I am looking at buying a 97 f-150. It has everything that i am looking for except it has a roof visor and i do not want that. I was wondering if i could take that off. I think that it is screwed in though so what would i be able to do with the wholes? THanks

 

either plug em up with rubber grommets, or you can go the route of repainting i cant stand those things... ugliest among aftermarket accessories... i can handle "bug shields" all over the place (the little smoked clear plastic things over the front of the hood, and along the front of the side windows, and sometimes, even over the back of the 3rd window..) but those visors are just plain ugly.... i feel your pain lol

 

my thoughts exactly the price for the truck is a really good price so i think i can live with plugs in the roof. thanks

 

i just thought of something. What do you think the odds of the holes being in the right spot for roof clearance lights. Just a thought.

 

yeah, i was about to suggest those, but didnt think you would want em (i dont particularly like em) but if they DID line up, you could do that... chances are? slim... but possible never looked at the mounting on a roof visor.... but to me those roof lights are too damn "truckerish" for me lol they remind me of a guy i saw once.... had a dodge ram, with one of those BIG *** chrome wind deflectors you only see on the biggest 18 wheelers bolted to the roof of his truck..... i just saw no purpose... if he thought he was gaining any HP outta that, hes nuts... the weight alone dropped a good .4 seconds off his 1/4 mile LOL that thing was HUGE! looked nasty too...

 

ya i dont really think they would look good on a 150 any way. Are the rubber plugs any good or would i have to end up filling the holes and get a paint job.

 

depends on how nice you want it to look.... would you like a bunch of rubber plugs on your door? no... so what makes the roof any different? i guess the fact that people dont see it often... and i guess if it doesnt bother you, at least no water will get in it... but fact is, if you want it done right, yeah... your gonna need to bondo the holes and repaint it... but if you want a $5 fix, some nice rubber grommets will do nicely check and see if the holes line up nicely... if they do, see if there are any accessories you may like that could go in place of it... i mean hey, those lights arent a bad idea man... just not my taste.. but if you think they look good, hey... to each his own.. a lot of people like em, which is why they put em on to begin with but keep in mind.... those are no fun to install... you gotta run all the wiring down through the side of the windshield, and you gotta take off pretty much everything above the dashboard to do it..... so if you do em, you better know that those lights are what you really want lol

 

i am not a big fan of the lights. Do you know if there are any nice plugs that have chrome ends or anything besides just the rubber and where can you get the rubber plugs i could not find them on the internet.

 

lol that aint something your going to find specific to the application.... a few trips to the local hardware and auto parts store will do wonders with your imagination... thats about all you can do.... just remember, until you are ready to repaint it, the hole will always be there, just depends on whether or not you give a damn... personally? id just have someone fill the holes, and re-spray your roof.... i mean think about it, the roof is basically a square plate of metal... they can easily just tape that part off and respray it... nobody would ever notice... i mean hell, its your roof lol how they gonna look at it up close anyways? up to you..

 

Depends on how they installed the visor. I have a Lund Visor on my truck (that I love by the way ) Anyhow, they are screwed on at the sides under the door seal which wouldn't be a problem. You could just fill those holes with silicone. The bolt down points on the top of the truck are little metal pads with a bolt sticking up to secure the visor to. This pad can be fixed to the truck with an adhesive, which is what we did, or it can be screwed down, or both. The screws that came with it to screw it down are not very big so they will be fairly small holes to deal with, although there will be more than one screw per pad so you'll have to deal with several small holes...if they screwed it down. I have no idea how you'd go about removing the adhesive if thats what they used, it's pretty sticky stuff. Good luck.

 

Adhesive removal is easy enough (compared to filling holes). If you want to remove something that's glued down, use a heat gun. If the adhesive itself is the problem, Goo-Gone, nail polish remover, 3/M General Purpose Adhesive Remover, WD-40, clay bars, etc. all have their places. Some work better than others depending on what glue was used.

SL

 

thanks for all the help. well i dont have to worry about figuring out how to take it off because it turned out that the truck had some bigger problems that definitly wort worth the price. thanks for all the help though

 

HAHAHAHAH all that and he aint even gonna buy it LOL good choice! if it doesnt have what you want, and is barely within your price range... i wouldnt do it... your probably better off finding one that you can customize