NickM20F

Quick update. I’m glad you guys scared me into putting in some more effort. Only took about an hour and a half of holding it in a new bent shape to get it where I want. No burn cert woes for me. That was much easier than expected, I was too chicken about snapping that plastic in there the first go around

I'll give it a shot! Who knows maybe I can just bend it up by hand. I'll drop a pic here if i'm successful. Yeah I'm down in Texas, and a new pilot so I'll be staying away from icing conditions for a while... Don't hold your breath for that PIREP

Sounds like my best bet then is to just get this one bent into shape, if I add a different one I'd have to cut it all up to keep sufficient airflow

@Shadrach When it's snapped in, its pretty stiff, but bends right down how it looks in that picture. When it's not snapped in it kinda folds down there loosely. I think the plastic part or whatever material it is under the leather is just bent down. I can try some stiffners. I want to bend it but I'm worried about snapping it.

I have an M20F with a 201 style cowling and 201 style windshield. Nice new panel, but I'm not a fan of the glare shield. It's one of those button on ones, and I'd like to put in one of those single piece glare shields, like the 201 ashby (https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/mooney201.php) and get some lighting under there. Does anyone know if one of these would fit over the panel? I figured if I had the 201 windshield that maybe it would. And if not, any other glare shield options that may fit? I know the one I have is in good condition, I'm just not a big fan.

I have an M20F with a fully loaded panel i bought recently for about 140k. GFC 500, dual G5s, GNX 375, JPI 900, Aera 660, lot time engine, and pretty much all the speed mods you can get as well. For the most part the only other thing I would want to upgrade is the interior, which is in decent shape but could use some work. I think it would be hard to spend more than that on an F lol. I'm happy with my purchase, but can't say if I'm the most knowledgeable buyer in the world. I think there's a lot of value in buying something with the panel already done. Probably cheaper to buy into a nice panel vs put one in on older planes like this. That being said i doubt many people would go higher than that on an older Mooney.