Fulton Visor

[GTfastbacker]

Gentlemen, 

 

have a hard time to get the Fulton installed on my 41 Dodge Business Coupe.

A little bend here and there and the shape is okay so far.

 

But the Brackets are way out of angle?

I toughr they are universal fit?

Is there something wrong?

 

I know it’s not everybody’s taste but i like it.

 

Joe

 

[capt den]

if fulton is still in business try a call to them.    capt den

[harmony]

9 hours ago, GTfastbacker said:

Gentlemen, 

 

have a hard time to get the Fulton installed on my 41 Dodge Business Coupe.

A little bend here and there and the shape is okay so far.

 

But the Brackets are way out of angle?

I toughr they are universal fit?

Is there something wrong?

 

I know it’s not everybody’s taste but i like it.

 

Joe

 

I agree with you.  Personally, I've never seen a car or truck from the late 30's to the late 40's that didn't look better with a visor.  As for your issue, sorry but mine is not a Fulton and I don't have any first hand experience with them.

[andyd]

I obtained  the same style of Fulton visor and installed it on my 41 Plymouth Coupe........being a hotrodder & in love with chrome & polished alloy I polished the alloy end brackets which were the same as yours.....I don't have any real close pics of the end brackets but found that it helped to have a freind holding the opposite end to work out the location...........I also replace the flimsy centre bracket with a much more substantial bracket made from stainless steel that bolted onto the stock Fulton holes underneath the visor and clamped around the centre windscreen bar........I ended up selling the car like a dope so these are the only pics I have..........and yep, I do like Fulton visors..........regards from Oz......Andy Douglas   

[andyd]

GTfastbacker....after looking at your pics again and those of mine that I posted you can see in the last pic I posted with the door opened that the end brackets are located on the inside of the door jam at a place on the door jam that allows the door enough clearance when closed.......looking at your pics it seems that the two sides of the visor need to be pushed into the centre piece a little further possibily at more of an angle at the front rather that the rear or just straight............pushing each a little more at their front edge will align the sirated circular piece to be more perpendicular to each other......................I'd try to work our where the body edge brackets go first and mount them then adjust the angle that they meet the two visor panels and then those to the centre piece............sorry I can't be much more help............my visor was taken off a 48 Plymouth and I knew that the body shells/design was the same from 1940 to 48 so I had the markings that were already on the visors to help me assemble it here in Oz(it was dissassembled for shipment to Australia when I bought it).........regards.............andyd      

Edited January 4, 2024 by andyd

[GTfastbacker]

6 hours ago, andyd said:

GTfastbacker....after looking at your pics again and those of mine that I posted you can see in the last pic I posted with the door opened that the end brackets are located on the inside of the door jam at a place on the door jam that allows the door enough clearance when closed.......looking at your pics it seems that the two sides of the visor need to be pushed into the centre piece a little further possibily at more of an angle at the front rather that the rear or just straight............pushing each a little more at their front edge will align the sirated circular piece to be more perpendicular to each other......................I'd try to work our where the body edge brackets go first and mount them then adjust the angle that they meet the two visor panels and then those to the centre piece............sorry I can't be much more help............my visor was taken off a 48 Plymouth and I knew that the body shells/design was the same from 1940 to 48 so I had the markings that were already on the visors to help me assemble it here in Oz(it was dissassembled for shipment to Australia when I bought it).........regards.............andyd      

 

I love you car. This is what I am looking for with the Fulton. I will hire a Friend and see how we can get it done. Thanks for your advice !

Joe

[Kilgore47]

Are the end brackets identical?  Is it possible that they are reversed.  If you switch them they may fit better.  I recently installed a visor on the 47 P15 and it was hard to get everything to line up.  The one I installed in a reproduction with dog bone style end brackets.  It looks good but the one you have looks better.  The chrome along the leading edge is nice.

[Tom Skinner]

I have noticed over the last 50 years that some Fulton Sun Visors are specifically for GM or Ford products, and some for Mopar products.

Try moving the brackets forward as Andyd suggested, I hope you have the right Sun Visor. Kilgores Sun Visor above is the ones I have used on my Chryslers since 1973.

[andyd]

GTFastbacker.........I have also just had another look at your pics and pic # 6 which shows just the centre piece from the passenger side appears to show at least from my perspective that the centre piece is a little too far back as it seems to be touching the front edge of the roof.............maybe try to move it forward 1 inch/ 25mm then insert the side pieces into the centre piece but try to keep the outer edge of each outer piece parallel to the outer edge of the centre piece...............as far as whether this is the right visor for the car, my understanding is that visor that I used which is the same as that GTFastbacker is using is a Fulton 1000 Series Sunvisor and was a generic type to suit cars from the late 30's thru to the early 50's.........andyd   

[GTfastbacker]

8 hours ago, andyd said:

GTFastbacker.........I have also just had another look at your pics and pic # 6 which shows just the centre piece from the passenger side appears to show at least from my perspective that the centre piece is a little too far back as it seems to be touching the front edge of the roof.............maybe try to move it forward 1 inch/ 25mm then insert the side pieces into the centre piece but try to keep the outer edge of each outer piece parallel to the outer edge of the centre piece...............as far as whether this is the right visor for the car, my understanding is that visor that I used which is the same as that GTFastbacker is using is a Fulton 1000 Series Sunvisor and was a generic type to suit cars from the late 30's thru to the early 50's.........andyd   

 

i will try to go this way next few days.

thank you so much for support!

joe