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Old 01-08-2010, 01:03 PM
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Rant: sun visors
Why are there holes in the sun visors? Every time i put the sun visor down the sun still shines through the little holes? WTF???
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Old 01-08-2010, 01:04 PM
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With the blast shield down I can't see a thing...

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there's holes so that you can still somewhat see when the visor is down. For us tall people, sun visors are typically worthless because if they're down I can't see past the hood of my car.

Wear sunglasses, problem solved.
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Old 01-08-2010, 01:15 PM
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I figured it was for people seeing around when it is down...

Or so women can put make-up on that much safer!

*runs*
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Old 01-08-2010, 01:38 PM
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So you can tell when the light turns green - especially if you're over 6 foot tall.
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Old 01-08-2010, 01:42 PM
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don't worry, it will break soon and then you won't have that problem.
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Old 01-08-2010, 02:13 PM
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^ So true. At first, I thought thread was about crappy build, but it was about the holes, which has been discussed before.
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They aren't holes so much as cylinders, tilt the visor slightly and not a photon gets through.
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Originally Posted by CTrx8
don't worry, it will break soon and then you won't have that problem.
Haha so true

Originally Posted by dillsrotary
They aren't holes so much as cylinders, tilt the visor slightly and not a photon gets through.
Also true.

Just wear sunglasses...
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Old 01-08-2010, 03:03 PM
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Mine must not be normal, 5/2003 build date and they have not broken yet.
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My passenger's was broken when I bought it. If you don't yank it open then it doesn't break.
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Old 01-08-2010, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by expo1
Mine must not be normal, 5/2003 build date and they have not broken yet.
Mine hasn't either. It does fit pretty snug, so I'm sure you could break it if you yanked on hard enough.
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Old 01-08-2010, 03:34 PM
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Mine hasn't broken either so that

I personally like the holes.
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With the blast shield down I can't see a thing...

Nice. Verrry nice.
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Old 01-08-2010, 04:05 PM
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Nice. Verrry nice.
You going to the meet tonight Bullitt?
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Fortunately Mazda provides a sunglass holder that doesn't fit all sunglasses.
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You going to the meet tonight Bullitt?

Aw, krap, I forgot about it. I've been busy.
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Old 01-09-2010, 10:55 AM
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Fortunately Mazda provides a sunglass holder that doesn't fit all sunglasses.
So annoying. I can fit my flak jackets but not my gascans I just keep the cans in the rear cupholder compratment.
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Old 01-09-2010, 11:30 PM
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Sunglasses man.
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Originally Posted by MFslacker22
Why are there holes in the sun visors? Every time i put the sun visor down the sun still shines through the little holes? WTF???
Sure, some light comes through the holes, but it's not enough to be a problem. I've owned my 8 for over 5 years and I've never had a problem with significant light through those little, tiny holes.


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Old 01-11-2010, 02:28 PM
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Gee... no one has every told the truth about sun visors.

The wholes are there so we can get an even tan.
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The holes are my favorite part of the sun visors. Indispensible waiting at a light where you're looking into the sun. This shading technique is similar to the sun goggles that the Inuit use, where they block all but a slit.

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Old 01-11-2010, 02:43 PM
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You guys are all wrong!

Mazda did it to save weight!

Duh!

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Old 01-11-2010, 03:07 PM
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^ better airflow!

its annoying sometimes tho for me but whatever.
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What I did was got some of my left over carbon fiber, from my custom computer tower I was building, and cutted/molded the pieces to fit over those little holes. I could get pictures if anybody wants to see em.
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