unimpeded preferably the downward swinging of the cover simultaneously turns on the source of light 8 in the embodiment of fig3 it is also advantageous for the cover to be connected with a spring pull or the like by which it is automatically closed upon the swinging up of the sun visor body 1 fig4 shows a sun visor embodiment which is similar to the embodiment of fig3 the mirror 7 is arranged on the back of the cover 13 viewing into the mirror is in this case also made possible by merely swinging the cover 13 down to the dot dash line position the cover 13 is developed like the cover of fig3 the sun visor body 1 has a stepped recess 18 the first shallower step receives the mirror 7 and the second deeper step receives for instance several sources of light 8 the embodiment shown in fig5 affords a particularly great distance between the mirror 7 and the souce of light 8 this embodiment is substantially comparable to that of fig1 in the region of the lower lengthwise edge 9 of the sun visor body 1 a cover 13 is pivotally attached by means of a plug pin 21 the mirror 7 is arranged on the back of the cover 13 the source of light 8 is seated in a recess 18 in the sun visor body 1 close to the upper longitudinal edge 2 of the body the recess 18 serves also to receive the mirror 7 when the mirror is in its upward swung position and the recess may.