Same for shifter linkage. There's a small rubber bushing that wears out on basically all cars. So one day you go to shift and it does nothing because the cable's fallen off.
I want to thank you for creating that video after spending two hours and 15 minutes trying to fix it another way.... your way worked perfect. I really appreciated that work that you did to send the video. Thanks again!
I am headed out to do that to my 02 Ram. My visor has been an aggravation for years. I have searched for a long time for a fix and nothing showed up until I found your site. Thank you.
I am doing this asap. Brilliant fix. My visor has been sitting under my back seat for over a year. Most of the replacement ones come from the states ( I am in Canada) and the cost with shipping and such just did not make it seem high on my list. So here I am at 5 am on a Sunday, decide to search again and you video popped up. Don't know how I have missed it before. Anyway, Thank You very much :)
I have the same problem but with my 2015 Nissan Altima. So annoying to have that dumb visor drop down while I'm driving. I'm going to give your remedy a try! Wish me luck 🤞.
Literally have the same issue and did exactly what you had tried and didn’t work ! I hope this works though because that visor is so annoying. Thanks !!
That's awesome! Been looking at used replacement visors that were dirty and quite frankly, wouldn't want to touch them for #100+ for my Volvo. I'm going to try this. You are a genius! Thanks for the tip!
Hey man,that's a damn good idea. The Sun visor on my mom's car is drooping and this would help a great deal. Next time we go to wal mart,we'll look for those same Velcro pieces. Thanks for the tip.
Thats amazing....thank You so much for sharing that....unfortunately I've already completely gutted my visor....and practically re-biilt the darn thing....lol
I’m in awe. I tried this years ago using electrical tape to provide some thickness on the visor rod. Of course, no go. Years later, same problem. Not my car but I’m the only one interested in a fix. Now let me go look for my repair kit with the Velcro. 😆
Having the same issue with my 07 Nissan Murano driver sun visor! I've bought the velcros from Walmart also and tried to stick them on it to stay up, now I'm going to try the same exact thing that you just did. Thank you!
My Jeep Compass drivers visor has a large "spring" in it that has failed and I can't find an inexpensive replacement in the color i need. I will definitely try this hack!
Awesome video, I hope it works on my 2020 Jeep Renegade, your assembly arm looks just like mine. How many wraps please? Well, so far it's a no-go for my jeep. I tried a full wrap and that was too thick, so I cut a little piece and did a quarter wrap but the arm still won't slide over it. I'm going to see if I can purchase thinner Velcro.
Wish my 85 Eldorado visor would pull away from the end far enough in order to have room to affix the Velcro!! No adjustment screw anywhere!! I have another junk one I will try to cut a slot on the underside thru the plastic and hopefully slide a small hose clamp around the end so it will tighten the plastic against the visor rod. Since it is leather there isn’t a lot of room to do too much and I don’t want to cut into the leather at all...glad the velcro worked for the others though.👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you for sharing I have the same truck as you but only has 18,000 miles on it so after searching for a long time and not finding a replacement visor for under 60$ I found your video I had already tried tape and it didn't work the Velcro works great mine took two wraps also
I had the same exact problem, and I used a glue gun to fill the gap between the stick and the sun visor and it works pretty well too! I was about to add Velcro as well but I'm going remove the glue and try your method to see which way works best :)
I have the same problem on Suzuki Swift. The only thing is that part of the arm has broken off, so not sure if this method will work. Will give it a go.
You must have had just the right amount of slack and velcro. I tried your fix and-----no go. In truth, the visor flops down more slowly, now, but it still ends up hanging straight down. Time to pop for new visors or hit the junk yards and see if I can luck out.
thanks! I did the velcro fix on the fabric, of course like you said the sun melts the glue and it ended up not working..but this is a great hack..thanks!
you know what's even better is twisting metal around the part that detaches and when you hook it; it creates perfect leverage. It even works with the velcro if that eventually wears out. It just figured it out!
This is a good idea but it didn’t work for me 🤦🏾♀️ I have a 08 escape. The visor only moves over a tiny little bit and then it still flopped down. Happy to see it worked for most. Time for me to try the binder clip trick
The driver side I just got a new, Your idea I thought of doing that too. Now the passenger side is doing it too, so I will do what you have done, and save some bucks this time. Thanks for doing the video.
I tried this out yesterday and it didn't work. Today I rewatched your video and I saw that I was placing the velcro piece to inside so I did it again and this time the visor stayed up. I have a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer. Sun visor stayed up about 95 percent I guess I can live with that I'll check tomorrow to see if it still up.
What I did is I slid the visor of the rod on which it is mounted and then slipped a piece of surgical tubing over the plastic part of the rod and slipped the visor back onto the rod and over the surgical tubing and VOILA! no more sagging visor...the perfect fix...like new in all ways and even better. If you don't have surgical tubing use a latex household glove and cut of one of the fingers and slip that over the rod instead...works just as well....
OMG I drive a 2003 dodge ram and my visor does the same thing. I drive on the interstate a lot and everytime I hit a bump it would fall and one day I thought I was going to rip the damn thing out of the ceiling!
Thank you! Ive tried it this way, but unfortunately i didnt place it in the correct spot therefore the velcro got stuck inside and now I cant remove it and when i tried it again it wouldnt work
I went to the dealer and bought the replacement arms for my wife's 08 kia sportage with the same issue. the arms (L&R) were a total of ONE DOLLAR and .08 cents. unscrew visor twist arm 90 degrees, yank it out, insert new arm, boom fixed. I found this fix by googling broken 2008 kia sportage sun visor.
I'm here due to my awesome 2001 Sportage passenger side........and I will NEVER pay $54.00 for that visor POS!!!!! Good vid. And it is not kia it is called Elements and HEAT/TEMP......ok a little of KIA ...wife's beamer never had that issue.....lol
I was able to fix mine thank you so much. I have a question!! The light cables were out because the whole visor was off but they were to long so i just cut them off and taped the end with electrical tape. Is that ok? Will a fire start?
Here's my solution that worked for me that I think is pretty cool and cheaper than buying a whole new visor. Get a 5mm bungee cable or one around that length and hook it around the roof handle near the window. Hook the other end around the back side of of visor where the small end connects to the car. Of course you have to unhook the cable if you want to open the visor but it will keep the visor out of the way until you can do a more permanent fix like the one in the video.
I don't have velcro but I do have sticky wrap bandage... If you know what I mean, do you think that would help also? The reason I'm asking it before trying is, I have it at the stable of my horse and not at home. So maybe your answer is quicker then getting it at home and trying it... If I'm quicker I'll let you know...
Wow after a long search I think I’m going to try this. I have a 2017 nissan máxima and both my visors are broken 😡 and I don’t want to pay $100+ per visor
I will try this, but I have a Kia Optima and I'm not sure if my visor pulls off like that. It seems the problem with the drooping is that the material inside of the visor has crusted away off of the inner bar. I will try this for sure though.
Bailey Saul Yes, it did work. It was very easy. I had to go to a dealer part shop to find them and they were about $100 a piece (left and right side). Initially they were very stiff but after a few uses they loosened up and are literally good as new. It was a little bit hard to get the plastic cap off to access the screws. Just don't be afraid to really get in there with the flathead screwdriver to pry it off.
Bailey Saul Bailey, oh crap. This was the wrong video. Sorry, you'll have to just go buy a replacement visor. This cheat doesn't work with the '08 visors because they don't slide off like this. I was thinking this was the video where it shows you how to replace the visor. It's a very easy do-it-yourself project that only took me about 10 minutes. Just pop the cap off where the screws are, unscrew it (don't lose them), unplug it, then just go in reverse putting in the new one. You'lll need to use the same screws from your old one though.
This is very resourceful. Hurry and apply for a patent for this ingenious repair method before someone else steals your idea. Then create a repair kit with two 1/2 inch wide pieces of hook Velcro, an instruction sheet and package it in a labeled, small plastic bag. Buy the materials in bulk and use your wife, kids or friends for assembly labor. Use the internet to advertise for free. Price the kit at $.99 and get ready to go into high speed production in your garage or workshop. Be sure to keep accurate financial records for the IRS.
I have the same year Dodge Ram as you and I put the velcro up there and it keeps falling down for some reason I don't know what I'm doing wrong I put it right on the end where that thicker piece meets the thinner peace and when I push the visor in it knocks the velcro off
When there are 3/4 million viewers on how to fix floppy sun visors, its time for the car industry itself needs to go back to their drawing board.
We wish! This has been going on with many brands of cars since early 2000's at least. Can't expect logic or fairness from money hungry coprorations.
I just replace new sun visors ,if I see this video I will save some money.
Same for shifter linkage. There's a small rubber bushing that wears out on basically all cars. So one day you go to shift and it does nothing because the cable's fallen off.
Exactly
That's how car companies supplement their profits, replacement parts.
It worked!!! I must've lowered and raised my visor 100x's because I couldn't believe there was such an easy fix! THANK YOU!
Lol! Funny!
Cute too ;-)
could somebody help Luvena. She has a new problem.
The visor Einstein! Hard to believe OEM is nearly a $100 for a replacement and you engineered a $3 fix! DOPE! THANK YOU!
I want to thank you for creating that video after spending two hours and 15 minutes trying to fix it another way.... your way worked perfect. I really appreciated that work that you did to send the video. Thanks again!
I am headed out to do that to my 02 Ram. My visor has been an aggravation for years. I have searched for a long time for a fix and nothing showed up until I found your site. Thank you.
I am doing this asap. Brilliant fix. My visor has been sitting under my back seat for over a year. Most of the replacement ones come from the states ( I am in Canada) and the cost with shipping and such just did not make it seem high on my list. So here I am at 5 am on a Sunday, decide to search again and you video popped up. Don't know how I have missed it before. Anyway, Thank You very much :)
Same here...
I tried so many different things over the past few months and this one finally worked, thank you!
Great fix idea! Fought my visor for too long and I have extra small pieces of velcro in my office!
Thanks
I have the same problem but with my 2015 Nissan Altima. So annoying to have that dumb visor drop down while I'm driving. I'm going to give your remedy a try! Wish me luck 🤞.
Literally have the same issue and did exactly what you had tried and didn’t work ! I hope this works though because that visor is so annoying. Thanks !!
I just called the car dealership they want $ 168.00 for a 2013 Nissan nv 200 so this fix is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
That's awesome! Been looking at used replacement visors that were dirty and quite frankly, wouldn't want to touch them for #100+ for my Volvo. I'm going to try this. You are a genius! Thanks for the tip!
volvo with floppy sun visors gang 🤘
Hey man,that's a damn good idea. The Sun visor on my mom's car is drooping and this would help a great deal. Next time we go to wal mart,we'll look for those same Velcro pieces. Thanks for the tip.
This is the BEST FIX So Far, U Rock Bro!!!
Thats amazing....thank You so much for sharing that....unfortunately I've already completely gutted my visor....and practically re-biilt the darn thing....lol
Thank you for helping me fix the sun visor. Good day too.
I’m in awe. I tried this years ago using electrical tape to provide some thickness on the visor rod. Of course, no go. Years later, same problem. Not my car but I’m the only one interested in a fix. Now let me go look for my repair kit with the Velcro. 😆
good job...but I would think after a bunch of uses the vekcro would wear out or the inside of the visor.
Will be trying this method on my 2014 Honda Accord over this weekend… will be listing you know the results.
Well?
Looking for the fix with the same car. Did it work well?
Having the same issue with my 07 Nissan Murano driver sun visor! I've bought the velcros from Walmart also and tried to stick them on it to stay up, now I'm going to try the same exact thing that you just did. Thank you!
My Jeep Compass drivers visor has a large "spring" in it that has failed and I can't find an inexpensive replacement in the color i need. I will definitely try this hack!
Velcro took man to the moon.
Tried the velcro stuck to the roof thing... Just pulled off.. Going to give it a go... Brilliant #Myttan Dha from Cornwall
This is the only thing that worked! Thank you so much for this helpful video! Really appreciate it.
This is perfect because I'm not going to be opening and closing it, just need a way to keep it up. Thanks!!
Wow, so simple, effective, inexpensive too! Bravo!
I'm going to try this as soon as I get home... Just purchased the $3 velcro!
1st fix I thought I would try out of sooo many videos.
Awesome video, I hope it works on my 2020 Jeep Renegade, your assembly arm looks just like mine. How many wraps please? Well, so far it's a no-go for my jeep. I tried a full wrap and that was too thick, so I cut a little piece and did a quarter wrap but the arm still won't slide over it. I'm going to see if I can purchase thinner Velcro.
Wish my 85 Eldorado visor would pull away from the end far enough in order to have room to affix the Velcro!! No adjustment screw anywhere!! I have another junk one I will try to cut a slot on the underside thru the plastic and hopefully slide a small hose clamp around the end so it will tighten the plastic against the visor rod. Since it is leather there isn’t a lot of room to do too much and I don’t want to cut into the leather at all...glad the velcro worked for the others though.👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for posting. My 04 Ram just did this to me yesterday. I'll have to try this out
Thank you for sharing I have the same truck as you but only has 18,000 miles on it so after searching for a long time and not finding a replacement visor for under 60$ I found your video I had already tried tape and it didn't work the Velcro works great mine took two wraps also
Genius! Good job. Was about to spend 60 bucks on one.
Many brands have this problem. Every car I drove had the sun visor broken after a year.
THANK YOU BROTHER Saved me a lot of $ & frustration. me like me Dodge 2500! GOD Bless
Which side of the velcro did you use? Did you use the fuzzy side or the abrasive side?
I had the same exact problem, and I used a glue gun to fill the gap between the stick and the sun visor and it works pretty well too! I was about to add Velcro as well but I'm going remove the glue and try your method to see which way works best :)
Guessing you used the rougher side of the Velcro. I have some at home, definitely trying this out when I'm off work.
I have the same problem on Suzuki Swift. The only thing is that part of the arm has broken off, so not sure if this method will work. Will give it a go.
My dad has been telling me to fix it, since I "broke" it I can finally get it fixed thanks a lot dude!
You must have had just the right amount of slack and velcro. I tried your fix and-----no go. In truth, the visor flops down more slowly, now, but it still ends up hanging straight down. Time to pop for new visors or hit the junk yards and see if I can luck out.
thanks! I did the velcro fix on the fabric, of course like you said the sun melts the glue and it ended up not working..but this is a great hack..thanks!
you know what's even better is twisting metal around the part that detaches and when you hook it; it creates perfect leverage. It even works with the velcro if that eventually wears out. It just figured it out!
Elizabeth Reason + Where did you get the metal piece from?
This is a good idea but it didn’t work for me 🤦🏾♀️ I have a 08 escape. The visor only moves over a tiny little bit and then it still flopped down. Happy to see it worked for most. Time for me to try the binder clip trick
The driver side I just got a new, Your idea I thought of doing that too. Now the passenger side is doing it too, so I will do what you have done, and save some bucks this time. Thanks for doing the video.
Clever, thanks! Not sure if I can slide the visor horizontally, though...
Thank you Sir you save me some money, visor cost is around 65 dlls.
:) you saved me $174.00 thank you 🙏
I tried this out yesterday and it didn't work. Today I rewatched your video and I saw that I was placing the velcro piece to inside so I did it again and this time the visor stayed up. I have a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer. Sun visor stayed up about 95 percent I guess I can live with that I'll check tomorrow to see if it still up.
What I did is I slid the visor of the rod on which it is mounted and then slipped a piece of surgical tubing over the plastic part of the rod and slipped the visor back onto the rod and over the surgical tubing and VOILA! no more sagging visor...the perfect fix...like new in all ways and even better. If you don't have surgical tubing use a latex household glove and cut of one of the fingers and slip that over the rod instead...works just as well....
I really liked your idea. I do not know if it will work on my Tiida (Brazil) (Versa in the US) but I'll try. Thank you.
great idea. How long did this fix work ?
on my 3rd visor on my '05 GTO with the SAME problem. Will definitely try this!
Works like a charm. Mine took two wraps.
Wow mite need new Velcro once a month big deal for 3 bucks very nice fix I looked new ones are nuts nice job
Thank you so much!! Definitely getting this done today!!
OMG I drive a 2003 dodge ram and my visor does the same thing. I drive on the interstate a lot and everytime I hit a bump it would fall and one day I thought I was going to rip the damn thing out of the ceiling!
Visor rage is a bad thing.😁
You ROCK, thanks for figuring this out and sharing.
The Honda ones are just as bad....Great fix, thanks for the tip.
how do you fix the Honda ones???
This works great! I have a 2016 Nissan versa and having the same issues, a replacement for the same one would run me 180$
Thank you sharing.I have tried so hard to fix this problem.I can't believe that it worked.you areca genius!
Thank you! Ive tried it this way, but unfortunately i didnt place it in the correct spot therefore the velcro got stuck inside and now I cant remove it and when i tried it again it wouldnt work
I am so happy! I'm going out and fixing mine right now, thank you so much!
(2013 Murano), I simply drilled a hole just below on the visor and
secured with a nut, bolt and a couple of washers. Works perfectly.
“Simply”🥴👀🤣
I went to the dealer and bought the replacement arms for my wife's 08 kia sportage with the same issue. the arms (L&R) were a total of ONE DOLLAR and .08 cents. unscrew visor twist arm 90 degrees, yank it out, insert new arm, boom fixed. I found this fix by googling broken 2008 kia sportage sun visor.
Oh wow I have a 2008 Sportage with the same issue! But I didn't know how to fix it. Thanks, I'm going to look into it!
I'm here due to my awesome 2001 Sportage passenger side........and I will NEVER pay $54.00 for that visor POS!!!!! Good vid. And it is not kia it is called Elements and HEAT/TEMP......ok a little of KIA ...wife's beamer never had that issue.....lol
Thank you so much! I will get my 2 arms tomorrow. ☺️❤
Freakin' genius! Thanks much for sharing!
I was able to fix mine thank you so much. I have a question!! The light cables were out because the whole visor was off but they were to long so i just cut them off and taped the end with electrical tape. Is that ok? Will a fire start?
You are a genius!!!!! and I just happen to have Velcro!!! Thank you sooooooo much!!!!
Here's my solution that worked for me that I think is pretty cool and cheaper than buying a whole new visor.
Get a 5mm bungee cable or one around that length and hook it around the roof handle near the window. Hook the other end around the back side of of visor where the small end connects to the car. Of course you have to unhook the cable if you want to open the visor but it will keep the visor out of the way until you can do a more permanent fix like the one in the video.
me watch this in 2020,
but thanks for the cheap solution man,
I don't have velcro but I do have sticky wrap bandage... If you know what I mean, do you think that would help also?
The reason I'm asking it before trying is, I have it at the stable of my horse and not at home. So maybe your answer is quicker then getting it at home and trying it... If I'm quicker I'll let you know...
Wow after a long search I think I’m going to try this. I have a 2017 nissan máxima and both my visors are broken 😡 and I don’t want to pay $100+ per visor
My passenger side visor for my 2013 Nissan Pathfinder not working, will try this, thank you.
Thank you for this wonderful tip, I'll have to try it !!
I used a rough scourer pad ,temp fix also
I will try this, but I have a Kia Optima and I'm not sure if my visor pulls off like that. It seems the problem with the drooping is that the material inside of the visor has crusted away off of the inner bar. I will try this for sure though.
+Aiden Raccoon did it work? I too have an '08 Optima, about to buy a replacement
Bailey Saul Yes, it did work. It was very easy. I had to go to a dealer part shop to find them and they were about $100 a piece (left and right side). Initially they were very stiff but after a few uses they loosened up and are literally good as new. It was a little bit hard to get the plastic cap off to access the screws. Just don't be afraid to really get in there with the flathead screwdriver to pry it off.
Bailey Saul Bailey, oh crap. This was the wrong video. Sorry, you'll have to just go buy a replacement visor. This cheat doesn't work with the '08 visors because they don't slide off like this. I was thinking this was the video where it shows you how to replace the visor. It's a very easy do-it-yourself project that only took me about 10 minutes. Just pop the cap off where the screws are, unscrew it (don't lose them), unplug it, then just go in reverse putting in the new one. You'lll need to use the same screws from your old one though.
Hell Yea! THANK YOU. This visor thing is driving me nutssss!!!
I will definitely try this today. How long will this fix last for ?
If you can get to the end of the arm maybe some heat-shrink might do the same job?
that seems such a simple solution. I didnt think of it though. I used velcro,krazy glue and tape, nothing worked. Gonna try this
Thanks for sharing. How long will it last though?
Thank you for this. I’m gonna try it on mine.
You sir.... Are a freaking geeeeeenious!
All this time! I even bought a drill thinking I could drill a hole and wire it.
Should I use the velcro that has a sticky side??
Dude you are lifesaver!!!!!! Thx for sharing.
What a smart young man!
did you have to glue that velcro to the visor rod or does the velcro come with glue on it already? Thanks
My 03 ram does the exact same thing! Thanks for the idea!!!
thanks just wondering how this works?
Thanks.. it was driving me crazy 🤣
Lmao I literally lived this exact scenario, I'm about to go grab my left over velcro tape now 😂
👍🏻 Same truck same problem same solution many thanks
This is very resourceful. Hurry and apply for a patent for this ingenious repair method before someone else steals your idea. Then create a repair kit with two 1/2 inch wide pieces of hook Velcro, an instruction sheet and package it in a labeled, small plastic bag. Buy the materials in bulk and use your wife, kids or friends for assembly labor. Use the internet to advertise for free. Price the kit at $.99 and get ready to go into high speed production in your garage or workshop. Be sure to keep accurate financial records for the IRS.
This is retarded...
You're awesome dude good job 👏 👍
You're an angel 🙏🙏 im a subscriber
I have the same year Dodge Ram as you and I put the velcro up there and it keeps falling down for some reason I don't know what I'm doing wrong I put it right on the end where that thicker piece meets the thinner peace and when I push the visor in it knocks the velcro off
Thanks I Believe it will work! GOOD JOB! Thanks Again!
In my old '95 Pathfinder I just used a shoelace to keep my sun visor up.
Excellet video!! Greettings from Mexico!!
thank you, great .fast cheap and simple :)