norfolkRX Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Seems like the sun visor on the 2008/9 MY hatchback is not a strong design. The up/down mechanism (a plastic cam) has failed on mine after only 45k miles. Just posting so we can see if this is a common fault. A main dealer new one is around £60. I suppose it is down to the number of east or west journeys you do when the sun is low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucky Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Hmm i wonder if thats why mine has black sun visors in and roof lining is grey.maybe. one broke and they could only find a second hand pair in black.was done before i got it so can not say for sure but i allways said they wasnt right ones in car.anyone else have black ones with a grey roof [emoji53] Sent from my LG-D855 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay762 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 yup my 08 RX has issues holding the position I place it in - £60 seems excessive for a piece of plastic - I was debating wrapping some tape around the bar to increase friction. Do you have to buy the whole sun visor flap just to get the retainer cam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattiekane Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 A rarely use them lol an if I do they are all the way against the windscreen Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkRX Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 4 hours ago, Jay762 said: yup my 08 RX has issues holding the position I place it in - £60 seems excessive for a piece of plastic - I was debating wrapping some tape around the bar to increase friction. Do you have to buy the whole sun visor flap just to get the retainer cam? It comes as a complete assembly (as per photo), the part number is for Trim Code: G30, Colour Code: C6P Once the plastic cam round the steel shaft has broken, it's history. In my case it came apart leaving half of it inside - the only way in is to cut the plastic covering which would leave it looking like a taxi. If you don't need the mirrors, the only difference between left and right is the spigot that attaches to the body - that broke too when I tried to get it apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rps Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 On 06/03/2017 at 0:41 PM, mattiekane said: A rarely use them lol an if I do they are all the way against the windscreen Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Im exactly the same i have to be basically blinded before i drop them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolkRX Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Well just 'cos it's there, I decided to take it apart It's made up of about 10 parts heat sealed in the outer sleeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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