I installed a Shelf-it in my 1994 F350 and agree that it could be deeper (closer to the windshield) and offer better cover looking in from the windshield. The factory tint strip does a pretty good job, I have thought about putting in a darker or reflective tint strip for more coverage.

I also had trouble with the visors until I realized that they needed to be swapped (left-to-right, right-to-left) to fit properly (might actually say that in the instructions). There should be pre-drilled holes for the visor clips in the shelf - they might be covered with the flocking (fuzzy stuff) so you might try poking around to see. Instead of moving my clips (and leaving big-*** holes in the roof), I left the original visor clips in place and bought an extra pair on eBay to put on the Shelf-it. I highly recommend using the visor clips.

And if you still don't like the visor angle it is not hard to bend the tabs (the visor screws to) a little (it's aluminum so it's too easy if you're not careful) to get the right fit.

Just from looking at the Shelf-it, I think the mounting brackets are probably the harderst part to make, and it would not be too hard for someone with experience with a sheet metal brake to hand-form a shelf that's deeper and contured to meet either the windshield or the trim on the roof at the windshield, then install it on the Shelf-it mounts. If I still had access to a brake I would have done so already, but I don't - and don't want to pay anyone to do it for me (yet). If I get free time I am going to try to mock it up with cardboard, tho.

 

A friend of mine had one in his CC Chevy, long story short. He was in an accident and ended up hitting his forhead on the shelfit. Chevy was totaled in accident, he got smart, now runs a 2006 CCSBSRW F350 6.0. My friend states will never have another shelfit in any vehicle he owns. By the way my friend is 6'4".

 

My brother had a head-on wreck, did the same thing, tall also, at least 6'3", but wasn't wearing seatbelt. The police think it kept his face out of the windshield. Damn hard-headed kid dented the shelf-it and didn't hardly have a bruise.

 

The the post asking why an AR-15, why not? A handgun is just a tool for fighting your way back to a rifle and a shotgun equals over penetration and too many projectiles accounted for.

 

Do you have any pictures of the mounts or dimensions? Im trying to build one but i need a base line to start from.

 

Although I love the concept of convenient overhead storage, I would never install one myself due to the head injury potential already mentioned. I'm not overly tall, but I value what little I have in my head as it is, and I'll just take my chances with my seat belts and the few extra inches I'll gain from the shelf not being there.