Sun visor mirror hinge broken
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Sun visor mirror hinge broken
The hinge on the mirror that is mounted on the passenger sun visor (on my C6) is broken. Is it necessary to replace the entire sun visor, or can the vanity mirror assembly be replaced? Is GM the only/best source?
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St. Jude Donor '13
Somebody once posted that he put some "oil" on his hinges and they deteriorated. That sounds weird, I use a tiny dab of Dielectric Silicone Grease with no problems.
Last edited by Gearhead Jim; Jul 22, 2010 at 12:04 AM.
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C6 Sun visor with vanity mirror
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From: Margaritaville Daytona
Kinda like that fuse block cover that was not available til everyone started having broken hinges, now there available. Maybe someone will get the idea that these should be available too. Funny how the market works, build it and they will purchase!
Burning Brakes
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From: Fairfax VA
Mine just broke off today. Did you guys have any issues with it draining your battery? I don't need that issue as I have an 05 and finally got rid of that stupid priority start that was making things even worse. I just don't want to deal with a dead battery from this cheap visor.
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Mine just broke off today. Did you guys have any issues with it draining your battery? I don't need that issue as I have an 05 and finally got rid of that stupid priority start that was making things even worse. I just don't want to deal with a dead battery from this cheap visor.
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From: Endicott NY
Mine have also broke.
I did a repair using velcro cut into small pieces on the corners.
Then I cut small strips mount them next to to broken hinge.
This works fine. You just have to pull the cover a little to get the velcro to release at the corners. At least I can still have the lights work and didn't have to spend 250 for 2 complete visors.
Anyone else have another method please let me know.
Dusty
I did a repair using velcro cut into small pieces on the corners.
Then I cut small strips mount them next to to broken hinge.
This works fine. You just have to pull the cover a little to get the velcro to release at the corners. At least I can still have the lights work and didn't have to spend 250 for 2 complete visors.
Anyone else have another method please let me know.
Dusty