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A sun visor is a component of an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 located on the interior just above the windshield
Windshield

The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, automobile, bus, motorcycle, or tram is the front window. Modern windshields are generally made of Laminated glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and are Polyurethaned into the window frame....
 (also known as windscreen).

Most cars have two sun visors. One for the driver and a second for the passenger's side, with the rear-view mirror
Rear-view mirror

A rear-view mirror is a functional type of mirror found on automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see the area behind the vehicle through the back window....
 often mounted in the middle. Each visor can be lowered to help block light from the sun
Sun

The Sun , a G V star, is the star at the center of the Solar System. The Earth and other matter orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 98.6% of the Solar System's mass....
 entering through the windshield. They can also be turned to the front side window to reduce lateral sun exposure.

Many sun visors also incorporate a vanity mirror
Mirror

A mirror is an object with one surface polished, which leads to reflection and another opaque. The most familiar type of mirror is the plane mirror, which has a flat surface....
 for passenger's convenience.






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A sun visor is a component of an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 located on the interior just above the windshield
Windshield

The windshield or windscreen of an aircraft, automobile, bus, motorcycle, or tram is the front window. Modern windshields are generally made of Laminated glass, a type of treated glass, which consists of two curved sheets of glass with a plastic layer laminated between them for safety, and are Polyurethaned into the window frame....
 (also known as windscreen).

Most cars have two sun visors. One for the driver and a second for the passenger's side, with the rear-view mirror
Rear-view mirror

A rear-view mirror is a functional type of mirror found on automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see the area behind the vehicle through the back window....
 often mounted in the middle. Each visor can be lowered to help block light from the sun
Sun

The Sun , a G V star, is the star at the center of the Solar System. The Earth and other matter orbit the Sun, which by itself accounts for about 98.6% of the Solar System's mass....
 entering through the windshield. They can also be turned to the front side window to reduce lateral sun exposure.

Many sun visors also incorporate a vanity mirror
Mirror

A mirror is an object with one surface polished, which leads to reflection and another opaque. The most familiar type of mirror is the plane mirror, which has a flat surface....
 for passenger's convenience. In some cases, a flip up cover over the mirror automatically turns on the vanity lights, which can be adjusted with a sliding dimmer
Dimmer

File:Etcdimmer.JPG Dimmers are devices used to vary the brightness of a Light fixture. By decreasing or increasing the root mean square voltage and hence the arithmetic mean power to the lamp it is possible to vary the intensity of the light output....
 control (see image).

Recently, sunvisors incorporating LCD screens, DVD players and other devices have become available as an aftermarket modification.