Stickers on sun visors

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  1. Lou1119

    Lou1119 New Member

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    How do I remove those ugly stickers on the sun visors? In the past I have used goof off but it doesn't seem to budge them.

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    Lou
     
  2. Friskie

    Friskie Well-Known Member

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    I used rubbing alcohol and enough elbow grease to detail an entire MINI. There is still a faint shadow in the material where they were but they are GONE.
     
  3. Lou1119

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    Thanks,

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  4. Justa Jim

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    I covered mine with MINI sticker, devised just for that purpose, but alas, they are no longer available. :frown2:
     
  5. Dave.0

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    ^^^ Yup I did the same thing but I used an piece of black vinyl to cover them up.

    I just cut it a little bigger that the warning label. :Thumbsup:
     
  6. DneprDave

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    I like the warning sticker! It makes me feel safer.

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    ^^^^ :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
  8. minirab

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    Have done the same thing on both my MINIs.
     
  9. mattc85

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    [​IMG]

    R53 owners can cover the stock ones with these. It's better than looking at an illustration of a baby being decapitated by the airbag.
     
  10. Friskie

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    All you jokers having so much fun and no one suggested great big Hello Kitty stickers?
     
  11. Dave.0

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    UGH I hate that cat!

    How about Good Bye Kitty stickers with a noose around that stupid cats head. :rolleyes:
     
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    I think a more graphic sticker of the baby being decapitated would be better. :devil::lol:
     
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    How's this? I tried to make it more realistic, but you can only do so much with stick figures.
     
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    ↑If my daughter had her way my car would be covered in those. I've already had to peel off disney princess stickers. One of the benefits of a perpetually dirty car is that at least they peel off easily.
     
  16. Green Flash

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    I, too, found the yellow decals on the sun visors annoying and believing that they could not be removed without leaving an ugly trace of where they were, looked to find a way to cover them up. Chose a commercial application for a solution. It was low cost and quick - only a couple minutes to apply.

    With the view that maybe a seatbelt warning could be helpful, I found a better worded and more readable message for the passenger side visor.

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    Not needing such a message for the driver's side, since I always use my seat belt, I choose a black jack for a bit of British image.

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    Purchased these stickers from the artist who makes the sunshades with eye expressions - Artistic Reflection.

    http://www.artisticreflection.com/fu...r-stickers.htm

    They come in two's for $8.00. So, I do have an extra set of this mismatched pair. Giving thought to buying a second MINI - if so, the offensive yellow will be quickly dispensed.
     
  17. Dave.0

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    Those look cool but my visors are black so the black vinyl cover ups blend right in.
     
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    #18 Friskie, Jan 9, 2014
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    To the OP: I would suggest giving up on this thread (it has become very silly) and move your headquarters over to the Ethereal Spirits - Mellow Time thread. The guys over there take things much more seriously and the advice is provably sound. It won't contribute to a solution for your sticker problem but what you learn therein, you may no longer care.
     
  19. Steve

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    But I like the screaming. Tells me I'm driving properly.
     
  20. BlimeyCabrio

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    FWIW, I removed mine years ago by soaking a folded paper towel in rubbing alcohol, flipping the visor up so the label was on "top", and laying the alcohol-impregnated folded towel on the label for hours / overnight. Label lifted right off without a trace and no elbow grease required.
     

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