AVS Seamless Ventvisor - closest thing to JDM window visors??
09-11-11, 02:28 PM
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Nice! How is the fitment on the 2011? I know it should be the same as others but just wondering about the clips. Do you happen to have any up close pics of them installed?
I still can't decide on JDM or AVS.
I still can't decide on JDM or AVS.
09-15-11, 10:47 PM
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09-16-11, 03:56 AM
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I had a set of AVS visors that I removed and replaced with real jdm visors. As is from the box, the tab istarzan is talking about won't let visor sit flush. I also had to measure and dremel off a section of that tab. Without dremeling the tab, it puts a lot of stress on the triangular molding and upper door molding. The triangular molding and upper door molding do not sit inline flush so I do not know why AVS designed it like this. Dremeling the tab gets it to fit perfectly, it should have came this way out of the box..
2nd, the chrome trim on the AVS visors are CHEAP. The straight cut at the ends are not what I'm talking about. The chrome trim is covered by a thick clear vinyl and within a month of having them on, this clear vinyl starts peeling away at the edges where it has been cut and the underneath exposed chrome turns dull grey. No the clear vinyl isn't something I was suppose to peel away after installing. I originally thought it was and I peeled it off on one of the visors where it had the most peeling. Within a couple of days, the chrome on that visor turned dull grey.
3rd, Within that same month of having it on the car, I notice the front passenger window hits the visor edge on the way up and then going back down due to the windows sensing a blockage (safety feature onour cars). This is extremely irritating as I would have to push the visor outward just so the window can close. It wasn't like this for two weeks, maybe the visors warp slowly from the sun? I fixed this by dremeling the area of the visor edge so the window won't hit it.
Sorry for the long rant but just sharing my experience with the AVS visors. Sure they are inexpensive compared to the jdm visors, but IMO can be made better. I don't think they are worth the $100. I love my jdm visors, sure they are expensive but these things are quality! Where it connects to the triangular molding has a rubber seal to seal out water. The chrome trim is really a metal trim, unlike the AVS rubbery chrome trim. And these should not warp, the upper part of the trim has a metal plate so the visor doesn't flex so much. Anybody else encountered the many problems I had with the AVS visors?
2nd, the chrome trim on the AVS visors are CHEAP. The straight cut at the ends are not what I'm talking about. The chrome trim is covered by a thick clear vinyl and within a month of having them on, this clear vinyl starts peeling away at the edges where it has been cut and the underneath exposed chrome turns dull grey. No the clear vinyl isn't something I was suppose to peel away after installing. I originally thought it was and I peeled it off on one of the visors where it had the most peeling. Within a couple of days, the chrome on that visor turned dull grey.
3rd, Within that same month of having it on the car, I notice the front passenger window hits the visor edge on the way up and then going back down due to the windows sensing a blockage (safety feature onour cars). This is extremely irritating as I would have to push the visor outward just so the window can close. It wasn't like this for two weeks, maybe the visors warp slowly from the sun? I fixed this by dremeling the area of the visor edge so the window won't hit it.
Sorry for the long rant but just sharing my experience with the AVS visors. Sure they are inexpensive compared to the jdm visors, but IMO can be made better. I don't think they are worth the $100. I love my jdm visors, sure they are expensive but these things are quality! Where it connects to the triangular molding has a rubber seal to seal out water. The chrome trim is really a metal trim, unlike the AVS rubbery chrome trim. And these should not warp, the upper part of the trim has a metal plate so the visor doesn't flex so much. Anybody else encountered the many problems I had with the AVS visors?
09-16-11, 01:42 PM
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I too noticed that the chrome trimming was cheap. It was just a plain cut. Kinda surprised there was no tapering off at the ends, just an unfinished cut. I'm worried that it will start flaking. I didn't have it long enough for it to warp. Hmm. I guess I'll see.
