I have a 51 Model A. Does anyone know if the fwd spar carry through came from the factory set up for sun visor attach brackets? I just bought a set of Rosen Visors and their info is not clear in this regard and I have not yet had a chance to inspect the spar carry through.
Pete Smith N1320D
Lewistown, MT
Rosen Sun Visors
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Sorry guys I did a search on this subject and found the info I needed. The visors are installed and working fine. I am an IA and have some ideas /suggestions for anyone starting down this road.
Pete Smith N1320D
800/326-7700
Pete Smith N1320D
800/326-7700
Rosen Visors Installation
There are several ways to skin a cat but this is what I did and found:
1) As the instructions mention, mounting brackets should be as far outboard as possible. The brackets need to be pointing fwd to get the necessary visors to forehead clearance.
2) I attached, via supplied rivnuts, the brackets to the front of the spar carry thru to allow adjusting the mounting bracket as low as possible. Mounting to the bottom of the cary thru presents some headliner issues.
3) Attaching to the front of the spar I believe yields the cleanest installation but adds some difficulty to the installation process. Because the windshield is sloping downward, an angle drill is reguired to drill the holes. Also it is difficult to get the rivnut puller perpendicular to the spar carry thru. Then tightening the supplied socket head capscrews with the supplied allen wrench is a tedious process. (I used a 1/4 in drive ratchet and allen socket).
4) I ended up having to chase the rivnut threads with a tap because of the awkwardness during installation. I would have been SOL without my ratcheting tap holder. Keeping the rivnuts as low as possible on the spar carry thru would help some but then I believe you would be drilling holes in a higher stressed area i.e. close to the bottom of the carry thru cap strip.
5) The installation took me ~2.5 hrs because of all the head scrathing and would be a piece of cake without the windshield in place. I will email pix if anyone is interested.
Pete N1320D '51A
800/326-7700
pete@hcr-inc.com
1) As the instructions mention, mounting brackets should be as far outboard as possible. The brackets need to be pointing fwd to get the necessary visors to forehead clearance.
2) I attached, via supplied rivnuts, the brackets to the front of the spar carry thru to allow adjusting the mounting bracket as low as possible. Mounting to the bottom of the cary thru presents some headliner issues.
3) Attaching to the front of the spar I believe yields the cleanest installation but adds some difficulty to the installation process. Because the windshield is sloping downward, an angle drill is reguired to drill the holes. Also it is difficult to get the rivnut puller perpendicular to the spar carry thru. Then tightening the supplied socket head capscrews with the supplied allen wrench is a tedious process. (I used a 1/4 in drive ratchet and allen socket).
4) I ended up having to chase the rivnut threads with a tap because of the awkwardness during installation. I would have been SOL without my ratcheting tap holder. Keeping the rivnuts as low as possible on the spar carry thru would help some but then I believe you would be drilling holes in a higher stressed area i.e. close to the bottom of the carry thru cap strip.
5) The installation took me ~2.5 hrs because of all the head scrathing and would be a piece of cake without the windshield in place. I will email pix if anyone is interested.
Pete N1320D '51A
800/326-7700
pete@hcr-inc.com