I see alot of folks with the same sunvisor trouble - they won't stay up. I also see alot of folks getting new plastic bushings for inside the visor to solve the problem. I found something different in both my cars.

It's not the plastic bushing wearing inside the visor, it's the metal pin spinning in the sunvisor mount. The pin that goes into the plastic bushing on the visor should not spin within the metal bracket, but both of mine do - however the visor is still nice and tight on the pin. I'm going to try some kinda glue in there to keep the pin from spinning.

Before the expense and trouble of new plastic bushings - see where the slippage occurs first - yours might be loose pins as well.

 

That's generally the problem (and a common one). I simply purchased a new hanger at the bone yard for a few bucks.

JamesC

 

Or you can do what I did. Sorry for the crude drawing...and explaination. I did it quite awhile ago and jsut whipped the drawing up real fast at work.

Basically I just drilled a 1/8" hole right through the black casing and the metal rod. I think I made my hole about 1/4" back, but if you want to try this Ill double check for ya. Once you have your hold drilled, tap in a 1/8" roll pin. Tapered end in first... Cut off the excess...and viola. No more spinning mount. Alittle touch up paint for the exposed roll pin and any chipped paint. Takes about 5 minutes for each one. And its way easy if you have a drill press.

Here is the drawing of what i mean...



Justin

 

That's an excellent method to repair the bracket, or if you want, you can do what I did. Grab the pin with a pair of pliers and work it out of the hole. Grab some superglue and put a good bit in the hole, then shove the pin back in and wait 15 minutes or so. Just make sure you don't use too much glue or you'll get a fountain of glue coming out of the sides and onto your hands when you shove the pin back in. and I only did this cheapo method as I'm waiting on a brand new set of brackets to arrive, but so far it's worked very nicely.