Sun Visor/Rear Window Louvers for a '09 Ranger Sport


LadyRanger

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Hello,

I'm interested in getting the Solar visor made by Lund/Keystone (since you don't have to drill into your roof) and also some rear window louvers by Astra-Hammond. Neither company makes anything for the '09 Ranger Sport from what I've seen, the latest I can find is for the '06-'07's. Would these still fit my vehicle? It seems to me the body styling hasn't really changed the last few years... I just want to make sure they fit before I buy. Any help is appreciated!
 
if you don't
have to drill into the roof to attach it, how does it stay on?
please, don't say "double sided tape" because that is just stupid.
 
LadyRanger said:
Hello,

I'm interested in getting the Solar visor made by Lund/Keystone (since you don't have to drill into your roof) and also some rear window louvers by Astra-Hammond. Neither company makes anything for the '09 Ranger Sport from what I've seen, the latest I can find is for the '06-'07's. Would these still fit my vehicle? It seems to me the body styling hasn't really changed the last few years... I just want to make sure they fit before I buy. Any help is appreciated!
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Are you sure you don't have to drill for the install? I looked through Lund's website and if you're looking at this one:

http://www.lundinternational.com/PartDetail.aspx?partno=12313&mmcode=1434512&catcode=LUN

It mounts by drilling in self-tapping screws.

I'd very hesitant to put one on if it wasn't screwed down, there can a lot of wind pressure built up under them thar things..
 
I have the lunar visor....and well......I rocked it w/o drilling...just using the stick on tape....it flapped in wind and i feared it ripping from it's metal frame. You really do want to drill that top piece into the roof. Honestly. I have since removed the visor....when i reinstall...I wont be using screws...i'll be using nutserts in the roof, and i'll run machine screws into those nutserts to securing hold the visor to the roof. Plus...the roundness of that top bracket doesn not match the roundness of the roof...so it's barely got any stickyness actuallytouching the roof.

Sun Visor/Rear Window Louvers for a '09 Ranger Sport


Sun Visor/Rear Window Louvers for a '09 Ranger Sport


Sun Visor/Rear Window Louvers for a '09 Ranger Sport
 
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Yeah, my whole reason for wanting the Solar visor was it just mounts inside the doors and I really didn't want to drill into the roof of a new truck... my brother has an old Pathfinder with visor and the roof leaks where it's drilled into the roof on the right side.

However, I thought with the air pressure coming up under the Solar visor, how could it could stay on right without flapping around just being mounted inside the doors.

I know Lund made a visor that fit up to 07's called the SunVisor II but you had to drill, and that's what I was leery of, so I was leaning towards the Solar instead. I do plan on keeping the truck a long time so didn't want to put on anything that might cause problems down the road. Can anyone vouch for visors being on their truck for like 10 years without problems? I just really like the "old school" looks plus the fact it cuts out the sun's glare. My local dealer for Lund stuff said the SunVisor II should fit my '09 as the cab has changed very little over the past few years.

Nice truck FX4wannabe01!!! That is the look I like :headbang:
 
LadyRanger said:
Yeah, my whole reason for wanting the Solar visor was it just mounts inside the doors and I really didn't want to drill into the roof of a new truck... my brother has an old Pathfinder with visor and the roof leaks where it's drilled into the roof on the right side.

However, I thought with the air pressure coming up under the Solar visor, how could it could stay on right without flapping around just being mounted inside the doors.

I know Lund made a visor that fit up to 07's called the SunVisor II but you had to drill, and that's what I was leery of, so I was leaning towards the Solar instead. I do plan on keeping the truck a long time so didn't want to put on anything that might cause problems down the road. Can anyone vouch for visors being on their truck for like 10 years without problems? I just really like the "old school" looks plus the fact it cuts out the sun's glare. My local dealer for Lund stuff said the SunVisor II should fit my '09 as the cab has changed very little over the past few years.

Nice truck FX4wannabe01!!! That is the look I like :headbang:
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SunVisor, MoonVisor, SunVisorII, and MoodVisorII are all ugly as hell to me on any newer truck. Only Lunar visor and the solar visor look good.

YES...It held up just fine...no problems with breaking things or anything like that. BUT...it did flop in the wind at freeway speeds.

Bottom line....if it's something you are dead set on, go ahead...put the screws in the roof. I am going to when I reinstall it. Again...leaks come from improper sealing at the screws. You better believe I'll have a but load of perfectly placed silocone on my roof when i do it. Like I said...i'm going to be using nutserts....basically you'll have a nut attached to your roof, then you run bolts or machine screws into it. I'll have a silocone mess when I do mine.

FYI...93+ on fitment....if it says it'll fit 93-xx, it'll fit period. cabs never changed.
 
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