Sun visors ...

[jb92563]

I have 2 broken visor covers and a 3D Printer so I will eventually try printing out a pair once I create the 3D model.

While I am at it I may as well Emboss "Porsche" or "Boxster" on those visor mirror covers as well and fix the problem
that causes them to break in the first place.

Perhaps a couple tiny strong Neodium magnets instead of plastic hinge pins/sockets.

Hmmm, I just reread that above sentence and realized that I could just replace the hinge with magnets and
use the original broken flaps and fix them with about 5 minutes of dremel/glue work... eureka!!!

Off to order some tiny Neodium magnets.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by jb92563

I have 2 broken visor covers and a 3D Printer so I will eventually try printing out a pair once I create the 3D model.

While I am at it I may as well Emboss "Porsche" or "Boxster" on those visor mirror covers as well and fix the problem
that causes them to break in the first place.

Perhaps a couple tiny strong Neodium magnets instead of plastic hinge pins/sockets.

Hmmm, I just reread that above sentence and realized that I could just replace the hinge with magnets and
use the original broken flaps and fix them with about 5 minutes of dremel/glue work... eureka!!!

Off to order some tiny Neodium magnets.

I did the magnet thing last week. Works great and no more dangling flap! I'll get some pics at some point.

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I did the magnet thing last week. Works great and no more dangling flap! I'll get some pics at some point.

What sort of glue did you use to attach them to the plastic?

They are so shinny I'm thinking they need the glue side sanded a bit first.

I'm going to use the magnets to replace the actual hinge on the mirror cover and then one to hold the mirror cover shut.

This way if you accidentally Jam the flap it will just fall off instead of breaking the hinges again.


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FYI: I also found this

Visor Mirror Flap Won't Stay Up

Diagnostic: The sun visor mirror flap won't stay up.

Cause: Adhesive loosened on metal clips that provide friction on the hinges of the mirror flap.

Details: When the adhesive loosens, the clips slide out of two holes in the assembly and no longer provide the friction necessary to hold up the flap.

Time in Shop: Five minutes

Repair Instructions: For the dealer to fix them under warranty they need to follow the directions in the Porsche technical bulletin labeled Improved Sun Visor Mirror Cover [grp6 1/98 6823 5/14/98].

For you to fix them, you need to pop the mirror encasement out of the sun visor. There are four plastic lips that hold it in place. Take a small screwdriver and carefully pry the mirror encasement from the sun visor. It should just pop out.

Once you pop the mirror encasement out of the visor, you should find two U-shaped clips. Be careful as the metal clips may fly when you remove the mirror encasement from the visor. If you don't find two, shake the visor around. If you hear something moving, it is likely the clip stuck in the innards of the plastic of the visor. Keep shaking it around until they fall out.

Take the metal clips and place a drop or two of super glue on them. Force the clips back into the holes where they belong with the tapered part of the clip with the "nubs" on it back into the hole and the flat part against the mirror cover hinge. You can use vise-grips to gently hold the clips in place for about five minutes until the super glue dries. You should probably protect the visor from the vise grips with something so it doesn't leave marks.