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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 01:14 AM
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Seamless Ventvisor

Has anyone installed these? They have the chrome to match the trim. I usually put these on all my cars, but not the seamless ones.



http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...V15794011.html

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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 03:46 AM
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My brother has them on an m35x and they look really good
Old Jan 17, 2012 | 09:33 AM
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I helped my
Friend install his on his 09 maxima Dark grey car so they looked good
Old Jan 17, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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I was looking at those too. I prefer the in-channel ones (they go inside the window channel versus stuck on the outside) but they don't make them for the Max.
Old Jan 17, 2012 | 11:30 AM
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Any pics of what they look like installed?
Old Jan 17, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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I believe that Lightonthehill has been running something like this for years. Hopefully, he will chime in on the efficacy of his installation and perhaps, we may find out that it is this kit!
Old Jan 17, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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i have them on my white max tints looks real good !!!
Old Jan 18, 2012 | 08:09 AM
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Old Jan 18, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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Shot at 2012-01-18

Shot at 2012-01-18

those visors on m35x. this set has 6 pieces maxima will have 4, i think it will look better on maxima. I will buy a set as soon as spring comes around.
Old Jan 18, 2012 | 11:32 AM
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Looks really nice.. Like to see how the maxima one looks like...
Old Jan 18, 2012 | 09:53 PM
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Thanks for posting a pic. I will be ordering them soon.
Old Jan 19, 2012 | 09:35 AM
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Thanks for the pics, Slava. I'll pass though. It would have been better if they made the "chrome" trim the same width as the car's and tapered the back end instead of having a distinct "bump".

Oh well, guess I'll just go without.
Old Jan 20, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Looks much better than the regular window visors I have on mine.
Old Jan 20, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Yes, I have put Ventshades on each of my Maximas for the last twenty years or so, because I can't leave my car parked in the brutal
deep south sun in summertime with the windows all closed. If I crack the windows, we invariably have high winds and sideways rain
and the interior gets soaked. With the shades, I can leave all four windows cracked around three inches.

This is the first of a four or five day stretch where we are supposed to have dark, rainy days, so I won't be taking any pics. We drive
one of the trucks and leave the Maxima in the garage when the weather is bad.

I did not get the Ventshades with the chrome strip. I got the plain smoked ones. They stick out a tad more (hence give more
ventilation) than those shown in the photos above, which seem to stay very close to the glass. I think the shades in the above
photos are a newer style, and an attempt by the Ventshade folks to reduce the wind noise. I experimented for around a month
before I found a combination of molding strips placed on the lower part of the side of the 'A' pillars that seemed to reduce the wind
noise to an acceptable level on my older style shades.

I have not seen any shades for the Maxima which fit into window channels. I think the tighter fit of the glass into the window channels
of cars these days makes it difficult to use the channel-style shades.

I installed my Ventshades three years ago, and have not had any problems with them since. If you visualize the shades in the above
photos with flat smoked plastic where the chrome hump thingie runs, you will have a very good idea of how they look. Once they are on,
I usually never even notice them again.

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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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Light, how did you stick your visors on? my visors create a lot of wind noise. i've gotten use to it but still annoying at times.
Old Jan 23, 2012 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkSlateMaxima
Light, how did you stick your visors on? my visors create a lot of wind noise. i've gotten use to it but still
annoying at times.

I just stuck them on per the instructions that came with them, using the double-sided adhesive tape that was already
attached to the vent pieces.

And, as I mentioned in an earlier post above - -

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* 'I experimented for around a month before I found a combination of molding strips placed
* on the lower part of the side of the 'A' pillars that seemed to reduce the wind noise to an
* acceptable level on my older style shades'.
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Through my experiments, I found that sticking a piece of half inch wide hard rubber trim molding on the SIDE of the car on/beside the
bottom foot of the windshield trim results in the air flow taking a slightly wider path around the car, hence not hitting the vent shades
quite as directly.

I just kept trying various pieces of molding I had laying around my garage until the wind noise was not quite so loud.

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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Just installed mine tonight.







Old Jan 27, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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I just noticed that the front one is a bit off, damn. Going to have to redo it when it gets warm out.
Old Jan 27, 2012 | 07:25 AM
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Those look good especially on a black maxima
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