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Mar 19, 2013 | 04:47 PM

Rich56

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Sun Visor brackets

Ok, so I just got my brackets, left side will go on nice, right side I see has to be cut open and holes drilled for screws, when I got truck, didn't have any interior hardware, why is the right side closed so that the back of the bracket won't fit in the opening like the the drivers side?

Different bracket or possibly never had a visor on the right side?

PITA now have to cut an opening after painted, ugh.

Mar 19, 2013 | 04:52 PM

teardropty

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I think, and someone will correct me if I am wrong, the difference was basic cab and custom cab. I have had 54's with closed holes on the passenger side.

Mar 19, 2013 | 04:52 PM

bigwin56f100

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standard cab trucks did not come with a pass side visor. The custom cabs did and the factory would "knock out" the place for the visor for the pass side

Mar 19, 2013 | 05:16 PM

Rich56

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Thanks for the responses, so I guess cutting out that tab and drilling screw holes is fine to do?

Looks like someone drilled there in the past.

Mar 19, 2013 | 05:59 PM

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Take a punch and give it a good smack near the edge of the pre-punched hole. I was leery of doing damage but it opened right up. Gentle tapping did nothing. YMMV... With fresh paint, you may want to score the paint around the edge.

Mar 23, 2013 | 08:31 AM

Rich56

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Punched right out, thanks.

Mar 23, 2013 | 08:53 AM

abe

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Nice, and it is good the bracket covered up those other holes the PO had there.

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Mar 24, 2013 | 05:37 PM

abe

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Originally Posted by ford56forever

The factory only supplied a visor on the driver side

Deluxe cabs, as they were called in 53 and 54, and Custom Cabs, as they were called in 55 and 56, had both driver and passenger sun visors installed. The Standard Cabs only had the drivers side sun visor.