the screw post up in the windshield frame is stripped and its been tapped too many times to fix anymore 
Sun Visor fix
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From: Arlington Washington
Sun Visor fix
I've got a quick fix for those floppy C4 sun visors. You know, when the outboard 3 inches hangs down and flops in the breeze?
Next time you change your windsheild wipers, pull the thin metal strips off each side. They are usually about .10 inch wide and about .04 thick and best of all, made of stainless steel and are fairly springy. Cut the lenght to be about 3/4 of an inch shorter than your visor. Grind one end flat and put a point on the other end. Make two of these for each visor.
Insert the pointed end into the seam on the outside edge of the visor just above the hard insert for the mirror, and slide it all the way across. Make sure you don't poke through the side, or snag any of the wires or hardware inside the visor. They should go right through the middle. Put a second strip just under the mirror. These will stiffen up the visor, but are still flexible enough to allow the end to bend when the visor is all the way up.
Next time you change your windsheild wipers, pull the thin metal strips off each side. They are usually about .10 inch wide and about .04 thick and best of all, made of stainless steel and are fairly springy. Cut the lenght to be about 3/4 of an inch shorter than your visor. Grind one end flat and put a point on the other end. Make two of these for each visor.
Insert the pointed end into the seam on the outside edge of the visor just above the hard insert for the mirror, and slide it all the way across. Make sure you don't poke through the side, or snag any of the wires or hardware inside the visor. They should go right through the middle. Put a second strip just under the mirror. These will stiffen up the visor, but are still flexible enough to allow the end to bend when the visor is all the way up.
Last edited by Joeflaps; Oct 11, 2006 at 11:35 PM.
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Originally Posted by ynk1121
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Originally Posted by Mekanic
kick ***! something to do this weekend. Where did you get that plastic tho? seems like it was about perfect, thickness and all.
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From: Less Talk, More WOT | Houston TX
Originally Posted by Vis Croceus
If you go back through the archives, there is a guy who rebuilds them for I think $45 for the pair. Supposed to be better than new.
http://www.autosunvisors.com/restoration.htm
Pro
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From: Greenville NC
USED vinyl blind - held fine..
I did the repair with a viny blind slat. I put one above the mirror and one below. They have held fine for about three months - even in 95 degree heat and sun. I think the idea of a thin metal strip would be good.
