P1000 Sun Visor / Air deflector

[jenk61]

Thanks to the idea of air diverters that @mlynch001 made, I was inspired to make something similar. I had always wanted sun visors and thought maybe I could incorporate where I could have sun visors as well as the air diverters. My design skills are seriously lacking and the only program that I know how to use is Tinkercad. This is what I came up with. It allows you to use as a diverter or sun visor with infinite adjustments. I used washers printed from flexible filament so it holds in position. Didn't even have a need for lock nuts so far. I never realized how much air comes in between the roof and windshield until reading @mlynch001 post. At 20 mph it feels like a fan blowing on you. Instead of printing the diverter, I made a bracket and bolted it to a piece of 1/4" Hdpe, 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide.

 

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[Smitty335]

Thanks to the idea of air diverters that @mlynch001 made, I was inspired to make something similar. I had always wanted sun visors and thought maybe I could incorporate where I could have sun visors as well as the air diverters. My design skills are seriously lacking and the only program that I know how to use is Tinkercad. This is what I came up with. It allows you to use as a diverter or sun visor with infinite adjustments. I used washers printed from flexible filament so it holds in position. Didn't even have a need for lock nuts so far. I never realized how much air comes in between the roof and windshield until reading @mlynch001 post. At 20 mph it feels like a fan blowing on you. Instead of printing the diverter, I made a bracket and bolted it to a piece of 1/4" Hdpe, 9 inches tall and 12 inches wide.




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Where did you get those brackets? I did this a couple years ago and used hinges made for boats deck lids to keep them open in the wind, worked great for a while and then failed. Still have them just been looking for different hinges. Thanks!

 

[jenk61]

I 3d printed all the parts. I haven't done any high speed runs yet, but I don't forsee any problems. I designed all the parts with the exception of the knobs.

 

[Smitty335]

I 3d printed all the parts. I haven't done any high speed runs yet, but I don't forsee any problems. I designed all the parts with the exception of the knobs.

What's the chance?

 

[jenk61]

What's the chance?

I guess there is always a chance 😉

 

[Prntckt]

I have my 10” tablet mounted up there and it doubles as a visor. I like your visor idea though, might try that on the passenger side.

 

[Robobrainiac]

Do you have any updates/review of how your visor is doing?

 

[jenk61]

Still works for me. Sometimes loosens a little on rough ground. Probably need to make the tpu washers a little thicker or put some star washers on behind the knob.

 

[bumperm]

Ram Mount, 1" ball, might work well for the brackets and would allow a broad range of adjustments. Also, I think using Plexi or Polycarbonate would be good as it doesn't block vision . . . unless, of course, you want to be able to use it for a sun visor. I have my tablet mounted up there, so I won't be experimenting with this.