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08-20-2006, 11:15 AM #1
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Red- 2000 Formula
What the hey!!!!!
What is the deal with these sun visors? They break for no reason. I'm going on my fourth visor now at $50.00 a pop. You can't tell when it's broken until it falls in your lap while you're doing a leisurely 80+ in traffic.
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08-20-2006, 11:57 AM #2
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Red- 2000 Formula
The sun visors are breaking for no reason.
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08-20-2006, 05:03 PM #3
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Red- 2000 Formula
Take a look at your visor. On the other side of the mount, there's a post, and spring that's held in place with a washer. The end of the post is flared open like a copper tube. Thats where it's breaking. There's no way to fix it because the parts will fall inside the fender. I'm not the only one with this problem. My co-worker has the same problem with his SS Camaro. Maybe it's the Vegas heat.
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08-20-2006, 06:03 PM #4
very easy to fix,1st thing i did when i bought mine was put a flat washer and screw in the end.
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08-20-2006, 06:18 PM #5
I've never had one break or saw one that was broken around here-could be a hot climate thing. Somebody post pics?
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08-20-2006, 06:33 PM #6
There's also the door panel cracking thing that I've never seen around here but some people claim is common place on F-bodies. I'm guessing this is one of those things.
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08-20-2006, 06:34 PM #7
happened to me too. I would come up with a way to fix it permanantly and post the steps here. It seems to be a problem that is not uncommon.
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08-20-2006, 06:35 PM #8
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08-21-2006, 11:11 AM #9
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08-21-2006, 11:15 AM #10
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Sebring Silver- 2000 Camaro SS (R.I.P.)
Both of mine fell off. I never used them so they're sitting in the workshop now.
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08-21-2006, 11:20 AM #11
It looks like the post is either aluminum, or pot metal and the flare just wore off, but I never even use the passenger side and no one is ever in that seat, I just dont get it ? what a POS!
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08-21-2006, 11:20 AM #12
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red ta orange gto- 97 trans am 06 gto
i have never heard of this. and its not the heat. it gets really hot here in houston
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08-21-2006, 11:26 AM #13
It's not the heat, it's just shit metal
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08-22-2006, 05:29 AM #14
Fixed it with a flat washer, lock washer and sheet metal screw. Good as new and fully functional. No need to buy a new one. I think the problem is too much spring tension wears off the flare.
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08-22-2006, 09:42 PM #15
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Red- 2000 Formula
Cool. I'll try that this week. I can't beleive the dealer wanted $100.00 for that! Thanks TMF!!
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08-23-2006, 03:50 PM #16
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White- 1998 T/A
dealers suck wind. They are three times as high as anyone else, try ebay
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