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Obtrusive safety warning on near side sun visor (both sides)

panmat
in Skoda Octavia Mk3 (2013 - 2020)

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Apart from the high beam assist and the front assist, this is exactly the car I'm waiting for.

After day one and a near 6 month wait it's everything I could have wished for and that's coming from a Superb mk II elegance owner, completely different car and so much more fun to drive. Just out to clean it now :happy:

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      If some of the other posts around the forum are anything to go by, I am surprised people haven't suggested yet to take your car back to the dealer and reject it..  

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      Pic from VWVortex.     And a link to how these guys are removing them   http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4791409-DIY-Removing-the-airbag-warning-stickers-from-your-sun-visors     Wi

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      beyond the sun visor issue, this is what I'm left with.........           fully loaded diesel DSG, ACC, Power boot, Kessy, Park Ass', High beam Ass', Heated seats, Columbus, number plate

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    Rather than remove why not get a sticker made to cover it? Nice VRS logo on a dark gray background or a Skoda badge for. Non-VRS.

    My wife's car is a Chrysler PT and they have airbag stickers on both visors too. I now have a chrome Chrysler badge covering them up.

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    Rather than remove why not get a sticker made to cover it? Nice VRS logo on a dark gray background or a Skoda badge for. Non-VRS.

    My wife's car is a Chrysler PT and they have airbag stickers on both visors too. I now have a chrome Chrysler badge covering them up.

    Yes keeping my eyes open looking for acceptable cover ups...  

    I hadn't noticed I had these until I saw this thread, that at least shows two things:

     

    1. I'm not bothered by such things

    2. I'm not very observant.

    2. I'm not very observant.

     

    Isn't this a little dangerous whilst driving?  :giggle:

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    I have it on my seat leon too on the passenger side visor, but it's not as big as the they were on my Kia Cee'd.....which had them on both sides

    Black duct tape would do the job and look 10x better.

    Black duct tape would do the job and look 10x better.

     

    But just taking the sticker off would be the best solution.

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    But just taking the sticker off would be the best solution.

    Definitely agree with you there

    but the sticker doesn't come off easy, and some people have ruined their sun visors trying. Duct tape removes the bright yellow and replaces it with a less noticeable black which can easily be removed.

    At the end of the day alot of cars have them now. Its just a warning to tell you to switch the airbag off if using a forward or rear facing child seat in a car in an attempt to reduce the number of people who dont and kill their kids. Its a rare thing but it does happen because there are still uneducated people out there.

    If they didnt put them on at some point in this crazy ass world we live in someone will try to blame the manufacturer for the incident despite their own negligence because there was no warning. I say blame the US as their suing culture has led to the EU getting overly PC about all sorts of things like this too. In fairness this has probably happened tens of thousands of times in the US hence the spread.

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    I've seen one fitted with what looks like 4" wide elastic bands in the same colour as the visor. The owner had some documents tucked behind one.

    How hideous my head span round and I projectile vomited just seeing it :giggle:

     

    At least you can see the warning I still haven't got my car to burn my eyes at the eyesore

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    hello all.

     

    I'm looking for help.

     

    I'm looking for UK online store with international shipping (EU) to order black sun visor (driver's side) for octavia combi vrs mk3

     

    anyone who would bother to help me?

     

    thank you in advance

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    On 12.1.2014 at 09:18, Mence said:

    One on the passenger side only.

    Have we established whether or not you can swap the whole blind? If so, does anyone know the part number for the euro left hand one?

    I have one passenger side from the euro left hand drive modell without this terrible airbag sticker. Has to be shipped from germany. Send me a message if you're interested!

    My Aus-spec RS has the warnings on BOTH visors.  I hate them too, but I'm 6'6 and even with the seat fully lowered, my head/eyes are so high up the windscreen I rarely have my visor down anyway... but my passenger does regularly and it annoys the crap out of me.

    I'd be interested to know if the wiring for the illuminated visors (I think the Superb has them, don't they?) are fitted in the roof lining, just waiting for hooking up with replacement visors?


    Has anyone fitted illuminated visors in their Octy's ?

    Mine is a Mk3.

    If there are enough Briskies interested they may be persuaded to make some up, you could contact them to see what sort of batch they would be prepared to make - don't believe they have Skodas in the US

    On 8.10.2017 at 03:55, spinifex said:

    I'd be interested to know if the wiring for the illuminated visors (I think the Superb has them, don't they?) are fitted in the roof lining, just waiting for hooking up with replacement visors?

     

    No, there's no wiring for the illuminated sun visors:

     

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    3 minutes ago, Petunet said:

     

    No, there's no wiring for the illuminated sun visors:

     

     

     

    Dammit !!!


    And I got it wrong..... my Aus-spec RS only has the warning labels on the passenger visor, BUT, on both sides.

    Could probably get away with ordering a driver's mirror for a LHD vehicle and just replace it with that, instead of messing with alcohol swabs and possibly damaging the original visor.

    Yes, and I have been thinking of getting a drivers's sun visor fot RHD vehicle...

     

    Do you want to swap? :biggrin:

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