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Lazy, Droopy, Falling, Failing Sun Visors and what to do about 'em

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by C Wagner, Feb 18, 2021.

  1. C Wagner

    C Wagner Member

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    I didn't see an obvious discussion of the maintenance problems that Toyota sun visors and specifically our Prius visors face.

    My 2004 Gen II had a droopy driver's side visor. I heard you can replace for $30-70 used (with another one that will fail soon!). I heard they are $150ish at the dealer. It should be possible to fix this ourselves, and it is!

    Youtube has several general ideas about fixing this problem: use velcro, use zip / cable ties, open the visor fabric and plastic housing and repair, and others like just destroying the visor and deciding they can't be fixed.

    I found that the easiest might just be the zip tie solution, but you have to find a spot where you can get the tie into the grey bar that runs through the visor.

    Below is a video I posted to Youtube on how I got the zip tie in:



    I'll post some other people's ideas below, in case you want to do it a different way.
     
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    This looks promising
    VISORiser


    SM-G960U ?
     
  3. Pdaddy

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    That was supposed to be a link to visoriser

    SM-G960U ?
     
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