Current state of the art for replacing sun visors from other donor vehicles? (1 Viewer)
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Outsane
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LS400 or Ls430
Then I have mounting plates so they function like stock. The angles are not the same.
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Then I have mounting plates so they function like stock. The angles are not the same.
LS430 or LS400 visor clips with mount adapter plate
I swapped out the Visors in the FZJ80 for LS430 visors, and the old clips were too small so I printed these. Comes as a set with mounting plates and visor clips for both sides.Video is from LS430LS430 are Cloth and the LS400 are plastic.Visor clips vary from the early 80 series to the later...
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Watching this....
I don't recall mine sagging because the mounts were so broken I had to take them off when I purchased the truck just to drive it home.
I don't recall mine sagging because the mounts were so broken I had to take them off when I purchased the truck just to drive it home.
Outsane
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@Augustiron it's a pretty common swap and it's easy. You can find visor sets on ebay usually.
I purchased a pair of 2002 LS430 visors off eBay for $47. I purchased @Outsane visor plates. I installed and wired up so the visor lights work.
Been a few months and I’m happy with the install. Visors are high quality and it was much more affordable than actual land cruiser visors.
The only negative is that the visor needs to be in its unextended position for the visor light to work. So, in order to get the visor lights to turn on, you have to detach the visor from the clip and move the visor over an inch or two. Not a big issue.
Been a few months and I’m happy with the install. Visors are high quality and it was much more affordable than actual land cruiser visors.
The only negative is that the visor needs to be in its unextended position for the visor light to work. So, in order to get the visor lights to turn on, you have to detach the visor from the clip and move the visor over an inch or two. Not a big issue.
I currently have 100 series visors in mine. Was able to swap the mounting feet over no problem. They work alright, but I'd really like to get a set of these:
80 Series Land Cruiser 4EverAnniversaryTLC
Our customer Renzo C. in Tennessee was excited to show off his new Rosen sunvisors in his 1997 80 series Land Cruiser! He installed P/N 7S10075-0 Land Cruiser system which fits 92-97. Mounting hole...
www.rosenvisor.com
That's funny, I'm rocking a 60 series visor on my driver's side. We're on the opposite sides of luxuryI currently have 100 series visors in mine. Was able to swap the mounting feet over no problem. They work alright, but I'd really like to get a set of these:
80 Series Land Cruiser 4EverAnniversaryTLC
Our customer Renzo C. in Tennessee was excited to show off his new Rosen sunvisors in his 1997 80 series Land Cruiser! He installed P/N 7S10075-0 Land Cruiser system which fits 92-97. Mounting hole...www.rosenvisor.com
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Outsane
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Thank you!
I just put a set of those bad boys from Rosen Visor in mine.I currently have 100 series visors in mine. Was able to swap the mounting feet over no problem. They work alright, but I'd really like to get a set of these:
80 Series Land Cruiser 4EverAnniversaryTLC
Our customer Renzo C. in Tennessee was excited to show off his new Rosen sunvisors in his 1997 80 series Land Cruiser! He installed P/N 7S10075-0 Land Cruiser system which fits 92-97. Mounting hole...www.rosenvisor.com
After looking at the options of 20 year old half-clapped-out LS400 or brand new state of the art aircraft grade visors... I went with the new aircraft grade visors.
In the grand scheme of things, they are cheap compared to some (most, oh o.k. all) of the mods I've done and they are WICKED NICE!
The wife's GX may get a pair after she try's mine out. They are that sweet.
Any issue with them being semi transparent? I ended up holding off because here in AZ the sun is brutal, have read some folks wishing they were darker. May end up just having another layer or two of tint applied
It cuts direct sun down to the point where its just about ignorable.
My commute is way fromt the sun and I only drive straight into it for a couple of hundred feet, and while the sun is a bright spot in the top of the visor, I don't have to squint and just like welding lenses you can't look at the sun anyway. Where these are really amazing is the ability to kill the reflection of the car in front, but not have to duck to see traffic or hold your hand up to block the reflection and still see the light or other traffic. Just flip it down and its like putting on a giant pair of sun glasses. Its also adjustable enough that when the sun gets behind you and flashes you through the side mirror adjust it down to cover the mirror.
Rosen has really done their homework with these. It's an impressive bit of kit.
Another layer of tint would be easy to apply and with the variations available there's no reason you could't adjust the shade to anything you want including opace.
My commute is way fromt the sun and I only drive straight into it for a couple of hundred feet, and while the sun is a bright spot in the top of the visor, I don't have to squint and just like welding lenses you can't look at the sun anyway. Where these are really amazing is the ability to kill the reflection of the car in front, but not have to duck to see traffic or hold your hand up to block the reflection and still see the light or other traffic. Just flip it down and its like putting on a giant pair of sun glasses. Its also adjustable enough that when the sun gets behind you and flashes you through the side mirror adjust it down to cover the mirror.
Rosen has really done their homework with these. It's an impressive bit of kit.
Another layer of tint would be easy to apply and with the variations available there's no reason you could't adjust the shade to anything you want including opace.
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LS430 with solve adaptors, LS430 oak color looks stock for the 80
I run 70 series in my 60. Do you have a pic of 60 series in your 80?
I don't, and I recently happened on a let of LS400's so that's what I've got now. But aside from the clip being an inch farther on the 60 than the 80, it fit right up. I just cut a little material off the 60 visor so that i could slide the plastic barrel inward a little and it was plug and play, and matched fairly well to boot.
