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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 09:05 AM
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Fellow fbody guys. Has anyone else had their visor break/wear out at the mounting point?





This is what the mounting point is supposed to look like:



It seems that the metal that was pressed in to hold the spring wore off. I tried putting the assembly back together (even by welding it) but could not get it to work properly. This is not the first time I've had this problem and the OEM wants $157 for a new one. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 10:38 AM
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I have this same problem, i wonder if a rubber grommet would work?
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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the material on my is starting to come off/ sag a bit too....
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mike171562
I have this same problem, i wonder if a rubber grommet would work?
How would you do that?
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Old Jun 29, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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No joke, you can make a new washer by drilling a hole in a $0.25 quarter.

I saw a guy do it on this site. Search for it, I think it was over a year ago.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by eseibel67
No joke, you can make a new washer by drilling a hole in a $0.25 quarter.

I saw a guy do it on this site. Search for it, I think it was over a year ago.
I still have the washer, mounting bracket and spring, they just aren't in the picture.

BTW I tried to search for the thread you were talking about and couldn't find it, do you have a link?
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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You can buy posts on eBay for $10 to $15. You can pull the old one out of the visor and slide the replacement in. That's what I did the second time after the $120 replacement visor lasted only 2 years.
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RedVertTA
I still have the washer, mounting bracket and spring, they just aren't in the picture.

BTW I tried to search for the thread you were talking about and couldn't find it, do you have a link?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...quick-fix.html
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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Thanks for the link, that was a clever idea by the OP. Luckily I still have the washer and won't have to drill through a quarter
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Man I wish this had to do with my filthy flap visor, it broke where the visor material bends
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Old Jul 1, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by I8ASaleen
Man I wish this had to do with my filthy flap visor, it broke where the visor material bends
Have pics to show us?

BTW my visor is fixed now, thank you eseibel67 for posting that link.
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You know where the visor material bends in order to not contact the rearview? Both of mine snapped from age at that joint. Right now I can't get pics b/c the car is sitting at my Dad's house 150 miles away with all of my tools - sad mechanic day...
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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If that's the problem you should be able to find one salvaged cheap on this site.
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