Are your Avanti sun visors rock-hard and heavy? If so, they aren't factory correct. Drawing on original Studebaker blueprints and his background as a journeyman toolmaker, Dan Booth sets the record straight on the three distinct styles of sun visors used from 1963 through 1985.

Are your dome lights failing to turn on when you open the door? The problem might be more than just a bulb—it could be an incorrect or improperly grounded door switch. In this technical deep-dive, Dan Booth uses original Studebaker factory blueprints and 45 years of experience to identify the correct switches for every production era

After decades of exposure to the elements, the seat mounting bolts in many 1963–1985 Avantis eventually rust and snap off. Because the original Part #1351038 nut plates are sandwiched inside reinforced fiberglass, a simple extraction is often impossible.