Does anyone have any tips on how to keep the sunvisors from flopping down when going over bumps? It looks there's a powder on the swivel that creates the friction that keeps them in place, and over time it wears away. Any help would be welcomed!

 

tightin the srew on the visor that should hold it better.

 

It's already pretty tight, anymore and I'd be afraid of stripping it.

 

I had to replace the piece on my 91 I had, I used one from an 83, remove the screw pull out, push into the other one, and re-insall, pretty straight forward, and it fixed the problem.

John

 

I dont' think mine have ever been used, they are like pretty stiff and stuck in place.

 

Also check the hangers. If the 'bullet-shaped' piece that inserts into the visor swivels (it should be stationary), then no amount of tightening will help. I simply bought hangers at a yard, and that ended the problem.

JamesC

 

Thanks for your help guys. I will use your advice when it gets a little warmer out!

 

I personally use Velcro to hold up my floppy visors. Be careful if your headliner is loose though

 

I used velcro on one of my cars and the sticky would peal off, so I ended up stapeling the Velcro to what I wanted.

it was a winter beater I did not care...

I imagine some thread might work too if you know how to sew...

John

 

Yeah, I had the headliner out of the car anyways to repair it, so while it was out, I found someone that could sew and they sewed the Velcro on there. The adhesive-backed Velcro makes it a snap to line up, and then you just sew it on for strength.

 

This may sound a little to labor intensive for a sunvisor, but having a visor that stays where you put it is wonderful. If all else fails you can buy new ones. Last time I checked they were $20 at the dealers and $10 from the junkyard. One word of caution is that the ones from the junkyard may already be worn out.

Here is how I corrected the falling sunvisor problem.

What you will need:

Drill
Hammer
Small drill bit
Small Rivet or small nail
Finish nailer
Dykes (wire cutters)
Wire brush or wire wheel
Phillips screwdriver (#2 I think)
Small bottle of black paint (optional)
Small brush (optional)

Procedure:

First, remove the sunvisor by removing the three screws securing the visor to the roof of the car. Next remove the phillps screw (3) from the cloth part of the visor. Set the cloth part aside. Two things to check here are the screw and the pin. If your visor has seen a lot of wear, the collar around the screw (3) and the groove in the pin (2) are smooth. Also, if you can spin the pin (2) you visor is worn out, because this is supposed to be stationary. One of the problems of the sunvisor is the material they use. The teeth of the pin (2) actually strip out the soft metal of the receiver (1) of the pin. However there is a fix.

Now, take the screw (3) and wire brush, with a wheel or brush, the collar till it has a nice texture. Do the same for the pin (2) in the groove. Try not to scrape the black paint on the receiver (1). This texture will cause friction and help the visor to stay where you put it. Now select a small drill bit the same size (very critical) as the rivet or nail. Drill a small hole in the receiver (2) (the red line on the diagram), making sure to go through the pin (2). The outer metal is soft and should be easy to drill through. The pin (2) should be slightly tougher as it is made from a tougher metal. If you go all the way that is ok. Where to make the hole is a judgement call, but make sure the pin will be vertical when the visor is reinstalled in the car. If you make it horizontal, it tends to sag about an inch from the headliner. If you have actually seen one were the pin is removed you will have a good idea of where you can drill. If you are unsure, just drill a little inward from the edge of the receiver (1). Now, use the shaft of the rivet (the part you usually throw away) and lightly tap the rivet shaft into the hole. This should be a tight fit. If the rivet shaft easily goes in, select a little thicker rivet shaft and vice versa if it doesn’t fit at all. Before you finish tapping the rivet shaft in, use the dykes to cut the shaft as close to the receiver (1) as possible. Use the finish nailer and hammer to finish tapping the rivet shaft into the hole and recess the shaft slightly below the surface of the receiver. You can clean up the hole with the a little paint, but, if you have been careful, the small hole is not very noticeable.

Hope this helps.

 

anyone bothered to put in 4thgen visors, would they bolt right in or is the setup different.......i never bothered to look close enough. but they seem to be designed better. they snap into place.

 

The 4th gen sun visors are angled differently than our cars, I grabbed sunvisor hinges off a 4th gen in a junkyard and modded it to work on my car. I worked out 100% perfect and is built a little more heavy duty.

 

Either get a new sunvisor or tuck it into the piller.:lala:

 

Man, are some of your guys going to great lengths to fix this problem. Right on! What I did was loosen the tensioning screw, pull the visor assembly off of the bullet shaped part, and then apply a few drops of super glue to the shaft. Put the visor back on, tighten screw, and then work the part around a few times until it begins to get firmer. Problem solved.

 

If you've ever had the sunvisors apart, you'd see that the screw that goes into the visor itself goes into a clamp that clamps on the pin. Unless the pin turns, just tighten the screw and it should be fine.

 

It definitely worked. Great information. Thanks.

 

Welcome to TGO, mr.

A thread back from the dead. Here's info that might be helpful for others:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...un-visors.html

JamesC