I heard the reason BMW does not have extendable BMW driver and passenger sun visors is because BMW did not want to pay for the patent to use the extendable sun visor in its vehicles. I do not think BMW respects the full value of an extendable front driver and passenger sun visor:
1) it protects driver and passengers' eyes from over exposure to the sun which leads to cataracts, glaucoma, wrinkles at the eyes and sun spots on the side of the face near the eyes. It is a health presentation issue.
2) It is a huge safety issue not to have sliding sun visors as the glare and direct sun from that side and front side area harms the driver's ability to see traffic for BMW owners and their passenger's and safety hazards on the road while squinting.
3) It makes BMW look cheap and undistinguished when we BMW drivers have to put up maps, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and towels hanging from their BMW visors on the side to blow the sun from medical damage to our eye retinas and eye corneas. BMW drivers and passengers have the Hyndia, Toyota and Nissan car owners make fun of them for buying a $50K and over BMW that they have to put a miscellaneous item over the visor to protect their eyes from the sun. It is embarrassing for BMW to be mocked this way.
4) Just because BMW did not want to pay for someone else's smart invention of an extended mirrored driver and passenger side sun visor means other buy Mercedes and Audi's it is THAT important and an everyday hazard and health issue to the eyes for all drivers that travel south in the morning and north in the pm across the world. That is multiple millions of drivers in CA alone if they all owned BMW's. As it is, CA has tens of thousands of BMW owners who eventually go to Mercedes when they are older due to Mercedes respect for our eyes with simple extendable mirrored sun visors.
5) Many of my family and friends, and BMW sales dealerships, have expressed BMW's need and ignorance on the importance of this simple solution of an extendable mirrored sun visor. Too bad, BMW officials disregard and disrespect the suggestions, needs, health, obvious simple solution its fans recommend to BMW. It is time BMW spend the money to protect our eye sight or continue to be laughed at by owners of $20K cars with a company behind it that respects its drivers' and passenger's and medical experts' advise about side sun visors.
Please, BMW just pay for the patent rights so we can protect our eyesight and not have to use towels, paper to put on our BMW dysfunctional sun visors that are our only option. Please BMW. You have lost customers and continue to over this minor item eyesight health is that important. You will more than make up for the patent cost with sales and respect. It is not rock science. Do it for your devoted customers too, please. Thank you kindly BMW ahead of time.