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glennpm · 02-03-2026, 12:28 PM

I pulled my upholstered sun visors off of their brackets a short time ago. Both were hard to pull off with the left one very hard to remove. I found that both rods had slight bends in them about 6"or so in from the free ends. Is this normal? I plan to straighten them otherwise.

Karl Wescott · 02-03-2026, 12:44 PM

The slight bend (or kink) in the middle is normal, that provides friction to hold the visor in the desired rotation.

glennpm · 02-03-2026, 01:26 PM

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Thanks Karl.

02-03-2026, 12:28 PM	#1
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mid-Coast Maine Posts: 3,346	40 Ford Convertible - Sun Visor Rods? I pulled my upholstered sun visors off of their brackets a short time ago. Both were hard to pull off with the left one very hard to remove. I found that both rods had slight bends in them about 6"or so in from the free ends. Is this normal? I plan to straighten them otherwise. __________________ Archives of historical but relevant older articles: ------------- Hover mouse over the links below and click! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------- Rumble Seat’s Notes Techno Source for the 1932 thru 1953 Flathead Ford

02-03-2026, 12:44 PM	#2
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,662	Re: 40 Ford Convertible - Sun Visor Rods? The slight bend (or kink) in the middle is normal, that provides friction to hold the visor in the desired rotation.

02-03-2026, 01:26 PM	#3
glennpm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Mid-Coast Maine Posts: 3,346	Re: 40 Ford Convertible - Sun Visor Rods? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks Karl.