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Driver's side sun visor problem on 2004 Prius.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by romad, Mar 17, 2015.

  1. romad

    romad 2004 Prīus Base Former Owner (Sold 13 May 22)

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    The visor no longer rotates past the straight down position toward the windshield. It works fine rotating to the side window and down from its storage position to the straight down position. The passenger visor still works properly. Any fix or should I just order a new visor from the dealer?
     
    #1 romad, Mar 17, 2015
  2. Patrick Wong

    Patrick Wong DIY Enthusiast

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    I had the same problem with both visors on my 2004, now with 192K miles. For a while, my workaround was to force the visor into the position that I wanted it to be in. Eventually the hinge loosened up so that the visor just dangled in the down position. I also noticed the cloth was beginning to split at the hinge, which shows it was exerting pressure on the black plastic which makes up the body of the visor, beneath the cloth cover.

    I replaced the passenger side visor with a used unit purchased from autobeyours.com several months ago. That was great, the used visor was like new.

    For the driver's side, I bought a new visor from AutoNation Toyota Gulf Freeway (Houston, TX) since autobeyours does not have driver's side visors in stock. I just received that part yesterday and installed it in the afternoon.

    I noticed that the fabric weave of the new visor is slightly coarse compared to the cloth headliner and the passenger-side used visor. The fabric shade is correct (ivory), it is just that the cloth is slightly different.
     
    #2 Patrick Wong, Mar 28, 2015
  3. romad

    romad 2004 Prīus Base Former Owner (Sold 13 May 22)

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    Thanks for the info, Patrick. I used the AutoNation website to get the part number and have asked my local Toyota dealer for a price. Once I have that, I'll ask if they will price-match.
     
    #3 romad, Mar 30, 2015
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