sun viser removal question
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Drifting
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From: Round Rock, Texas, USA Texas
sun viser removal question
Title says it all -- I'm changing my interior from a very worn very dirty medium saddle to black (stay tuned for before and after pics soon) and have new sun visers ---- do I just grab the old ones and pull like heck or is there a trick? Next question is, of course, how do I get the new ones on -- just shove like heck or is there another trick?
thanks in advance
Ronnie
thanks in advance
Ronnie
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From: MO
I have that problem also. looks like pulling like heck could possibly work, but your going to REALLY have to pull, and the spring clip is going to be toast by the time your through. There has got to be an easier way?
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From: Hernando MS
St. Jude Donor '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Removing Sun Visor Rods
My `74 Visor has a steel tube that the chrome rods are stuck into...mine were rusted and I had to shoot some wd-40 to get things started...then twisted and pulled at the same time. After all was said and done I cleaned them with denatured alcohol and shot them with interior dye...came out looking like new again! 
Drifting
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From: Flanders NJ
Originally Posted by kermit1654
I have that problem also. looks like pulling like heck could possibly work, but your going to REALLY have to pull, and the spring clip is going to be toast by the time your through. There has got to be an easier way?
Just push on one of the ends of the "U" with a very small screwdriver and it will slid right out. Then the visor will slip out of the crome piece.
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From: MO
Originally Posted by mooneyd
You have to remove that spring clip, you will break it otherwise Just push on one of the ends of the "U" with a very small screwdriver and it will slid right out. Then the visor will slip out of the crome piece.
Just push on one of the ends of the "U" with a very small screwdriver and it will slid right out. Then the visor will slip out of the crome piece.
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Drifting
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From: Round Rock, Texas, USA Texas
Is the u clip actually in the viser -- in other words you feel it through the fabric? Or is it on the rod outside of the viser?
I feel what might be clip in there.......
I feel what might be clip in there.......
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From: Alpharette GA
I replaced my visors because one was broke so I cut it open and it's just a friction hold. It just takes a strong grip and a lot of pulling as you twist/work the chrome rod back and forth. I used a rubber jar opener on the chrome end to help with grip' it will take a few min's but they will slowly work out.
Putting them back in was a lot easer I used a long screw driver to coat the inside of the visor with a little white lithium grease and a light coat on the rod.
Putting them back in was a lot easer I used a long screw driver to coat the inside of the visor with a little white lithium grease and a light coat on the rod.
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From: Flanders NJ
Originally Posted by rrent
Is the u clip actually in the viser -- in other words you feel it through the fabric? Or is it on the rod outside of the viser?
I feel what might be clip in there.......
I feel what might be clip in there.......