Rosen sun visors installation

[Andres Darvasi]

The sun visors in my plane are really useless, so I bought Rosen visors which I will pick up at Sun n Fun. Today I was looking at the attachment points in my aircraft and I have serious doubts that the Rosen will fit in there. Unfortunately I did not think of taking a picture.
My plane has an Arapaho one piece windshield and the attachment brackets are on the edge of the fuselage just behind the windshield with so little room that I think that they were installed before the windshield, to get these screws out it will be a miracle not to scratch the plastic.
Has anybody run into this before? and if so, how do you attaché the Rosen?
Thanks in advance

[N3322G]

Has Rosen given you any adice? They must have run into this before.

[Andres Darvasi]

No Pat, they said that it would fit, it remains to be seen!
I took a picture of my existing sun visors installation today (attached)

[jeffrey aryan]

Andres,

You are correct about the Rosen visors. They won't fit the Arapahoe windshield. I know because I've tried and had to send them back. The best I can find so far is the Knots2u version which is essentially a cut down version of the stock ones.

Maybe next year when I redo the interior I might be able to make an adapter plate for the Rosen bracket and then be able to install them. It's still a long way off and I'm not sure I'll keep the plane by then.

Good luck. Please keep everyone informed if you come up with something.

Jeff Aryan

[Andres Darvasi]

Jeff, when I called, I told them that it was for a Comanche with Arapaho windshield.

Chief Aircraft, Aircraft Spruce, etc have them listed as Sunvisor Piper-Knots 2U, Arapaho Windshield, Rosen.

Still, when I see the drawing of the attachement, I don't believe that they will work.

I am afraid that you are right!

[Andres Darvasi]

There might be a way, just discovered the following:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/p ... rapaho.pdf

[jeffrey aryan]

Andres,

It's been a few years since I tried them with no luck. I hope you do and find success. I really want to here about it. Again, when I get around to redo the interior in a year or more I will seriously reconsider them. Thanks for the information.

Jeff

[Don Nelson]

Andres and Jeff,
Rosen visors in my 30B with Arapahoe w/s were there when I bought it, so don't know about the installation problems.
But if it will help, I'll try to get and send photos next time in hangar? ( There this morning but hadn't seen this thread.)

Don

[jeffrey aryan]

Don,

Could you please post a picture of your Visors so I can see were I went wrong and any other related information you might have.

Thanks,

Jeff Aryan

[Don Nelson]

Not right away Jeff, but will when I can.
Don

[Andres Darvasi]

Thank you very much Don, it will be really helpful