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Old 08-09-09, 04:41 PM
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I searched the forums but not much came up and I've been looking every where online but cant see to find a company that sells or even makes a full set of Window Visors for an 94 Ls 400 such as these





can any1 help? if you have a nice set please show me or if you know where i can get some please let me know! thanks D
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Here you go: http://www.vipstylecars.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=8657
I bought mine from them. I love'em. Great company to deal with as well.
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u looked at him but sadly he only has Visors from 1995+ . . . mines a 1st gen so i guess im just SOL
Old 08-09-09, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by LowN'Slow
u looked at him but sadly he only has Visors from 1995+ . . . mines a 1st gen so i guess im just SOL
If you REALLY want them that badly, the visors from the UCF20/21(95+), will fit your UCF10. The only difference in them is that they will not be an EXACT fit on the rear door. The rear door on the UCF20 is a slight bit longer so the top curviture line will have a slight overhang from where the top of the window is curved on the UCF10. This topic has been discussed MANY TIMES before. A search thru the forums would have awarded you some results. True fitting visors for the UCF10 are EXTREMELY RARE, and even Toyota/Lexus discontinued to sell them after the high number of complaints of wind noise caused by them on the first gen models; due to the aerodynamics of the car. I will see if I can dig up a pic of a UCF10 equipped car with the 95+ visors installed on them so you can have better reference.


EDIT-- found a pic. This car belongs to LI Celsior. He has the visors for the 95+ LS on his UFC10. Look closely at the visor curve on the back door vs. where the actual curve of the window is. This, as I understand it, is the only difference.

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Luxury Mods has them as well...cheaper too.

http://www.luxurymods.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=615
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Truck - as i explained i searched both CL and VIP STYLES extensively and came up with nothing. i don't understand the point of a forum that dose not allow new users to ask questions even if they have been answered most likely YEARS AGO. if my post is that offensive to the users of this site please feel free to take it down and never allow me or any new users to ever post anything ever again and just stop calling this a forum and call it a DATABASE

EXE - thank you for a constructive response, apparently they are NOT all that rare if they are mass produced by an after market company witch was my original question "Where can i find these visors?"
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Dude,,calm down. I wasn't bashing you or anything, however we encourage everyone to search thru the forums for possible solutions to their problems; and VIP styles encourages the same(I am a member there as well). In most cases, your question has been asked and answered many times before. If you took offense to my response, then you took it the wrong way. I even explained to you that if you were looking for an absolute perfect fit for the UCF10, same as I have, then they would be a very hard find. Many aftermarket companies DO produce the visors, however as you found out yourself, many of them are for 95 and up; and are not a DIRECT fit for the UCF10. I even took the extra step to find a pic for you so you would see how the visors for 95 and up would look on a UCF10, so you could see for yourself. If you view the link that EXE posted up, and yes I already pulled it, they are also for 95 and up. He was pointing out to you that they were cheaper in price than what they usually sell for. Anyway, good luck finding them, as I have attempted to answer your question and even offered a visual alternative so you can judge for yourself.
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Would it be possible that some heat applied with a heat gun could help the curvature/fitment problem?
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given the type of plastic i would say no, not without messing up the material (burning/fogging) and the shape (still too much material would be going into a curve that needs less) plus the trim i believe is metal.
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I would then cut out the necessary amount out of the straight portion close to the hole for the hardware that's nearest the front door. Clean up the edges nicely and glue it back together. Sure there would be a seam but it would be so close to the hardware hole it almost invisible if done carefully & correctly. I just looked at the ones on my '00 and the chrome portion seems to be plastic.
Personally the extra near the back would bug the crap out of me.
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I wish I still had my old camry so I could measure and see if camry vent shades would be a good fit. Camry vent shades are easy to find.

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