Vic 2.0 is feeling a little happier now. Last week I FINALLY just said "EH!" and went out to the driveway in the summer heat and cleaned the inside real good. This included cleaning all the coffee off the cupholder.
The other day the windshield was replaced due to a small stone chip that grew into a bonafide crack.
The next day, I installed my brand spankin' new sunvisor and retainer!
Since I help out at a local auto upholstery shop, I knew that it is easy to make a visor install a little confusing. That comes from moving the pivot around too much. All I needed was a 20mm torx and a small ratchet. The only part of the install that was a hassle was the retainer hook. For some reason, the locator pin on the back was in a totally different location. I couldn't get it to push through the headliner, so I just broke it off.
I can now drive safely, free from blinding sun and a broken visor that wanted to make me drive off the road!
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| Double sided Velcro was all I had to keep the broken visor up after the retainer hook broke |
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| The broken retainer clip, broken in a fit of anger by myself... |
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| Part # for Medium Stone Gray retainer |
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| Part # for the visor |
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| The original part is on the left, note the different locator pin on the new part at right |
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| Torx and ratchet |
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| This is what the mounting location looks like |
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| You can see how moving the pivot around too much can confuse installation for a short time |
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| ALL DONE! YAY! |
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