corvette-pilot

OK I did try a search but got very old posts with dead links??

I have a 94 floppy ears mirrored visors. I have a piece of thin plastic that might work perfect to stiffen the ear back up but how to get it in??

A couple of people mention "prying" the mirror off the visor and slipping it undernieth. I have tried to pry it out but don't want to risk breaking it since I can't see how it is attached?? Feels like the mirror was screwed onto the cardboard before the cloth was put on.

Anyone done this repair before? Any pics would be a great help!

Thanks

RollaMo-LT4

Found this doing a quick search.
Probably the best write-up with photos your going to find.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...time-pics.html

corvette-pilot

Thanks for the link, this guy shows how to replace the entire unit. I haven't had any trouble doing that part, just didn't want to buy a new visor. I do have to admit that the one he used looks interesting with the built in garage door opener!! Might have to look into that ?

C4DC

Ive tried the mini blind trick where you slide it between the cardboard and it works for a while, then moves out of the way. I just cut the ends off and trimmed/glued the excess fabric and it looks great. It does leave a little gap where the sun can peek through, but it is easy to live with.

AaronDoud

I just removed mine completely. I'm tall so they just got in my way

Klondike

I went SUPER CHEAP Hillbilly on mine.
Had some old windshield wipers that were going in the trash. On the edge of the wipers were two thin stainless rails that hold the rubber blades in the wiper arm. I pulled those off and cut one just a little shorter than the length of the visor. I cut the end at an angle so it was sharp and pointed on the end, and just stabbed it into the floppy end of the visor where the front and rear are stitched together on the edge. I just shoved it in till it was all the way through the cloth and it is just right to re-stiffen the end of the visor. It is even a flexible and springs back straight when you push the visor up tight against the roof and flex the edge down. You can't even see the hole where it went in, but you could put a drop of super glue on it if you think it might fray at the insertion hole. It will be nice and springy till the cloth rots off the visor and it's FREE. . Am I cheap or what!

pkazsr

Since I need new wipers and nobody answered my ad to buy a set, this is what I am going to do.

Old Ben

I trimmed the floppy ends off of mine also. The small amount of sun that can come around the edge is manageable. They do look a lot better and even as though they came that way.

dukeallen

I went even cheaper...I ignore the flop

It makes a nice little side angle shade when the roof is off.

Larry/car

Use a hypodermic needle and apply thin CA glue to the cardboard. Be careful not to overdo it or the glue will spoil the visor material.

Silver96ce

I just put a black medium paper binder clip on the crease between the floppy ear and rest of visor. Then I removed the silver arms from the clip and it is hard to see. It works just fine and no more floppy ear.

Goldcylon

Why do I hear Banjo music ?

dukeallen

No idea...http://www.mobypicture.com/user/GregStaffa/view/6841909

Do you have a purdy mouth?

93VettePilot

X2. I cut the ears off too. I then had Korean lady stitch it up for me for $8.

corvette-pilot

Hillbilly visor or is it a Hillbilly hat?

corvette-pilot

Just did this to hold me over

Cliff Harris

I had a '78 that had a floppy sun visor. My car had a red interior and when I bought a new one it was black and the instructions said to dye it to match. I didn't think that would look good so I took the visors apart and swapped the material from the old one to the new one.

What I saw when I took the old one apart was that there was a rod that the visor pivots on. There was a U-shaped piece of thin sheet metal that was stapled to a piece of cardboard that gave the visor its shape. In my case the U-shaped piece was rusted to the rod and the cardboard was broken because the U-shaped piece couldn't move on the rod.

Cliff Harris

If you look closely you'll see that he has the sun visor turned to block the light but it isn't long enough so he added the paper plate.

I have the same problem because I'm tall and the seat is all the way back. The sun visor isn't long enough to block the light from the side. The side of my face gets pretty hot on those summer afternoon drives...

Steve Goetsch

A little off the subject but my mirrors don't light up, is their a fuse for the mirrors? The rest of the interior lights work. Thanks

Joe C

i did the thin plastic thing to repair my 96, basically, just took an empty 1 gallon milk jug, and cut a piece to fit over the floppy ear section. i pulled the fabric from under the mirror, and slightly bent the plastic and slid it under the fabric. secured it all with a little adhesive. looked OK up until the time i sold the car.