Some are made of molded substrates or polypropylene. The sun visor's flap or core is typically made from pressboard with a piece of metal for its attachment onto a mounting bracket. Some current visors can also be extended along the side window to block sunlight all of the way to the 'B' pillar to block the light for the driver or passenger. Some are designed so they can be released from one bracket and be turned towards the side window, covering a small part of the window at the top to block the sunlight shining onto the side of the face. Each visor can be lowered to help block light from the sun entering through the windshield. Most modern cars have two sun visors, one for the driver's side and a second for the passenger's side, with the rear-view mirror often mounted in between the two sun visors. Henceforth, sun visors were mounted inside the vehicle, making the hinged flap easier to reach and adjust.

As automobile design advanced with windshields mounted on an angle to lessen wind resistance, the outside or 'cadet-type' sun visors were no longer seen on cars starting from 1932. Other early automobiles also had externally attached sun visors to their windshields until 1931, when interior mounts were introduced. Starting in 1924, automobiles such as the Ford Model T began to include an exterior sun visor on its closed body versions.

They are designed with a hinged flap that is adjustable to help shade the eyes of drivers and passengers from the glare of sunlight. For the sporting headgear, see sports visor.ĭriver's sun visor in the up position below the Pierre Cardin headliner in a 1972 AMC Javelin Passenger's sun visor in down position with a lighted vanity mirror in a 1993 Jeep Grand CherokeeĪ sun visor is a component of an automobile located on the interior just above the windshield (also known as the windscreen).

Automotive sun screens