need opinions on ventvisors?? what do u have?
05-17-2011, 10:09 AM
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Any updated thoughts on in-channel vs stick on?
I'm thinking about putting some on our 2000 4Runner but wasn't sure which were the best way to go. There are some pretty inexpensive options on Ebay these days.
Any input? I want to stay dry
and save some gas mileage over running the AC.
I'm thinking about putting some on our 2000 4Runner but wasn't sure which were the best way to go. There are some pretty inexpensive options on Ebay these days.
Any input? I want to stay dry
and save some gas mileage over running the AC.
05-17-2011, 04:49 PM
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probably not any updates on a 6 year old thread but yeah i love the in channel ones i just got in the mail last month. ordered from 4wheelparts online and had them in the windows in about 2 minutes
05-17-2011, 04:52 PM
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No matter what you get, Keep the package that they come in.... You will need that if anything happens to them. AVS/LUND will replace them for free. They will send you a whole new set if you send back that little sticker that is on the package..... My 2005 Tundra is on its 3rd set...The first, someone busted out the driver side window and broke the vent visor, the second, the passenger side blew off driving down the highway.... 3's a charm...
05-18-2011, 04:17 PM
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This may be a stupid question, but I've never seen the in-channel ones installed. Do they actually come in contact with the window glass or do they squeeze between the door and the weather strip?
05-19-2011, 02:38 PM
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Another vote for the in-channel style. I've had two trucks with in-channel visors. I didn't buy the stick-on kind because I think they look crappy. My current visors are made by Wade (I think). I got them from the Toyota dealership 3 years ago.
Pros of in-channel: look better, more secure (once they are fit correctly)
Cons of in-channel: sometimes they trigure the "anti-pinch" feature of the auto-roll-up function and the window goes back down again. This was worse right after I initially installed them. With some break-in time it stopped happening. I've also heard people claim that the in-channel visors caused the window motor to burn out. Could be true, I don't know.
Pros of in-channel: look better, more secure (once they are fit correctly)
Cons of in-channel: sometimes they trigure the "anti-pinch" feature of the auto-roll-up function and the window goes back down again. This was worse right after I initially installed them. With some break-in time it stopped happening. I've also heard people claim that the in-channel visors caused the window motor to burn out. Could be true, I don't know.
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05-19-2011, 02:42 PM
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They do contact the glass a little bit. After a while the weather stripping gets compressed and it's not much of an issue. IIRC the instructions that came with the visors said to leave the windows rolled up tight for a period of a few days to allow the weather stripping to compres and everything to settle in.
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