How to Fix a Floppy Sun Visor that does not stay in place on Your Car for less than 25 Cents!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Do you have a loose sun visor on your car? Here is a good DIY loose visor fix:
My 2008 Hyundai Sonata had a sun visor that would not stay up and kept coming down when we would hit a slight bump in the road until now when it will not stay up at all. I watched a few videos about this. One person suggested using Velcro, another person said to use electrical tape I tried all of these methods including those and Teflon tape with no success until I tried using a zip tie placed along side the rod that attaches to the visor and then using two small zip ties and then pushing it back into place worked great! There is enough friction that the visor stays put like it should!! Save your money don't buy a new sun visor until you try this! It worked great! It even looks good you cannot see the zip tie inside the visor! If you have this problem try it! Cheap and easy fix!
This should work for any sun visor of a similar design. My car is a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. I think all 2004 through 2009 Sonata's should be similar to this one. There is a small wire on the end of the metal shaft which feeds the switch wire to the makeup light above so be careful to not cut or damage the wire when doing this.
Sorry this is not an adventure video like I usually post on my channel but a how to video that I think may help someone out there.
Hello! I have another channel where I post repair and DIY videos. Check it out: ua-cam.com/channels/OnsjUJOcT6YVtAZU0vejZA.html
Does your sonata squeak in the front How do i fix?
@@liljons6753 Where does it squeak? Coming from the engine or something inside the car?
@@TrevorLindgren the right suspension mostly......
@@liljons6753 I'm not sure what would cause that. It could be the shock/struts are going bad but I have never replaced those. I did replace a CV axle on a different car of mine that was causing some strange noises and vibration while driving.
Dont some have wires in them....?
44 year mechanic here, other than drilling and installing a pressure screw this is the cheapest easiest way,, just to jam a shim! good video!
Thank you!
Thanks bro, you saved my life and sanity, I have stopped drinking and can go to sleep now without crying, legend!
Sharpe7 Lol! Awesome! Im glad it helped.
Trevor Lindgren life changing bro
hahahahahahhaha
Bout to try this on my abused ‘13 Accord. Drives me insane!!!!
😂😂😂
The car visor started flopping down. The wife's solution is to buy a new car.
Well if you need an excuse to get a new one anyway! :) Save your money for the coming recession.
Oh man I Lol'd! -I got a better idea..Buy your wife a duffle bag!! C-ya!
my car dealer replaced it free. i didnt know it was possible
Bro woman can't think straight ill they know is there own convenience
😂😂😂
This worked for me bro! Thanks for the video. I super glued the zip ties to the metal rod, then slid the visor. My dealer wanted to charge me $260 for a new one! 😳
A new visor costs more than an oil change.
I love You tube, I can't believe all the things I've fixed easily, cause someone else already figured it out.
Just fixed my 1977 Corvette visors with your method..... saved HUNDREDS!!!!!!! Thanks bro!
Awesome! I'm glad it worked!
I was about to try glueing a magnet to it in hopes that it would be strong enough to grab the metal ceiling through the fabric. This is so much easier, so I'm trying it first! Thanks! I've been going crazy!
Dear Trevor, I am trying to do a ziptie repair of my 2002 Toyota RAV4, but I cannot figure out how to slide the flap off of the shaft. There is a copper rod inside the non-hinge side of the visor and there are no screws or slots or anything to let me slide the visor on the shaft as you show in your video. Yours is probably a later model. But the visor flap will not budge along the metal shaft at all. Please advise.
I'm not sure how it would work in your situation. The visor might work differently. Did you have any luck?
I just tried this after the Velcro idea was not effective and you were absolutely on the mark. It took two small zip ties and my viser is now working perfectly and safe. Mine was the driver side and was essential to repair it. Thank you very very much
Awesome! I'm glad it helped! My friend owns a Toyota with the same problem and he got thr dealership to replace his for free so check your car recalls amd warranty options too.
Wow, it really works.. used a little bigger zip tie and works perfectly saved me 120 bucks from buying new visors!!!
Thanks so much for the video! I bought a new one years ago for $80 for same problem. You just saved me $80++ so thanks sooooo much!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I took a small piece of Velcro on mine and it worked thanks
Thanks Trevor for the advice about the Zip tie. Instead of pushing it in, I wrapped it around the arm and cut off the ends. i then pushed the visor in and it stays in place. Thanks again.
Abu Muaadh Ibn Todd great idea!!!
Thanks it really worked, very good solution, your video prevented me from breaking the visor to reach the plastic that was worn or worse, breaking the visor, thanks brother. Greetings from Mexico
thank you so much , i use tape n fix it for hours that make my arm n hand in pain but still doesnt work, until i use this method it works! u saved me
Awesome! I'm so glad it helped! Please subscribe to support my channel. Thanks!
This video is the perfect description of “not all heroes wear capes”. Thanks a million, this totally fixed both my sun visors on a Sonata 2008 and spared me a few bucks - total cost 4 $ and that’s just because i bought 2x 100 pieces bags of different sizes
I was quite sceptical, however tried this genius fix & it works in my 88 Monte Carlo. Thank u sir
one zip tie? i have 88 cutlass
You can tape the zip-tie to the metal rod with a long thin strip of Gorilla Tape that's just a bit wider than the zip tie --- then slide the visor over it --- that gives it one more layer of 'friction resistance', and it keeps the tie from moving.
Good idea!
You are the man! $171 at dealer for a replacement. $.10 zip.
Thank you! I'm glad it helped you.
Try $260 at my dealer. Wth? I’m starting to think all these visors are manufactured by the same company. They must be making a lot of money from these broken visors.
You are a life savor man. I was about to crack my visor in half to adjust the clamps but seemed like a nightmare to try and glue it back together
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Same problem, tape didn’t work. Zip ties my man, thank you.
No problem 👍
I wish I saw this before I bought a new car
I wish :(
You bought a new car because of this?
@@MacrWest 😂 definitely i saw him buy it
@@Josh-zy3lq I've literally been contemplating buying a new car and this is the straw that broke the camel's back. It is the most infuriating thing
Had the same problem with a 2014 Murano. Ended up putting Velcro on the roof and top of the visor. Works well. But I’m going to try this. 👍🏻
Well I'll be damn! I tried the tape solution and was headed to the hardware store to try the screw solution but stopped and gave this a try. This worked perfectly! I man'd up and used a bigger zip tie and shoved it in good and proper and now it stays up even without being in the retaining clip. I had the same problem as he did with it initially fitting in the clip so I cut off the head of the zip tie which allowed it to slide in further. You're the man!
Great idea....it worked for me on my 2011 Toyota Camry! Thanks!
Awesome! No problem!
This worked for my 2006 Nissan Murano (just stuff the zip tie in no need to remove the visor). Thank you very much!
Awesome! Great Idea! You're welcome.
Awesome glad to hear, thanks
Gonna try on an 03 murano, new are $175+/each 😱
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I used this solution today & I’m so happy! Before I wanted to literally rip it out of my car, so frustrating!
My driver's side visor has been a pain for the last 2 years. I'm definitely trying this when I get home!
I just bought a new to me 2008 Hyundai Sonata and guess what? My passenger side visor flops down and won't stay up! (Great car otherwise) Thanks so much for posting this solution - I am off to buy myself some zip ties shortly!
You're welcome! I hope it works for you!
This worked on my Nissan Patrol, thanks very much!
You're welcome!
My sun visor doesn’t slide off as easily as yours. I have a 2005 Toyota 4Runner and thinking about just unscrewing the bolts and trying it that way.
Thanks, this worked to some extend, its not perfect but works and hopefully lasts...had the small zip ties already so just had to stick them in there...saved $40
Interesting…. Do you just pull on the visor to slide it to see the metal rod???
Yes
Cheap fix that solved the problem. Thanks for the video guys
OMG! I came looking for info on fixing this problem. I have a 2008 Hyundai Sonata :-)
I also had a thought that scrap pieces of plastic from a string grass trimmer could work too and possibly even better because it is rounded where the zip tie is flat. Have not tried this but it could work too.
FYI zip ties or cable ties as we call them here in England can also be used to replace those pieces of plastic from strimmers and they work better too.
Thanks, worked like a charm on my '06 Mini Cooper S.
Good! I'm glad it helped!
So the automatic light works, but not an ‘up/down’ motion which was perfected 3 decades ago. Good job Hyundai
Just the fix that I was looking for! Thanks
No problem!
It works for my proton Waja. Thanks! Had to use 2 zip ties.
Thanks for posting this Trevor. What an excellent DIY fix that worked well for my vintage 1990s Toyota. It just took some patience and 3 zip-ties to gain sufficient friction. But since I bought 20 for under $5 bucks there's now plenty leftover to tie off uncooperative TV cables and in case I need to occasionally add one to the visor. BTW, velcro didn't work and electical tape didn't hold, and now I don't have to pay $60 for a new visor or lose 3 hours of precious weekend time hunting through an auto junkyard.
Awesome! I'm so glad it helped you! You may eventually need to replace a zip tie or two but it is still quick, easy, and cheap to do so.
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I don’t understand how this will help. I have 2011 Camry. Unable to pull the material to the side so I can stick a zip tie, also not sure how this will work. It’s annoying that my visor keeps falling.
It is annoying. It may not work for your car but the basic idea was ro create some friction that would keep the visor from falling so easily.
This worked for me as well! The passenger side got floppy about 6 months ago and the driver's side just failed yesterday. Saved me $60 for aftermarket and nearly $90 if you went with genuine to replace! I already had the zip ties, so $0.00 fix for me.
I don’t have zip ties so I will try pipe cleaners. Thank you for this video😀
Good idea! No problem!
Worked great on my 2005 hyundai Getz.
Thanks Mate
Cheers from AUS
You are welcome! I'm glad it helped!
This fix was great. I used 3 ties on one visor and 1 on the other and they are now perfect. I have a 2008 Hyundai Sonata. One thing I did was take the whole visor with wires off. It made it a lot easier to work on a table to get the ties in as well as to get the visor back on the metal rod. I watched another UA-cam video to see how the visor came off. Super easy! Thanks for the help.
Awesome! Good idea! I'm glad it helped.
6 years ago worked still works to this day
Thank you! Great video and just fixed my exact same problem. I had tried the tape and velcro fixes seen on other videos but it didn't work for me, but this one works great! Keeps everything nice and tight.
Thank you! One was enough and it works like a charm!
Good. Awesome! I'm glad it helped!
So glad I found this video. My floppy sun visor was super annoying!😡 I subscribed! 😀 I wonder if a hanger would work? Hmmm..
Dealership wanted to charge me $200.00 and I thought no way would I pay 200 bucks. My visor was so bad I just took it off. After seeing your video, I took five minutes of my time and was able to resolve the issue. I used a small zip tie, but I think I will change it out to a medium size to make it tighter. It is so much better than it was before. Thank you very much for your video.
Glad it helped!
My sun visor is floppy. How do I pull the sun visor off the socket so I can stick the zip tie in? I tried pulling it. But worried I might break it more.
Genius! What made You think of that?! I thought of Velcro, then I thought over time it would cause the header to rip,
I'm not sure why I thought of that but I like to problem-solve mechanical things.
Worked a treat! If the cable tie won't slide in too far, just hold it tight to the visor pole and slide the visor back into place. Then just clip off any excess cable tie.
Many thanks for the video 👍
Thank you man this actually works
Thank you! Just worked perfectly on my 06 Impala!
This suggestion was perfect thank you so much. It worked. 😊
You're welcome!
It worked perfectly for me (Fiat Palio 96), using only 1! It's a very intelligent idea, thank you soo much! :)
Thank you! I'm glad it helped!
Thank you, saved me some money not buying new sun visors. However, I had to use a large zip tie to get it to work. My wife is impressed!
Awesome! I'm so glad it helped! Thanks for watching. Please subscribe to this or my other how to channel.
Wow. I can't believe the first video I checked for this was a visor on a 2008 Sonata. That's my car. I'll try this, for sure. Thanx.
I just wanted to update my post of yesterday. This process worked for me! It took a little elbow grease to get the visor back into position. I first tried the velcro method that another video recommended, but that didn't work. It took about 15 minutes to fix it with zip ties I already had. Thanks a lot!
The fact that I googled this and it was the same Make and year of car to my car with this issue just makes me laugh 🙂
I somehow broke my visor even more trying this 🤦♂️ I'm going to a junk yard 😭
I could not find one at the junkyard for under $200 for a pair so I took the broken one covered the rod with aluminum foil and then used JB Weld on the backside after gluing the broken piece together, it works
solid as mate velcro didnt do shit for me but leave it sticky lol big thumbs up
Thank you very much. Your fix really worked well. Legend !!!!!!!!!!
thank you Trevor! it worked for me!
r martinez your welcome!
EXCELLENT 👍! DID THIS ON a 08 KIA OPTIMA. ALTHO, I NEEDED 3 ZIP TIES. I HOPE IT "HOLDS UP!" haha lol. You saved me $50!!! Thx
Thanks for mentioning KIA specifically. I was looking for ways to fix the driver side visor on daughter's '06.
Actually it works!!! Thanks!
You are welcome! I'm glad it helped! Mine is still a bit loose but better than it was. I probably need to do it again.
Thank god. I was losing my mind with it just hanging in front of me while I drive. My hero
THANKS A MILLION, MINE WORKED PERFECTLY WITH 2 ZIPS
Mine doesnt pull out how do i put the zip tie
you win the internet today!
I tried this and it worked thanks😊
No problem! Glad it helped!
I couldn't get this to work for me. Still looking for another solution.
I hope this works cause they told me it will cost $500 some to fix!
i saw the sun visor and was like.. hey that looks familiar
Good tip. Thanks for posting.
Regards from the Cotswolds uk.
No problem 👍
Dude you keep moving the visor, and I couldn’t tell if it was the visor falling down or you moving it down. Cause your hand is out of frame. I still kinda wasn’t able to confirm with my own eyes if this worked for you 🤦🏽♀️ you moving it down with your hand out of the camera frame was very telling 🙄 gonna continue looking for other options 🫡
i have just cured my floppy sun visor on my kia 2005 reg sportage, I used a 50mm wide heavy duty hook and loop tape from b&q stores, I just used the hook tape only and stuck two pieces onto the mirror cover and two pieces onto the material and then pushed the sun visor back up and attatches itself to the material above the visor and its still holding, .
It was certainly worth a shot, but didn't adequately work on my 2013 Nissan Rogue. But, I did two ties around the bar and visor as tight as I could, and this has at least kept it out of my vision while driving.
Thanks this worked on my Buick century. Just two zip ties from Dollar tree.
Thanks buddy.. fixed this while in a fast food drive thru.. with a zip tie that happened to be in my backpack next to me.. haha thanks.. took longer to comment
Thanks!!! Its great!!
I did exactly what you show but didn't works😩
Same.
It will stay up with Viagra 😂 thanks for vid 👍
Thank you!!!
Actually, magnets worked for me. Double sided tape and magnets worked for a while, although the magnets worked perfect, the tape only lasts a while (depending on the product), and and after removing the tape- instead a tiny bit of silicone/goop glue/ or epoxy will do the trick (I can keep you informed). Don't use industrial strength magnets because that puts stress on the glue. play around using the double sided tape, once you find the size magnets that feel good- then glue. That is my experience.
Good idea!
Yes, tape's going to let go, in the heat. If you want to stick with the magnets, maybe wrapping in a bit of fabric and hold in place w/upholstery pins.
Bro you just saved me $150...can you believe a replacement visor cost that much...this worked on my fiat 500l thanks for the video...crazy how zip ties fix alot of things actually
No problem! So glad it helped!
Jeep Renegade ones cost $430 !!
This annoys the absolute crap out of me, and I got my car last year. I'm 6'2 and it's a pain when I drive cause it would randomly flop down in front of my eyes when I drive and I just start getting pissed off and punching it.
Seems to work well on my wife's 08 Sportage. The one proposed by Akhill would not work in my case as the visor is expanded polystyrene and cannot be opened the same way as his
I have a 2011 Nissan Rogue and I used Velcro that worked perfectly 👍🏾
Great idea but it just doesn't work for my Ford Fusion. Put two zip ties in it and didn't work unfortunately. I'm sure it'll work for other cars tho.
Not work for me? used different thickness ties too?
Thank you so much. I'm gonna try this when I get home because I'm about to rip mine off and throw it out the window. LOL.
I'm watching this for my 2006 sonata lol and I'm just like of course
Did this hold up long term??
Yep. Still working. I had to replace the zip ties about 3 or 4 years ago by stuffing new ones in but it has held up. Since 2016 so 5 years still working ok. Not exactly like a new visor (it will come down occasionally with a big bump in the road) but it works good enough for me.
thanks for this, i didnt have a zip tie but i used plastic wire ties cut to fit...perfect, just what i needed thanks so much
No problem! Glad it helped!
Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
Sadly this didn’t work for my 2006 Acura TSX. I used plyers to shove 3 zip ties in there but it still flops down. Tried to shove a 4th in but it didn’t seem to make a difference. Previously tried velcro but that didn’t work. Now I am going to try other things. This is such an annoying problem. Sucks that so many people are experiencing this.
Yes it is frustrating. You may have to get a new visor.
Fixed my fiancé’s visor with this helpful video! Thank you so much!
Huh? My 08 hyundai sonata has the same issue.