European OEN Sun visors

[Vassilis1971]

Looking for the part numbers for the OEM European sun visors that are void of warning labels.....thanks

[tastelid]

I'm wondering if they can just be peeled off using a heat gun and some care?

[Alberta]

Here in Europe we do have all the labels sticked on ...

Look on the top left :

[WCH]

I removed mine with isopropyl alcohol. Took about 15 min per side.

[UrbanExtant]

Originally Posted by WCH

I removed mine with isopropyl alcohol. Took about 15 min per side.

Did it leave a noticeable patch where the label was removed when you were finished, or did it fluff up nicely like the alcantara around the label?

[WCH]

After the sticker came off, I cleaned the area with alcantara safe cleaner. Under certain lighting conditions, you can see a slight outline of where the sticker was but 95% of the time, all you see is a blank visor.

[sos_73]

Originally Posted by WCH

After the sticker came off, I cleaned the area with alcantara safe cleaner. Under certain lighting conditions, you can see a slight outline of where the sticker was but 95% of the time, all you see is a blank visor.

Very nice!
Could you provide us a Picture of the final result???
Thanks!

[m3driv3r]

I removed mine as well, clue rolled right off. Cant tell they were ever there. I will post a picture when I go to my car.

[Vassilis1971]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Here in Europe we do have all the labels sticked on ...

Look on the top left :

Hmmmmm, wdimagineer's build lists OEM Euro visors minus the decals.

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1158828

Ive seen a few but they are listed for the M5.

[WCH]

Here's some pictures. You can see that the passenger side shows a little bit of the outline but the driver's side is almost perfect.

However, I think this is a big improvement over the white and yellow sticker.

[UrbanExtant]

So, to remove these with isopropyl alcohol, does one just dampen some cloth, or cotton balls, and hold it over the label, and then pick an edge with a finger nail to grab hold of it, and slowly peal it off? The alcohol doesn't damage the alcantara if it gets onto it?

[WCH]

Yes. You need to get the 100% isopropyl alcohol. I soaked a paper towel and put it on top of the sticker for 15 min. I covered it in a plastic bag to prevent drips and to keep the fluid concentrated (it evaporates quickly). Then I lifted up the corner. The passenger side came off almost in one piece while the driver's side required me to essentially tear off the sticker in little pieces. I then cleaned the visors with an alcantara safe cleaning fluid.

Ironically the driver side looked better probably because I had to rub it more.

I didn't remove the visors because I couldn't figure out how to do this. If you do that, it will be even easier.

Then you just have to vacuum up any pieces of sticker that fell and you are good to go. I let the car sit in the garage overnight with the windows and sunroof open to allow any fumes to exit the car.

For my E92 M3, I bought the euro visors. This was much easier and allowed me to keep money in my pocket since the total cost was like $10 for isopropyl alcohol (which I have used for 3 cars).

[UrbanExtant]

Originally Posted by WCH

Yes. You need to get the 100% isopropyl alcohol. I soaked a paper towel and put it on top of the sticker for 15 min. I covered it in a plastic bag to prevent drips and to keep the fluid concentrated (it evaporates quickly). Then I lifted up the corner. The passenger side came off almost in one piece while the driver's side required me to essentially tear off the sticker in little pieces. I then cleaned the visors with an alcantara safe cleaning fluid.

Ironically the driver side looked better probably because I had to rub it more.

I didn't remove the visors because I couldn't figure out how to do this. If you do that, it will be even easier.

Then you just have to vacuum up any pieces of sticker that fell and you are good to go. I let the car sit in the garage overnight with the windows and sunroof open to allow any fumes to exit the car.

For my E92 M3, I bought the euro visors. This was much easier and allowed me to keep money in my pocket since the total cost was like $10 for isopropyl alcohol (which I have used for 3 cars).

Thanks! I usually just buy the Euro visors, but I'm willing to attempt to remove the labels on the ones I have. Thanks for the advice. My husband is a physician, so we have the proper alcohol in our cabinet, fortunately. When I'm back next week, I'll give it a go. What brand alcantara cleaner did you use? I've never attempted cleaning that myself, since I usually just send the vehicles to the detailer when it gets to the point one of them needs something such as that done.

[WCH]

I used the Sonos brand alcantera cleaner because I have some for my 911 which has an alcantera wrapped steering wheel.

However, any gentle cleaning solution would be fine. In fact, just a damp cloth would probably work.

[pragueX5]

Thanks to the graet tips here I did remove the ugly warning labels as well. It was irritating me so much. mostly from the outisde view as I leave the visors open always.

Used "Sticker and DucktTae Removal" spray by well branded DenBraven chemical.
sprayed on a little bit, but a lot in to the microfibre cloth and rubbed/peeled it away.
perfect. 10min job for both sides

[Alberta]

Originally Posted by pragueX5

Thanks to the graet tips here I did remove the ugly warning labels as well. It was irritating me so much. mostly from the outisde view as I leave the visors open always.

Used "Sticker and DucktTae Removal" spray by well branded DenBraven chemical.
sprayed on a little bit, but a lot in to the microfibre cloth and rubbed/peeled it away.
perfect. 10min job for both sides

Why didn't you take the M seats ?

[FedM]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Why didn't you take the M seats ?

Because he didn't take M

[sos_73]

Originally Posted by Can-am

Why didn't you take the M seats ?

it's written on his Profile:
Drives: X5 40d

so no M seats for him...

[Alberta]

Sorry , I didn't pay attention