Odd question about a detail

[sjordan2]

On late model cars, does anyone put warning stickers on the sun visors?

[whale392]

Not really. I am assuming you are talking about the airbag stencil 'warning'? Might be something to look at for future builds though.

[Modelmartin]

Does anyone put the "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" warnings in their rear view mirrors? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Harry P.]

On late model cars, does anyone put warning stickers on the sun visors?

Well, since those warning labels are usually on the side of the visor that you don't see when the visor is up, I'd say...NO!

[whale392]

Or in a 'vert!

[mikemodeler]

Geez, unless they are in a convertible, how would one see them? I have a hard enough time remembering some of the easy details, let alone some decal on a visor!

[sjordan2]

Unless, of course, the visors you put on are down, then YES!

I asked the question because my Infiniti has the same air bag/child restraint warning taking up most of the space on both the driver and passenger visors, and in plain sight while the visors are folded up. Just seemed like the kind of touch that superdetailers would want to do.

I might add that the other sides of the visors that fold up against the headliner have lighted mirrors, so you have to fold down the visors to use them.

Edited May 23, 2010 by sjordan2

[red04gli]

I want to see you figure out how to make some small LEDs come on when you flip the visor down. The decals are the easy part!

[sjordan2]

I want to see you figure out how to make some small LEDs come on when you flip the visor down. The decals are the easy part!

Oooohhh...

[whale392]

I can see where you are coming from on this question..........seems like a chance for some decal companies to step up and mfgr a set of superdetail decals (airbag, evap, trunk jack, belt routings, engine code labels).

[torinobradley]

Don't forget inspection stickers, registration stickers, rear window defogers, shift patterns, tire pressure and inside door info (on kits with opening doors), guage pannel labels (Lights, Ign, Wipers), steering column stalk labels, steering wheel labels (cruise control), etc...

Okay, maybe we've stepped over the "super detailing" line here but hey, it's fun to think about...

[GrandpaMcGurk]

I want to see you figure out how to make some small LEDs come on when you flip the visor down. The decals are the easy part!

I don't usually work in 1/25th but LEDs seem like a tuff way to go. You'd have the size of the LED to contend with as well as the the wires. Assuming that you would hide the wires in the windshield post I'd take a different approach.

Using a single (or 2) power/light source (hidden in the trunk, under a seat etc.), I'd run fiber optics through the chassis and interior etc.,to light the dash, visors, head & tail lights. Fiber optic strands are inexpensive, easy to conceal and flexible. You could hide the fiber optic strand where you would have ordinarily run the wiring for all those LEDs.

Edited May 24, 2010 by GrandpaMcGurk

[sjordan2]

Don't forget inspection stickers, registration stickers, rear window defogers, shift patterns, tire pressure and inside door info (on kits with opening doors), guage pannel labels (Lights, Ign, Wipers), steering column stalk labels, steering wheel labels (cruise control), etc...

Okay, maybe we've stepped over the "super detailing" line here but hey, it's fun to think about...

All of that can make a big difference in the impression a model makes. It's particularly part of the package on a Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing or roadster (my specialties, and where details are easier to create at my preferred 1/16 scale), where engine compartment stickers and ID plates define some of the car's personality. I have a Franklin Mint 300 SL roadster, where they added stickers and plates in nice detail at 1/24 scale – and even put a legible shift pattern on the teeny shift knob! Harry P. can show you some nice work he's done on this subject for his 1/8 XKE.