+2 sunvisor arms

[wotsisname]

A (daft ?) question about the sunvisor arms for the (early) +2.
Are these supposed to allow the sunvisor to swing round to the side window ?
Mine are part dismantled (off the car) and the mounting bracket seems really jammed onto the arm (one still has a spring + two locked nuts fitted)... I am reluctant to pull these apart & risk breaking the casting if they are not supposed to move. [the car has been off the road for many years & I can't remember if they used to move]

Cheers
Adrian

[elanman999]

Adrian,
On my 68 +2 they do move round to cover the side widows if required. Whether they are supposed to? That's another question.
Cheers
John

[Mick6186]

On my 73 +2 they are stiff but do move round to the side,
Mick.

[Rich135]

Likewise on my '70, they move but are very stiff (so I have only done it once!)
My passenger side sunvisor is a bit rubbish (mirror fallen out of place etc), can you get replacements?

Rich

[wotsisname]

Cheers for the replies. I think I will try to free them up.

Rich, In terms of replacement. I have some material supplied with the headlining that is enough to to the 3/4 panels & the two sunvisors... I'm guessing that I have to make a sock with two sides machine stitched (the 3rd side being a fold) and hand sew the 4th side. I'm not sure if it's wise to take the original cover off or not.
I was thinking of a mirror from a local glass cutting supplier. The existing one may or may not be original (68 +2) doesn't appear to be anything specific.

[Rich135]

That sounds like a good idea Adrian. I might have to venture and do the same at some point. The drivers side of mine is really good, but the passengers is a bit bulgy and the mirror has fallen down inside.

Make sure you post pics when you've done it!

Rich

[lotusnut]

My '75 130/5 has not got a mirror in either sun visor! Would this be correct or has a previous owner replaced one?

[mbell]

My '75 130/5 has not got a mirror in either sun visor! Would this be correct or has a previous owner replaced one?

Mine doesn't either, just crusty foam in black and cream vinyl..

[Rich135]

I have a feeling the previous owner replaced them, so that would explain it.

[wotsisname]

My 68 has a mirror stuck on the surface of the passenger side visor. I assumed this was an original feature but it could easily be an add on. I've yet to refurbish so will take a picture with dimensions.

[wotsisname]

I had a weekend in the garage, so here are the sun-visors in their current state. The mirror could easily be a PO add on.