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Sun Visor Fix - Link???
I was recently victimized by the sagging sunvisor (passenger side). In addition, the vanity light does not work. I had a link that had a great description of how to fix this problem as well as pictures. I have tried the link twice in the last week and it is invalid now. I would put in the link, but it's on my computer at work. Does anyone have that page at all? It was the best solution for the sunvisors I had seen and I'd like to tackle the problem this week while I'm on vacation. Thanks everyone!!!!!
Jeff
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Jeff - Tampa, FL - |
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Sunvisor link
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. Subaru Ambassador 1996 Polo Green LSi #216..138,100 miles...SOLD JFICX8659TH100216.....Date of Manufacture: November 16, 1995..... Fuji Heavy Industries..Ōta North Plant....Ōta City,. Gunma Prefecture, Japan In-Service Date: January 2, 1997 "The Pristine Green Polo Machine” First Polo Green on the Network First Clear front turn signals, JDM Alcyone hood emblem, rear panel, and BOXER engine cover on the Network (US) (2000) First 5000K HID factory fog lights (2007) First SVX JDM BBS wheels on a USDM SVX (2013) HID lighting (5000K) for headlight and H3 fog lights, PIAA SuperExtreme 120W high beams, rebuilt EG33 longblock, Cometic head gaskets, Phase II flexplate, AMR aluminum radiator with custom silicone hoses, 160A high-output alternator in aluminum-ceramic coated case, new design alternator wiring upgrade v.4, rare factory headlight protectors, refinished JDM BBS mesh aluminum wheels and custom, polished billet aluminum new hex center caps, LED grille mod, R1 Concepts high-carbon cryo slotted rotors, Akebono ceramic pads, Goodridge S/S braided brake lines, Smallcar Stage 1 shift kit, ThermalTech aluminum/ceramic-coated valve covers, Energy Suspension urethane front & rear swaybar bushings, Bontrager22 rear swaybar with QS Components Chromoly Teflon/Kevlar endlinks, "$15.00/5 minute" suspension mod. Hella Supertone horns, Custom stainless steel exhaust system with 2" headpipes, Magnaflow cats, AeroTurbine AR25 resonator /AWD "Bullet" muffler. R.I.P. 2010 Subaru Outback Limited 2.5 CVT...338,000 miles. Totaled by a 1,300 lb. COW March 4, 2016 2014 Hyundai Avante Limited ...178,000 miles. Actually quieter and smoother than the Outback 2007 Mazda Miata MX-5 PRHT...102,000 miles. Plenty of parts, service and windshields. 4th Registered Network member —2/21/2001 My NEW locker..I...My Email..I..Wikipedia/SVX . . |
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Thank you so much! This is the link I was looking for. Time for surgery now
Jeff
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Jeff - Tampa, FL - |
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Results
I just did the visor surgery and I am pleased with the results. It doesn't sag nearly as much anymore, altho it does not fit up tightly in the roof, but it never really did even when it worked.
Thanks everyone! Jeff
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Yeah, My server changed, and I was only able to put it back up recently, Glad to have helped!
Tell me how long it lasts, It looks like my problem was a bit more extensive than that.
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Henry Yei htyei@svxwrx.com 1992 Dark Teal LS-L w/o spoiler "OLIVIA" http://www.svxwrx.com |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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still around
been a little busy, looking for a summer job, no luck yet
And since I moved back home temporarily, I've been without scanner or digital camera to really do anything to my site... as yet actually been laying low, nursing some wounds,.. sprained my ankle and got two speeding tickets within an hour.... while trying to drive home for the sumemr from Los Angeles to San Francisco. with my car loaded with 700-1000 pounds of boxes and people, never has an svx been filled so much to a brim) I learned a few lessons.. 1. Never drive in the morning on a friday at the end of the month. (ticket at 7:45, at 8:45, and cop magically appeared at 9:45) 2. Never drive tired (started the trip at 4:30 am) 3. Don't drive with a sprained ankle (lead foot on accelerator due to other leg needing to be straight) 4. Never drive mad (how else can i explain the 2nd ticket, I was TRYING to drive under the speed limit see lesson #2) 5. Use cruise control on long trips!!!! 6. weight is nothing to a svx as when its already rolling Does anyone but the police think dark teal is blue? END RANT
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Henry Yei htyei@svxwrx.com 1992 Dark Teal LS-L w/o spoiler "OLIVIA" http://www.svxwrx.com Last edited by htyei; 07-06-2001 at 04:25 AM. |
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Re: still around
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I did an Autotrader.com search on the SVX yesterday. One dealership had one with the color listed as "Taup." What the hell color is that? First of all, "Taupe" is kind of a pinkish beige. Oh well. (Just a bit of trivia: in the Subaru Service Manual, the car is not called "Teal." it is called "Peacock Blue").
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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rwj,
you crack me up with your color interjections: "...."Taup." What the hell color is that? First of all, "Taupe" is kind of a pinkish beige. Oh well. " hilarious i say...keep 'em coming. ...what the hell color is that?.....hilarious. toby |
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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redneck roots......
is that what you call it now randy??
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Sunvisor Fix Update
The Sun Visor fix outlined in the link posted earlier worked for a short time, then the problem quickly came back again. This is not a cure all solution, there is obviously something else malfunctioning in the sun visors that makes them fail.
Jeff
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Hi, I went ahead and cut and paste this from my reply to a thread on the i-club forum:
I've tried the velcro and its okay. Best method I've found: Take the visor off the car, be careful of the wires for the lighted vanity mirror. You can pull off the "stem" of the visor, the part that screws into the headliner. There is resistance, just pull the stem apart from the rest of the visor by wiggling it and rotating it while pulling. The problem is that the visor stem looses some of its diameter after a while from wear, less friction= droopy visor. The Fix: get some heat shrink tubing, big enough to cover about the inch or so of the stem that goes back into the visor. It will just fit. Then get out the blow dryer and shrink that sucker so that it fits tight on the stem. Then put the stem part with the heat shrink tubing back in the visor, wiggle it back on, it'll be a tight fit now.- put visor back on the car. Did this about a year ago, works great and doesn't cost a lot. hth, Glen |
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