pretty cool, but I never really notice mine to be bothered with them.

 

Same here.

 

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DIY: Visor Warning Stickers Removal - Rennlist Discussion Forums

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DIY: Visor Warning Stickers Removal - Rennlist Discussion Forums

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Yes read all of that thread and much more.

This refers mainly to leather or fake leather. The stickers there are apparently real stickers. The Macan ones are set into a slight dimple that wont go away and might be bonded in some way other than glue? You cant even get hold of the edge.

There are plenty of warnings and nasty pictures in forums telling you NOT to try dissolving the apparent glue. Worked well for me with real stickers in the past but unless someone wants to take a chance on ruining a sun visor, I'm not going to try.


This way takes 2 minutes and looks pretty good and maybe better than a slightly discolored or misshapen patch if they can indeed be removed.

 

Are these stickers also required in Europe, Asia, etc., or is this needed only in North America?

 

From my experience living in Sweden (which in Europe) and now Australia (which is Asia), these stickers are pretty much standard everywhere.

 

I removed the drivers side yesterday..it did not leave any mark and looks perfect but would be much easier with the visor off. I can usually figure things out but this one has me stumped. Would like to remove the passenger side visor to make it easier, but after removing the two plastic clips I do not see any screws or attachments underneath..anybody?

 

Curious what kind of material is used on the sunshades you have? Mine came with black Alacantra for the roof and something matching that for the shades.


Maybe you have the other type of roof liner and shades and that makes removing the labels easier?

 

I have previously removed the yellow warning stickers on the visors by placing a rubbing alcohol cloth patch over the sticker for about 20 minutes and then simply lifting them off. I have done this on two previous Porsche cars. I recently tried it on the Macan and the alcohol has no effect????? Porsche must have changed something. Anyone had any luck with this project?

 

....I recently tried it on the Macan and the alcohol has no effect????? Porsche must have changed something. Anyone had any luck with this project?

Hello @gla and welcome to the group! I removed the stickers from my Turbo, which had alcantara fabric on the sun visors. I can tell you that the stickers themselves have a foil backing, so are impermeable to liquid. Applying alcohol to the face of the sticker will not be able to soak-through and reach the adhesive on the other side.

Instead, you will have to apply alcohol to the edge, where it can contact and dissolve the adhesive, and then slowly peel the sticker back while continuing to apply alcohol to the leading edge. With alcantara fabric, it is easy for the alcohol to soak-in underneath the edge of the sticker and dissolve the adhesive. I imagine the process would be a little slower and more tedious with a vinyl visor, but it should still be possible.

Please let us know if you are successful, and how it turns out. I'm sure others here would be interested. If it helps, here is a link to an earlier post I wrote on my experience. The first link is specific to the visor stickers; the second link is the entire thread regarding delivery, and a few mods to the car.
Good luck with your project!

Porsche Macan Forum - View Single Post - Another White Macan on the Loose in L.A.

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/deliveries/71745-another-white-macan-loose-l.html

 

I wonder if a heat gun would work (or hair dryer)?

 

Ask your Porsche service advisor . In plan to do that when I get home from traveling. I don't want to take a chance and do it myself and muck it up .


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Anyone have an update on how to remove the yellow stickers from visor?

 

@Convert Seriously? Yeah, see post 2 above. Geez.

 

Isn't that illegal like removing the mattress labels :laugh:

 

I tried this on my Jeep (fabric visors), the alcohol didn't seem to make a dent, though this stuff seems to be working (very slowly): De-Solv-it Citrus Solution, Organic and Biodegradable

Perhaps it also has to do with the age of the sticker, perhaps from brand new is easier vs a 7 year old..

Will post pics if I manage to succeed

 

Thank you, indeed I was not artful in asking the question but had seen the solution suggested earlier in the thread and was wondering if others had alternatives to suggest as the method cited was not working for me (despite snarky reply from another member). There have been threads about why don't more forum readers participate? Perhaps more graciousness would encourage broader participation. Thanks to you and SoCal55 for your replies.

 

You might look here for some ideas:

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/interior/48473-removing-obnoxious-us-air-bag-warning-labels.html

I put perfectly sized precut carbon fiber vinyl samples over mine while we all deliberate on safe and traceless removal methods. Many months later they are still there and I rather like the look and may never remove the stickers.

Effort and Risk versus Rewards

 

It may be easier to just remove the visors.

 

Problem solved

So easy ...

First, take a very fine jewelers screwdriver and score the sticker in a checkerboard pattern vertically and horizontally. Then, score it again on the diagonals about every eighth of an inch apart. You could get all scientific and get some kind of micrometer to determine the distance between each of the scoring lines, but I did it after a bottle of Pinot Noir. It worked just fine.

OK now, hold on… The next step is very tricky. As others have suggested, get a folded up paper towel and soak it in isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Put it on top of the sticker and fold it up so that it's above the visor. Leave it there for a few minutes. Then all you have to do is… Peel away all the broken flakes of the sticker.

I'm not entirely sure that this procedure will work every single time, but it worked for me on both sides of the car. I would do YouTube video, but I don't think I have the money to buy a camera. I'm more inclined to go by 10,000 new Macan turbos and repeat the process until I've got absolute confirmation that it works 99.95% of the time.

The 0nly variable in the process, as far as I can determine, is the label on the Pinot Noir. I strongly recommend something from California, in fact a Sea Smoke "Ten" Pinot Noir from 2008. If you live within 1000 miles of Boston, and would like me to come help, I'm willing to reproduce this experiment using a different vintage of the same wine.

Oh...alcantara head liner and visors. Dark brown premium leather over rhodium. ... Just in case that's a variable. 2015 turbo.

 

So easy ...

First, take a very fine jewelers screwdriver and score the sticker in a checkerboard pattern vertically and horizontally. Then, score it again on the diagonals about every eighth of an inch apart. You could get all scientific and get some kind of micrometer to determine the distance between each of the scoring lines, but I did it after a bottle of Pinot Noir. It worked just fine.

OK now, hold on… The next step is very tricky. As others have suggested, get a folded up paper towel and soak it in isopropyl rubbing alcohol. Put it on top of the sticker and fold it up so that it's above the visor. Leave it there for a few minutes. Then all you have to do is… Peel away all the broken flakes of the sticker.

I'm not entirely sure that this procedure will work every single time, but it worked for me on both sides of the car. I would do YouTube video, but I don't think I have the money to buy a camera. I'm more inclined to go by 10,000 new Macan turbos and repeat the process until I've got absolute confirmation that it works 99.95% of the time.

The 0nly variable in the process, as far as I can determine, is the label on the Pinot Noir. I strongly recommend something from California, in fact a Sea Smoke "Ten" Pinot Noir from 2008. If you live within 1000 miles of Boston, and would like me to come help, I'm willing to reproduce this experiment using a different vintage of the same wine.

Oh...alcantara head liner and visors. Dark brown premium leather over rhodium. ... Just in case that's a variable. 2015 turbo.

I normally quote project time units in 6 packs but I'm from Texas, lol. Good show!

 

But; did the Pinot sticker have aluminium backing? :laugh:

 

How would a Porsche colored emblem sticker look there in a background same as the headliner? - something with a strong adhesive if one is concerned that it may do some damage to the visor trying to remove the yellow one.

 

We've owned the car for over a year and I read those yellow stickers today for the first time.

They say: "Warning, vanity lights are not standard!"

 

Okay, for those with vinyl sun visors, at least one member was able to remove the warning stickers using a hair dryer......

What method did you use for the sticker removal?

I initially tried 90% Isopropyl Alcohol, but quickly discovered the stickers are foil backed, so the alcohol could not penetrate and was ineffective. Ended up borrowing a hair dryer from the missus and using it as a low temp heat gun to heat up the adhesive. Once good and warm, carefully lifted a single corner with a 10 blade (curved scalpel blade, but betting a simple pocket knife would work), grabbed said corner with some mosquito hemostats (fancy small tweezers with textured surface for more grip), and peeled slowly. Even the relatively low heat will cause a little buckling/sagging of the visor skin while warm, but will re-stretch back to normal after cooling. HTH!

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/new-member-introductions/114817-byakko-out-shadows.html

 

Okay, for those with vinyl sun visors, at least one member was able to remove the warning stickers using a hair dryer......



http://www.macanforum.com/forum/new-member-introductions/114817-byakko-out-shadows.html

Yep, that was me, and it worked flawlessly on the vinyl visors. I cannot comment on other materials, but my black vinyl is clean and sticker free!

 

There were a couple of threads on this in the past. Despite successfully removing stickers on a previous car the Alcantara visor did not show any sign of giving up without violence.

I tried this and rather like the look. $2 and the size could not have been more perfect.

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/int...rum/interior/48473-removing-obnoxious-us-air-bag-warning-labels.html#post853697

 

I have the leather visors. Should I even attempt this? Try alcohol technique?

 

Nope, the alcohol is a waste of time for the vinyl visors. These stickers are foil backed and the alcohol will not penetrate the foil. I even used 90% Isopropyl instead of the typical 70% and still had no success. My final attempt worked amazing (well of course it did - why continue after it worked?!?!). I simply used a hair dryer from the missus as a low temp heat gun and they pealed right off with a gentle tug, without even removing the visors. There WILL be some distortion of the vinyl when you heat it and then tug on the sticker, but it returns to normal upon cooling. I'm kicking myself for not taking some process photos for the rest of the troops. Sorry!

 

Good to know. I'll try the dryer technique when I get back into town. Can't have those fugly stickers messing up the leather!

 

OK I just got my 2018...I tried the 92 recent alcohol which worked on previously cars, then I went to the hair dryer. No luck! What is going on? I'm afraid to try acetone as it might melt the plastic. Anyone had any luck? Hate those stickers and the cover ups!!

 

black automotive trim tape. Five minute job. not enough time for a full beer job.

 

Great But I'm looking for permanent removal

 

I hate these too. It used to be you get the Euro versions without stickers but our safety paranoia has found its way across the water in a somewhat limited way - from what I've seen recently, the Euro driver's side is still without the warning stickers but the passenger side now has one.

 

There has got to be something to melt those damm things off with our harming the underlying plastic