I just fixed my floppy sunvisor
03-27-2008, 08:37 PM
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I just fixed my floppy sunvisor
just fixed my sunvisor. I took it off to do the teflon tape repair and noticed there was a screw near the fixed end of the visor where the metal bar exits the vinyl. I tightened that and reinstalled it before using the teflon tape. I had tightened it so much in fact that I couldn't lower the visor. I simply loosened it and now it operates perfectly.
This comes after a couple of sunvisor threads were posted regarding the problem of the visor flopping onto a driver's head unexpectedly, as here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...light=sunvisor
and here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...light=sunvisor
Unless "floppy sunvisor" means something other than what I understand it to mean, I can't believe I'm posting this as a newly discovered fix.
03-27-2008, 08:52 PM
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Did you have to pull back the vinyl to get to the screw? I've never seen that screw, can you take a picture?
03-27-2008, 09:12 PM
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The screw is on the outside of the vinyl and it feels like it secures a collar.
03-27-2008, 10:27 PM
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Great, and it's good to know I'm not the only one here who grew up watching Speed Racer. Crap, we're old.
03-28-2008, 12:40 PM
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I bought some VW GTI clips for like $7 each...flat black, metal, never to get brittle and break again. A nice looking upgrade too.
03-28-2008, 04:00 PM
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I bought some VW GTI clips for like $7 each...flat black, metal, never to get brittle and break again. A nice looking upgrade too.
Do they clamp on tight enough to keep a worn out visor from sagging?
03-28-2008, 05:56 PM
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Here's a pic of the screw.
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03-28-2008, 06:24 PM
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Could be after market visors, I never saw that screw on a Porsche 924/44/68 I have seen that on many other cars and after market units.
03-28-2008, 06:59 PM
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Floppy visor
I just did the same adjustment to my 84, if you'd like I'll post a pic of the screw as well.
03-28-2008, 07:22 PM
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You could easily jerryrig a collar and screw for the OEM visor with plumbing parts from Home Despot or Lowes, I'd imagine.
03-28-2008, 09:59 PM
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Just looked- my 89 doesn't have that. Not too saggy anyways, though.
03-28-2008, 10:13 PM
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I think it's an early sun visor thing. IIRC my original '83 visors had a screw there.
03-28-2008, 10:24 PM
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... more evidence that the early is superior.
03-29-2008, 04:51 PM
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i used electrical tape rather thn teflon tape, which can roll/bunchup.
03-29-2008, 04:56 PM
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""I think it's an early sun visor thing. IIRC my original '83 visors had a screw there""
03-27-2008, 08:37 PM
I just fixed my floppy sunvisor
