Sun Visor Repair
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
I just dealt with this problem. I ended up buying a pair off "willcox Corvette" on E-bay. They sell new ones for $120 a pair W/lights or $80/pair no lights. I got the ones with lights. They are exact replicas of the GM units.
I don't know of anyone who repairs them but you might swing by a local upholstery shop if you want to get yours repaired. I'm sure any upholstery shop could handle the job.
I don't know of anyone who repairs them but you might swing by a local upholstery shop if you want to get yours repaired. I'm sure any upholstery shop could handle the job.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Whidbey Island Washington
Maybe this will solve your problems. I (and some friends) have followed these instructions and in every case the results were a perfect repair http://mysite.verizon.net/brianjbalogh/sunvisorfix.pdf
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
Pro
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Calgary '85 Z51 coupe
If you have a driver side with no mirror you can use something like thin coat hanger wire. I used 4 pieces of welding rod (#12?), about 7 in. long, sharpened one end and no more floppy corner.
Racer
Joined: Mar 2006
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My $.02.
Do not buy the Wilcox visors with mirrors. I bought a pair a few months ago. They are porrly made. The mirrors are not flush with the visor. One of the rubber mirror mounting tabs was broken. I had to use the rubber mount from my old mirror to fix it. They rattled very badly until I applied drops of silicone caulk/glue to the light covers, etc.
If I had to do it again, I would get the visors without mirrors. Less crap to rattle and break. Do you really need visors mirrors anyway?
Do not buy the Wilcox visors with mirrors. I bought a pair a few months ago. They are porrly made. The mirrors are not flush with the visor. One of the rubber mirror mounting tabs was broken. I had to use the rubber mount from my old mirror to fix it. They rattled very badly until I applied drops of silicone caulk/glue to the light covers, etc.
If I had to do it again, I would get the visors without mirrors. Less crap to rattle and break. Do you really need visors mirrors anyway?
Pro
Joined: May 2004
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From: Sealy TX
St. Jude Donor 06-'07
Originally Posted by ZRWON
Maybe this will solve your problems. I (and some friends) have followed these instructions and in every case the results were a perfect repair http://mysite.verizon.net/brianjbalogh/sunvisorfix.pdf
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
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From: Montgomery TX
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Thanks everyone, but the slide in fix is not what I'm looking for. I also tried a couple of upholstry shops with no luck. They were afraid of breaking the mirror and wanted toooooo much $ for fix with no garauntee of fix.
A few years ago, there was a thread on someone that fixed them for about $85 a pair. There were numerous posts of how great a job that this person did. Am hoping that sombody might remember or know about this.
I am looking for a quality finish on repair and not makeshift.
Thanks, Roger
BTW, just returned back from the Lone Star CC Classic in Ft. Worth. It was a great weekend with hot laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Great going LSCC
A few years ago, there was a thread on someone that fixed them for about $85 a pair. There were numerous posts of how great a job that this person did. Am hoping that sombody might remember or know about this.
I am looking for a quality finish on repair and not makeshift.
Thanks, Roger
BTW, just returned back from the Lone Star CC Classic in Ft. Worth. It was a great weekend with hot laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Great going LSCC
Racer
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 307
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From: Westerville oh
I picked up this contact here on the forum.
I haven’t tried them yet, too much honey do, but plan on later this summer.
If you go with them pleas give us some fee back
Toombs Upholstery
820 South Main
Dyersburg, TN. 38024
731-285-0685
Good luck
Mike
I haven’t tried them yet, too much honey do, but plan on later this summer.
If you go with them pleas give us some fee back
Toombs Upholstery
820 South Main
Dyersburg, TN. 38024
731-285-0685
Good luck
Mike
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From: Calgary '85 Z51 coupe
Originally Posted by Roger Willingham
Thanks everyone, but the slide in fix is not what I'm looking for. I also tried a couple of upholstry shops with no luck. They were afraid of breaking the mirror and wanted toooooo much $ for fix with no garauntee of fix.
A few years ago, there was a thread on someone that fixed them for about $85 a pair. There were numerous posts of how great a job that this person did. Am hoping that sombody might remember or know about this.
I am looking for a quality finish on repair and not makeshift.
Thanks, Roger
BTW, just returned back from the Lone Star CC Classic in Ft. Worth. It was a great weekend with hot laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Great going LSCC
A few years ago, there was a thread on someone that fixed them for about $85 a pair. There were numerous posts of how great a job that this person did. Am hoping that sombody might remember or know about this.
I am looking for a quality finish on repair and not makeshift.
Thanks, Roger
BTW, just returned back from the Lone Star CC Classic in Ft. Worth. It was a great weekend with hot laps at the Texas Motor Speedway. Great going LSCC
You probably should have said the fabric on the visors you have is no good and you want them recovered for $85 and inquire if anyone know who would do this.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Iowa
Maybe this will solve your problems. I (and some friends) have followed these instructions and in every case the results were a perfect repair http://mysite.verizon.net/brianjbalogh/sunvisorfix.pdf
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
Takes less than an hour and using some stuff I found around the house gathering dust and saved us big $$$ Bill
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St. Jude Donor '06
I got fed up with mine and cut the floppy ends off and trimmed and glued the fabric back to make it look fine but shorter. They work fine, just leave a little gap where the sun can shine through, but it doesn't seem to really make a difference.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Whidbey Island Washington
C4 floppy end visor repair
I lost all my info on that repair years ago but have helped repair floppy ends for many
It’s easy and takes only a few minutes to do using a flat head screwdriver and a piece of flexible plastic
Gently pry out the mirror starting with the end closest to center of car
The mirror has a couple pop in plastic posts that slide into the cardboard backing in the sun visor
Once you have the center most part of the mirror free you should be able to slide a piece of thin plastic between the back of the mirror and the cardboard backing
A thin plastic ruler works fine or a slat from an old vinyl blind or any piece of thin flexible plastic about 10-11 inches long, 1 inch wide will do
I usually round the corners of the end that slides into the floppy part of the sun visor
After you have slid the plastic fully to end where floppy part is, pop the mirror back in place with one hand putting pressure on cloth side where mirror and other by putting pressure on mirror until mirror pops back into the retaining holes in the cardboard
You are finished
I lost all my info on that repair years ago but have helped repair floppy ends for many
It’s easy and takes only a few minutes to do using a flat head screwdriver and a piece of flexible plastic
Gently pry out the mirror starting with the end closest to center of car
The mirror has a couple pop in plastic posts that slide into the cardboard backing in the sun visor
Once you have the center most part of the mirror free you should be able to slide a piece of thin plastic between the back of the mirror and the cardboard backing
A thin plastic ruler works fine or a slat from an old vinyl blind or any piece of thin flexible plastic about 10-11 inches long, 1 inch wide will do
I usually round the corners of the end that slides into the floppy part of the sun visor
After you have slid the plastic fully to end where floppy part is, pop the mirror back in place with one hand putting pressure on cloth side where mirror and other by putting pressure on mirror until mirror pops back into the retaining holes in the cardboard
You are finished
Racer
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Sublimity OR
My wife made naugehyde "envelopes" for mine; she used velcro to close the end(s) of the envelope. She cut out for the mirrors and tucked the naugehyde in under. Looks better that the original and easy to clean AND I did not have to disassembe the visors 
Having been into sewing since she was about 10 years of age she is good! The envelopes are tight....only difference is there is no top stitching.
Kistler
Having been into sewing since she was about 10 years of age she is good! The envelopes are tight....only difference is there is no top stitching.
Kistler
