglasses is the easiest. If its a regular trip you could probably clip something on the inside of the windscreen fairly easily.

Kurt.
 
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Even with Sun Glasses etc. the sun going down in san Diego can be horendous. There are no mountains etc. to block the sun.
The Sun Visors I saw on an MG Sunday at the La Jolla car show made me very envious and I checked into them but you need a straight ridge on the top to make those fit.
my problem is I wear prescription sun glasses. I don't want my sunglasses to be to dark. I had dark prescription sunglasses and they drove me nuts.
 

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Polarized Custom Size Clip-Ons

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You need to have some way to attach a span of aluminum channel across the windscreen pillars.
 

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My former law partner is a pilot. He rode in one of my Bugeyes one day, and the sun was a killer at that time of the day. He suggested these:

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/dimitvisors.php

It was reasonably priced, so I bought one. I still have it, and I store it between the seat and the driveshaft tunnel. It does the job, but the suction cup leaves a telltale mark, so I need to clean the windshield after each use.
 

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Hey John are you back up North yet? You just may have solved Bill's problem.
 

John Kuzman

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Hi Jim -

Heard you had s**w earlier this week! Thinking of heading north with trailer and Bugeye in tow next week. I will give you a shout and we will run a few LBCs.
 
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That really looks like it will do the job. I plan on ordering two of them in case my passenger needs one too. As for cleaning the windshield I seem to have to clean it frequently anyway.
Thanks for the heads up.
 
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Well I just bought two of the visors. It took a guy from Bonita Springs to help out a guy in Bonita. Thanks for springing into action. No Pun intended. HA HA
Hope you and Jim can get together. He really needs a ride in a Bugeye.
 
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Wow! Talk about fast service. I ordered the sunvisors on Thursday and they will arrive Saturday via USPS priority mail. Apparently they have a East coast and a West Coast warehouse
 

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Jim and John
You need to pick up Marc and see that his Bugeye really runs!!!
BillM
 

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That would make 3 BE's definitely could be fun.
 
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