posted 07-24-2001 08:20 PM                  

Keep in mind that these loud, unsightly labels are required by law. Notwithstanding the above, I've run into several owners who wanted to remove them but weren't sure just how.

Remove the visors from the car and lay flat. Mask around the painted label area however the masking is not critical.

Apply several coats of "Goof Off" to the painted area but don't rub. (this is the product you buy at the local hardware for dried latex paint). Allow each coat to sit for at least a couple minutes as you want the paint good and soft.

Get a sponge/scotchbrite pad from your local grocery but be sure to get the pink and white combination that says "delicate". It also says "safe for plastic".

As a final coat, put more Goof Off on the white scotchbrite and lightly rub. All the paint will come off.

Put the visors under the faucet and wash off all the solvent with soap and water. At this point, you may notice a very slight wrinkle in the vinyl on the side where the solvent was applied. Set this side face up in the sun to dry. Or use a hair dryer. The visors will resume their original firmness.

Wait one day and apply vinyl dressing to the entire visor. DONE. They will look brand new without a single trace of the unsightly label. No black dye is needed.

Several of us in the northwest remove the visors and leave them off as we don't need them all that much and the car looks better without them. But when I'm on the road or in the south, I reinstall them. It only takes a few seconds with a philips screwdriver.

While I elbaorated a bit here, I got this Goof Off tip originally from Al Becker.

posted 07-24-2001 09:51 PM                    

Great step by step detail ... exactly how I did mine hen I first got the car ... looks 100% better without those screaming yellow decals.

Thanks again for the refreshe for all the "newbies".

posted 07-25-2001 06:54 AM                  

Happy Prowling

Marty

posted 07-25-2001 08:28 AM                  

Is there any legal ramifications of doing this and taking off the warning if you use your car on a daily basis. . .or is this like the tag on your sofa or bed matress where the government requires this message from the manufacturer for the consumer that buys the product. . .but after that. . .just like the matress yoy, as the consumer, can yank it off. . . .Or is this warning something that would be dangerous for a daily driver of a Prowler to take off?

posted 07-29-2001 06:00 PM                  

What I have done to the visors:

Remove the wipers, apply 3 to 4 lite coats of KIWI Leather Dye BLACK. Let completely dry between each coat. Each coat on one side only, takes about 90 seconds to do. A 5 year old could do it (will test that theory with Ed). This product is found in the shoe polish area, but is Dye, not polish. Has a sponge applicator top, no mess.

YEAH, Zoom,Zoom,Zoom.....................

Another idea, stick a vanity mirror over both spots.

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Larry Salzman
Call 911 - there is a Prowler in my garage....

posted 07-31-2001 10:13 PM                  

I'd be worried if I put my wiper blades in the trunk, that I'd shut the lid down and they would be under the hinge. Do bent wipers work very well?