I took the mirror out for one of the visors, and had a really hard time getting it back in. I couldn't get everything lined up properly to put it back. Maybe I took out the wrong part of the mirror, but I thought I did it right. With the second one, I left the mirror in, and was just careful with the alcohol....

 

The mirror snaps out and then back in. Once you have it removed, you can see the little tabs that have to be lined up to get it back into place. There's a little flex in the mirror assembly so it should go back in OK - just don't be too heavy handed.

 

I've just completed this and have a few pointers.

#1: I tried to remove mine by unscrewing the plate - It seems that when you do that, you will break the clips on the cap which won't go back on correctly after -- oops. A little bit of crazy glue seems to fix this.

#2: I found that even with soaking the sticker in alcohol, it left a lot of glue residue behind. I found that using some Zaino leather cleaner, letting it soak for a few minutes, drying it, then dragging the sticker over the glue seemed to get the glue mostly away. After doing that, I would then apply some Zymol leather conditioner, then Zaino leather cleaner again, then dry, then drag the sticker over it again. It took maybe 5-10 cycles before the residue was all gone, but at this point, I can't even tell where the sticker used to be. Obviously I finished it with a layer of conditioner.

#3 It looks much better than before, though this took much longer than I anticipated. I've done this before on Vinyl and metal, but this was much harder on this soft leather, with the really strong glue.

 

The removal process works like a charm - just follow the instructions in post #9. The recommended 3M adhesive remover worked great...better than Goo Gone.

 

DENATURED ALCOHOL! Not rubbing alcohol. Find it at a paint store or paint dept of local hardware store.

 

Wow interesting.. does this work for all cars?

 

Is the denatured alcohol safe for the leather visors?

 

I used 91% isopropyl on sand beige vinyl and black leather - worked great.

 

For those of you that removed the stickers from leather visors, did it leave any faded outlines? I'm concerned that after almost a year, it might be there when I try removing mine!

 

If I put my glasses on and the sun angle was just right, I could see a very faint shadow on the sand biege vinyl - I can't see anything on the black leather...and I'm really picky about stuff like that. An alternative would be to order the Euro visors (no stickers) from Gert at www.carnewal.com

 

Process worked well on my vinyl visors. The small stickers came off easily, but the large stickers on the mirror covers took two or three soak/peel sessions to remove. Seems that as the sticker dries out, it becomes difficult. So be sure to keep them damp.

Thanks for posting the instructional thread.

 

thank you!

 

I peeled mine off my black leather visors without incident. I used a small amount of adhesive remover, followed by leather conditioner to get all of the adhesive off. The stickers on the vanity mirrors can not be easily removed but Suncoast Porsche sells Euro version replacement without the stickers.

 

I found that the stickers on the mirror covers were easier to remove - just need to use 90% iso not the 70% and let the paper towel really soak the stickers - peel off and then use 4M adhesive remover to get rid of any residual adhesive.

 

Yea, I feel like an idiot. I somehow missed the whole how-to part of the post before I replied.