Yeah, it happened, the dreaded $700 sunvisor problem. Passenger
visor on 85 380SL. The last time the little left tab broke off, I
glued the two pieces together, and supported the joint with copper
wire through tiny holes as reinforcement. Now the wires pulled out.
I am not going to spend the $700 for a visor, so I thought I'd just
take off the visor. That is not simple either. when I unscrew the
pivot, the little plastic piece does not come out, even with pulling
on the visor. If I got it out, there is still the problem of the
wiring for the lighted mirror....
Anyone ever had this apart? I think If I pull the center mirror,
then I can remove the window trim at the top of the windshield. then
maybe have access to the wire.
Is there another screw (or more) hidden by the trim? Perhaps the
exposed screw is only for adjusting the tension? That is another
problem.... the visor is floppy and won't tighten up, and that puts
stess on the little tab that breaks and costs a $700 visor. If I
can get the visor out, I think I can add some shim to tighten the
visor. if it were tight, maybe the little tab is something you
could live without.
With the parts inflation of the past few years, I suppose a visor is
now $1000 or $1200. Too bad the clip doesn't screw on the windshield
frame and snap onto the visor like most cars (123). Then I could
just rob a a clip from a 123, or even spend a couple bucks to buy a
new one....
If I can fix the pivot, I am thinking about reinforcing the tab with
some pop can aluminum shoo-gooed to it with some additional copper
wire support.
I saw on a forum that Bud;s SL shop supposedly has some fix for this.
Maybe I should call them tomorrow. In the meantime, I will be happy
if I can just take it OFF.
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