I have the thin vinyl stickers on mine. About a 99% solution as mentioned above. Much better than any ghosting I'd imagine.

 

How about the maximum speed rating sticker on the dash next to the start key.
2012 p4s. Can this be removed without damaging the walnut grain fascia underneath and will a ghosting remain

 

Thanks Ryan. I'll contact you.

 

The ghosting is likely caused by some vinyl fading on the part not covered by the warning sticker. My car is 3 years old and that is what I believe. It is quite minor now and over time may disappear entirely.

 

Been there. I figured I'd try to remove the stickers and if it didn't look right then upgrade to leather.

For my leatherette visors I used 91% IPA (Isopropyl Alchohol) from Walgreens. Find the highest % you can, the 80% IPA doesn't work at all. The plastic mirror covers are perfect. No ghosting on the leatherette either. But when it was wet though, it almost looked stretched. Now it's fine after drying and being in the car.

Another alternative is to have your existing visors refinished in leather. I've used Classic 9 Leather to have some other interior parts upgraded for much less than replacing a piece with a new OEM one. Really top notch work. Send in your existing visors or pickup a used "core" from eBay to have them refinished. All in it would $1000 cheaper than new OEM. http://www.classic9leathershop.com/p...-987c-987-997/

 

Thanks for the link.

 

I tried naphtha and alcohol, but couldn't get rid of the ghosting, either. I went the cover-up route after that, and was very happy with the result. The cover-ups completely "disappeared" the problem.

If you opt for getting a new set made, I would second the recommendation to look into Classic 9 Leather. They just recovered my e-brake handle and cover in alcantara. Beautiful work at 20% the cost of OEM.

 

Best solution. Had the cover ups on all three 997's. They're very thin and blend right in with the rest of the visor.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-Sunv...0dcc31&vxp=mtr

 

What to search for on ebay to find these decals?

 

See link in post prior to yours for eBay reference. Personally I don't like the looks of the decals - I'd rather have the visors recovered in leather or alcantara.

 

Okay, I'm gonna jump in here. I recently removed both the front and rear visor stickers with.....automotive grade laquer thinner, GHASP!!!! It removed the paint (it isn't a decal, I believe it's printed on like an inkjet printer) I used my old vanity mirrors as guinea pigs (replaced thru Suncoast) and tried the alcohol trick. No luck. I then tried 3m adhesive cleaner (my favorite for anything sticky.) Again, no luck. Lastly I used some laquer thinner I had left over from a paint project. the warnings came right off! Happy with my success I ran out of paint shop grade thinner so guiddy, I then ran to Lowes for more thinner to clean the warnings off the other spare. The generic thinner turned the vinyl/plastic white! Darn it! The following day I got another gallon of the refined thinner at my local automotive paint store and even the white staining cleaned up. I used a really good quality vinyl cleaner and then protectant as a follow up to the treated areas. Nice and dry looking (not shiny) and no white staining/bleaching. There is a slight shadow on one visor but by about the 3rd week after removing the label it has become almost invisible. Will this work on leather? I don't not know but I suspect it will.

 

It really is a sticker, pressed on with heat. Soak a paper towel with the 90% iso alcohol, lay it on the sticker and let it soak for 10 minutes or so then you can start peeling the sticker. Whether or not you get ghosting will probably depend more on the length of time the sticker has been on and the color of the visor - seems to be more visible on the darker colors.