2012 - 2020 Chevrolet Sonic Broken Sunshade Mirror ~ Sunvisor Replacement

In this quick repair video we go thru a common interior trim problem on the Chevrolet Sonic model passenger cars. This is where the mirror assembly breaks off of and away from the sunshade (aka sunvisor) assembly. The correct repair is to replace the entire sunshade.
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Passenger side (RH) sunshade assembly in titanium color GM 42478247: ebay.us/hddEDN or amzn.to/46iEQCA
Drivers side (LH) sunshade assembly in titanium color GM 42478249: ebay.us/6TwQfo or amzn.to/464EJdy
If you end up breaking the white clip retainer ring, the RH side is GM 95493885: ebay.us/78liMf
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Chapters:
0:00 - Problem overview
1:08 - Removing the sunshade retaining screws
2:12 - Replacement GM part number
2:32 - Reviewing the attachment clip design
3:21 - How to disengage the retaining clips
4:01 - Service manual overview
4:21 - Removing the sunshade
10:21 - Installing the sunshade
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[@jtuck6065]

I’ve never seen this repair before but I’m confident you’ve got to be the first person to remove the old unit without breaking anything!! 😂 I’m certain I would have had the old unit destroyed by the time I had it off