The driver side mirror/light part seems to be falling out of the sunvisor on my 2002 Z06. It is loose at the top but still firm at the bottom, but i feel that if i keep moving it around it will fall out. Didnt see broken parts so I'm wondering how I might fix this or if anyone else has had this problem?

Thanks!
-John

 

This is a fairly common problem. I've fixed a couple for friends and it is not a big deal. Of course, if you are 'bucks up' you can buy a new sunvisor for $150 or so. Or you can buy a small pack of tiny wire ties for $2 and still have 16 left when you finish the job.

A forum member in the past posted pictures of his fix using wire ties; it might still be available by searching. I did a similar fix. It invovles some pretty fiddly work in close quarters, and if you have a well-coordinated wife or kid with small hands they'll be better at it. My fixes have both involved mirrors that were completely loose--whether your mirror still being attached at the bottom makes your fix easier or harder will depend on how much room you can make between the mirror assembly and sunvisor. You may find that trying to get room to work breaks the connections at the bottom too. Anyway, you thread the wire ties through the mirror and through holes in the sunvisor, then pull the ties tight and snip off the excess. You'll see where you need to go once you look behind the mirror--at the top, if I am remembering correctly, you thread the ties through rather large holes in the cardboard or whatever and run them through loops in the black plastic mirror assembly, making sure your ties clear the lamps and don't interfere with the mirror flap closing completely (or your lamps will stay on).

If your mirror needs re-attachment, now or later, at the bottom, I poked out the remainders of the broken black plastic mount tabs, leaving holes in the cardboard/fiberboard, and routed the ties through those holes. Mirror will have adjacent points for tie routing.

Good luck, e-mail me at rboineau@hotmail.com if I can be of help.

 

Awesome. Thanks for the detailed reply! I'll be going to Lowes today to do this. Many thanks.

 

Yeah, I fixed mine awhile back. The little pins at the top had given up, but the lower were still okay. As stated above, a couple of small tie-wraps and a little finesse with tweezers and it's good.
But I had the wife stop using it after the repair (not too happy).

I saw the repair thread about 3-4 months ago, with photos. It might still be around.

DG

 

I had the same problem on my 2000 vette. Took a short length (abt 1.5-2") of large diameter weed-eater cord (.095" I think), ran it through the metal loops on the top side of mirror and with a set of needle-nose pliers, manipulated the ends into the holes in the fiberboard that line up with the metal loops. Once I got the ends started, just pushed the mirror into place. Seems secure so far.

 

Yup, I'm still around. Here you go

Refix Vanity Mirrors

Pull the mirror away from the housing gently. Stick a piece of 3M double sided tape along the inside edge of the top of the mirror between the two holes in the visor.



Thread a small zip tie through each hole from the back and outside of the hole, with the “head” of the tie located in the large rectangular recess. Pull the tail of the zip tie towards you and thread from inside to out through the hole in the locating pin. Push the tail through the head loosely at first.



Use needle nosed pliers (holding the tail) and a precision screwdriver (pushed against the head) to tighten the zip ties. Be very careful when pulling the ties tight not to pinch the lighting wires which run through the same hole. Once tight, snip the spare tail of the tie but carefully so as not to snip the electrical wires.

Push the mirror back into its housing and press firmly against the double sided tape.

Should be good as new.