Sun Visors... why are they rubbish :P - Page 2

Womble · 24th November 2006, 14:49

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Originally Posted by Rincewind

Yeah, but to bring us back down to earth with a bump we've also got 2 road sweepers, a tractor and our very nasty BMW motorbike 650 P.O.S.!

You may have it was probably a one off rich Sultan that fancied a change and found some spare cash behind his sofa cushion and said, "Oi, I fancy a new fishing wagon! - make me one!"

I'm just picturing your boss telling you that you can't stop for the day until you've got the tractor up to 70mph to rest the stopping distance at motorway speeds!

Keith · 24th November 2006, 14:53

Easy, Tow it with the Bentley

Keith · 24th November 2006, 14:56

Back on topic Mr Nocturnal you do realise weight matters in the 260 you really don't need all these creature comforts

NOCTURNAL · 24th November 2006, 15:09

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Originally Posted by Keith

Back on topic Mr Nocturnal you do realise weight matters in the 260 you really don't need all these creature comforts

Keith you obviously didn't read my post very well

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but she's not so keen on staring at herself permenantly when it was sunny LOL, I think she developed a complex

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Now what this actually says is even if it weighed 10kilos' its a mod that makes the car more of a family friendly car

so that when the less family freindly mods can be afforded...theres a little more balance

That said in all honesty, I was surprised by the very poor quality of them, and the simplicity, as Nic has explained above the reasons why...I was jsut certain there would be a comfy rover upgrade there somewhere

Re the added weight, when you weigh as much as me the lights and flap on a sunvisor don't really register

I think I'll have to invest in a "sharon'n'Trace" strip too ...just need to look into the posabilities (without the sharon'n'Trace)

and find myself with diagrams of how to strip everything out somehow

Cheers for the replies

edit:- would it eb fair to assume my headllining and visors would be light charcoal?? i have an otherwise black/dark leatehr interior...?

Nick

Jontie · 24th November 2006, 16:18

Hi Nick,
There's a set of the illuminated ones on E-bay at the moment, not sure what colour, possibly grey..

Regards
John

NOCTURNAL · 24th November 2006, 16:46

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Originally Posted by Jontie

Hi Nick,
There's a set of the illuminated ones on E-bay at the moment, not sure what colour, possibly grey..

Regards
John

The seller says they are ....

Nick

Rincewind · 27th November 2006, 08:10

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Originally Posted by Womble

I'm just picturing your boss telling you that you can't stop for the day until you've got the tractor up to 70mph to rest the stopping distance at motorway speeds!

It's funny you should sat that as earlier on this year I did actually test a "tractor" that can do 70 mph! It's a bit hairy I'll tell you as you stand on the brakes to do the stops especially when you're up at 12 tonne and there's no suspension to speak of other than what the tyres give you!

the even odder thing is that it will do exactly the same speed BACKWARDS if you take the limiter off the gearbox!

Not bad for nearly £100k's worth of kit!

JohnDotCom · 27th November 2006, 08:23

The ones in My Rover seem fine, well padded & Illuminated mirrors with covers (both sides). Still no where as good as my old Granada Cosworth though, which also has a centre one behind mirror to catch any missing areas, now that is cool & useful.

24th November 2006, 14:53	#12
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Easy, Tow it with the Bentley

24th November 2006, 14:56	#13
Keith This is my second home ZT400 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ellesmere Posts: 5,948 Thanks: 0 Thanked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Back on topic Mr Nocturnal you do realise weight matters in the 260 you really don't need all these creature comforts

24th November 2006, 16:18	#15
Jontie Loves to post Rover75 2.0L Conn SE Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Barrowford near NELSON in Lancashire Posts: 456 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Hi Nick, There's a set of the illuminated ones on E-bay at the moment, not sure what colour, possibly grey.. Regards John

27th November 2006, 08:23	#18
JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	The ones in My Rover seem fine, well padded & Illuminated mirrors with covers (both sides). Still no where as good as my old Granada Cosworth though, which also has a centre one behind mirror to catch any missing areas, now that is cool & useful.