Downdraft

My Driver's side sun visor keeps falling down. I tightened the screws to the point that the screw tip came out the other side. I ran a small bolt/nut through but still falls down. I need to move it when I take the top down. Any suggestions?

Frankie the Fink

What year ? My '61 has tension screws at each end of the visor that I occasionally have to snug up...

Powershift

His profile indicates that he owns a 1965. I would suspect that this is the car he is asking about. Many mid-years have this problem on one or both visors.

I had a droppy visor on my 1967, and was able to cure it by taking the fastening screws out, cleaning and oiling the threads, and then putting them back and tightening everything securely. If this doesn't work, I'm not certain of any additional fix except visor replacements or perhaps buying/trying a new visor mounting kit. LICS sells these kits, but other suppliers may also have them. LICS #10-17.

Larry

Dave64

I had the same problem on my '64. I did purchase new sun visor hardware, but that in itself didn't solve the problem. I then, carefully, squeezed the portion of the sun visor (it's metal inside), where the pin goes in. I haven't had any problems since then.

Sky65

I fought this for years. Put on new sun visors and new hardware kit. Good for a while but eventually started doing it gain. I found one solution that resolved the issue. I took them off.


Tom

Chuck Gongloff

That's what I've done too.

Chuck

Lou64

With the top down, its easy. Just take the outer edge of your visor out to where you can squeeze it to sit on top of the female soft top mounting latch. My dad did it while riding shotgun in my car, and I thought it was brilliant. With the top up, however (???)

Oaker57

I did the same thing, but with a rag over the area where the pin fits, I gently tapped it closed tighter with a small hammer. (While lying flat on my work bench) havn't had a problem since either

Giant10

...and spend the money you would have spent on replacement visors on a good pair of RayBans..

Mike Geary

I took the rods out and put a layer of shrink sleeving on them.

Kerrmudgeon

Huh, I'm sure I read in the oweners manual that that is normal for ALL corvettes!
I don't even think about it anymore, my arm just automatically reaches out and readjusts them after a bump.

Sky65

There you go. I tried the heat shrink trick, pinching the visors at the mounts, even pulled the mount pins and used a center pinch to try and rough the surface of the pins. All were only temporary for me. I'm glad allot you guys had better luck. For the 15-20 deg of operational coverage it wasn't worth it anymore.

abe g

Try Velcro. It works on my mercedes 450sl (1977). Regards. Abe G

LouieM

Easy fix from the old days: Remove visors. Pull chrome prongs from ends. Cut some 7/32” aluminum tubing about 1-1/4” long and insert into the ends of the sun visor. Reinsert chrome prongs. Reinstall visors. This will last several years, depending on how much you use the car. Cut several extra pieces of aluminum tubing for future use. Use needle nose pliers to remove worn out aluminum tubing when visors start flopping again.



Lou

Jackfit

Yes , you need more friction...to prevent droop. or clear tape ........keep it in glove box..put up visor...3 in piece of tape and no problems....lol....

Jack

ps...took them off for 35 years...only last ten...put them back on..one of the joys of ownership...

ike2010

Can confirm this approach for future readers of this thread. Just did this on my '65 and they are snug. I used brass 7/32" tubing though because it is all I had. Don't know why it would matter though.

Easy Rhino

I can. My '65 vert''s visor were drooping, and I got this same tip from the forum.

Total cost: pocket change for the tubing, trip to the hardware store, and 20 minutes installing the tubing. Works like a total charm, no slips, not too tight, not too loose. I used brass, too.

I love it when a simple and elegant solution fixes an outsized aggravation.

Should all C2 fixes be this simple.

babbah

I did the same, with duct tape around the rods = the reinstalled them with original hardware - you can't notice the tape and no more droop!

Cruzmeisters

I removed the visors the day I brought it home...49+ years ago There ARE some very sunny days, though

Cruz

warrenmj

Ace hardware carries the tubing.