Window Visors?

fedmogul89 · December 17, 2016

Who uses them? I bought me a set of 4 for my Sierra(the adhesive kind). Just haven't installed them, it's 19 degrees in Virginia lol. Salesman said it needed to be warmer? Oh well. I heard they were better than the in-channel kind, but I'm not sure. Cant wait to use them, though!

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · December 17, 2016

I had the stick on kind on my '98 and they came unglued over time. It got to the point where they would flap and hit the door while on the interstate so I took them off. I put in-channels on my '14 and didn't use any adhesive so nothing to clean if you wanted to remove them. I prefer the in-channels, as long as installed right you shouldn't have any problems. I had AVS on my '98 and Weathertech on the '14.

LongrangeLauber · December 17, 2016

I have the clip in weathertech ones and have only had the automatic roll up act up once with them. I've had them since the truck was new, much better than the stick on one's IMO

Where at in VA are you?

cbrsilv15 · December 17, 2016

I have the clip in weathertech ones and have only had the automatic roll up act up once with them. I've had them since the truck was new, much better than the stick on one's IMO

Where at in VA are you?

Did you try to index the front window? I did with mine and I haven't had an issue with the auto up since.

LongrangeLauber · December 17, 2016

Did you try to index the front window? I did with mine and I haven't had an issue with the auto up since.

It just happened to me once this was a few months back. Never had an issue before or after that so haven't worried about it.

What do you mean by indexing the front window?

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SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · December 17, 2016

It just happened to me once this was a few months back. Never had an issue before or after that so haven't worried about it.

What do you mean by indexing the front window?

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Not sure what he means exactly, but I do remember when I was installing the in-channel Weathertechs the directions said once you install the fronts you move the window all the way up and down a few times and then leave the windows up for a full day. I did exactly that and never had a problem with auto up or anything.

LongrangeLauber · December 17, 2016

Not sure what he means exactly, but I do remember when I was installing the in-channel Weathertechs the directions said once you install the fronts you move the window all the way up and down a few times and then leave the windows up for a full day. I did exactly that and never had a problem with auto up or anything.

Must have missed that part lol

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cbrsilv15 · December 18, 2016

You roll the window down and keep holding the switch down for 3 secs. Roll up and continue to hold up for 3 seconds. Release and then Hold up for another 3-5 seconds.

The key is holding the switch up for the second time. It indexes the window position to compensate for the added obstruction from the in channel rain guards.

sdeeter19555 · December 18, 2016

I had the stick on kind on my '98 and they came unglued over time. It got to the point where they would flap and hit the door while on the interstate so I took them off. I put in-channels on my '14 and didn't use any adhesive so nothing to clean if you wanted to remove them. I prefer the in-channels, as long as installed right you shouldn't have any problems. I had AVS on my '98 and Weathertech on the '14.

I've had the stick on type in every vehicle I've owned, never had one come loose; and some of those trucks had 300k+ miles.

It's all about prep and putting them on warm...

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SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · December 18, 2016

I've had the stick on type in every vehicle I've owned, never had one come loose; and some of those trucks had 300k+ miles.

It's all about prep and putting them on warm...

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I agree, but how old were they when you got rid of them? My '98 was 6 years old when I got it and they were on there. They stayed on there for another roughly 8 years before the driver side started to fall off. so say about 13-14 years of being on the truck and being in the sun. I still prefer in-channels as long as they don't use any adhesive or tape. Looks cleaner, does the job just as well and easy to remove if you need to without dealing with adhesive on the truck.

sdeeter19555 · December 18, 2016

My last truck was an 04, I traded it on my 2012? The previous truck was a 94, traded it on the 04? Had a 99 in there that was traded on a 2013? My 04 had 297k, the 99 had 379k...

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rivertrail · December 18, 2016

Do the in channels cause any wind noise inside the truck?

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sdeeter19555 · December 18, 2016

Do the in channels cause any wind noise inside the truck?

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In my experience they don't, but the profile of the visor itself plays a pretty big role in that also...

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fedmogul89 · December 19, 2016

Installed them yesterday and used a heat gun to help the adhesive. They seem to have stuck okay! How safe is it to take my truck to an automatic carwash?