Just to let you all know, the R50 side sunvisors have the exact same bolt spacing and screw size if you want to remove your "oh chit" handles.

Fit is decent, but like I said, this is R50 parts on a R60. Love or hate, its just an option I thought would be nice know.

 

Thanks for sharing! I may give this a go, since I like the side sunvisors and wish they were in the CountryMan.

 

what color is available? anyone have the part#?

 

Grey # 51-16-7-134-440

Panther black # 51-16-7-135-965

 

If those blended better with the headliner I would defiantly do it. As it is, I
may do it anyway, if I can't come up with a solution. I need some relief and
look at the stock visors with disgust every time the sun is scorching the
side of my face.

 

That's awesome to know even though the front edge sticks out like it does. Until some aftermarket company comes out with one, this is the best alternative for now.

Thanks

 

Hey fellow Countryman owners! I've been lurking here for a while but this is my first post. We took delivery of our Pure Red Countryman S on New Years Day and have racked up 2500 miles on her so far. The lack of a side sun visor has been my only real complaint with our Countryman...

Interestingly enough, the Mini website along with other Mini marketing materials list "3" sun visors as standard equipment on the Countryman. ie- the 3rd should be a driver side visor like on the other Mini models. I made my dealer aware of this and they have acknowledged. My dealer has said they will install the side visor for free once available. But up until this point, there was no part number availalbe for the side visor for a Countryman. With this info I'm going to request my dealer install an R50 visor (at no cost of course since it is supposed to be standar anyway!!!) until Mini comes out with one better matched to the Countryman.

 

Good catch . I printed out the feature list and will be holding my dealer to this when mine comes in.

 

I am going to bring this up with my MA and see if I can get one too .

 

I asked my MA about this and told him I would like one of the R50's. He said he would ask the Factory Rep. Came back and said the Countryman was never to have the 3rd visor so there was nothing that could be done. I told him the Mini USA site listed them as standard equipment and I would like the R50 ones free of charge so I can have some sort of protection. I said if he couldn't do it I would need to take it up the chain of command if need be and also let him know I got the survey, but would wait till this issue was resolved till I sent it in. He let me know the next day they were on order and they would install it for me when they came in.

 

What did your dealer say was on order, an R50 visor or a visor made for the CM? Progess since your March 8 posting? Thanks.

 

Any progress on the sun visor since your Feb 25 post? I spoke with BMW/MINI customer service and they say nothing released about this issue yet.

 

This is probably an issue that will never make it to the point of something being done. Not enough people are going to complain about it.

After all it took to get the visor, the fit was so awkward and ugly and the
benefit so minimal I decided to not even use it.

 

That's discouraging to hear. Can you give more detail to "awkward and ugly and the benefit so minimal?" How is it awkward? Is ugly due to the color or something more? Is the benefit more or less than the side visors on the clubman and coupe? I find the side visor very helpful on my Clubman and assume it would be just as helpful on my CM.

 

Does this visor also work on the driver's side or is there another part number for that? Do they have them in beige and if so, does anyone have a part number?

 

I fitted the visor yesterday - I flipped the visor 180 deg in its mounting so now the visor curves towards the roof

Note the metal retention clip that is on the pivot of the visor fits in either housing so there is no need to remove it from the visor

I think it looks much better and does not poke out at all - will post a picture if anyone is interested

 

Please post a picture of the visor...thanks

 

Did you get a gray one? I may be interested in buying it if so.

 

I had a grey, cuz that's all they had at the time. I traded it for a Beige 2012 model one when they were available, but I decided not to use it.

If anyone wants to try it on a 2011, or use it for the passenger side 2012,
PM me and let me know......

 

The 2012 comes with a side visor, but, the headliner has been changed so a retrofit to a 2011 doesn't work. Visor will be like the pictures previously posted in this thread. Retail about $65 but not yet available from parts.

Bill

 

PM'd you.

 

Does anyone have the part number for the driver's side (left) visor? I have a 2011 Countryman and would like to get one. I have a beige headliner but it looks like the only choices are grey and black so I'd like the grey.

 

They make beige ones as well. The entire MINI line (to my knowledge) switched from grey to beige in 2011.

Beige, sunroof: 51167266606
Beige, no sunroof: 51167266605

 

Just an opinion. The 2012 R60s do come with the side visor. Arguably it is much better than having no side sun protection--but. I have had my CMs for 4 days now and I find myself wishing the visor could have extensions or some other way to fill gaps or extend coverage. Perhaps I will feel differently when i have the windows tinted. Other than that--I LOVE this car.

 

I got terribly bored after the first 10 or so posts, but I replaced my Oh God handle with a lateral sun visor within 3 months of picking up my car... exact match.