2003 sun visor ratttle
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2003 sun visor ratttle
When the passenger side sun visor is lowered, it rattles while driving. I suspect something is loose in the light fixture (which works). How do I take this apart?
Thx in advance!
Jerry
Thx in advance!
Jerry
Melting Slicks
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From: Conyers Georgia
Probably the bulb holders for the vanity or the vanity assembly itself. There's really nothing else besides cardboard on the inside.There are a ton of videos showing how to remove the visor on you tube. Not difficult at all.
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I would bet the rattle is actually the cover that goes over the mirror and lights. I agree that you should just replace the sun visor.
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Go old school to isolate the noise. Put the mirror down and tap repeatedly with your middle finger until you can replicate the noise. Once you find it, you can go from there. Velcro is your friend as you can put a small batch on your visor clip a small circle under the mirror cover in the corner....etc.
Isolate the noise before you start taking things apart. Good luck!
Isolate the noise before you start taking things apart. Good luck!
Melting Slicks
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Ive never gotten an answer to this question from guys that remove the sun visors. Where do you keep your sunglasses? I use the visors with clips to hold mine.
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The visor mirrors and lights are designed not to be serviced. The assembly is held to the visor fiberboard center with heat swaged plastic pins -- pins molded into the mirror bezel, pushed through holes in the fiberboard, then smooshed with a hot pad. All removal methods result in pins too short to re-swadge, and most break off in the removal effort. There is a recent thread on good visors on Amazon, and the gang at C&S Corvette has what are purported to be nearly perfect -- but improved -- replicas of the OEM. I've got Eckler's reproductions, and they came with absolutely terrible rod bezels.
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I have a bag that hangs from the aftermarket cup holder on the passenger's side that holds my glasses. I use the visor now empty holders for my dash cam and hands free telephone device.
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Are you certain it is not the clip that holds the visor secure? I had a BAD rattle that drove me crazy for weeks. I did everything to no avail only to realize the visor was not "snapped" into position and was vibrating.'
It's worth a shot.
It's worth a shot.