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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
Hello-
The sun visor came out in my hand... while driving! I've I owned a few cars in my time (some real old junkers too), never had one of these fail before. I unscrewed the plastic bracket to inspect it and see if I could repair it. Plastic split... er nope. I removed the passenger side bracket and thought, well that had a whole lot less use it should last awhile. Next day, go to turn it and the visor comes out in my hand again! Unscrewed the bracket, and same thing, the plastic had split. That's twice in one week... kind of like the headlight bulbs. I called the dealer and unless there was a miscommunication Saturn wants 25 samolies for this part, plus ut's special order, 2-3 weeks. Holy moly. I haven't been to junkyard in some time, but maybe I need to drive the 20 miles to my nearest pick-a-part. What are my alternatives? I've done a bit of searching and cannot find anything in the aftermarket. Is there a fix? I drive into the sun both ways to work, so going without it . |
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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
"Mike S" > wrote in message . .. > Hello- > > The sun visor came out in my hand... while driving! I've I owned a few > cars in my time (some real old junkers too), never had one of these > fail before. > > I unscrewed the plastic bracket to inspect it and see if I could repair > it. Plastic split... er nope. I removed the passenger side bracket and > thought, well that had a whole lot less use it should last awhile. Next > day, go to turn it and the visor comes out in my hand again! > > Unscrewed the bracket, and same thing, the plastic had split. That's > twice in one week... kind of like the headlight bulbs. > > I called the dealer and unless there was a miscommunication Saturn wants > 25 samolies for this part, plus ut's special order, 2-3 weeks. Holy > moly. > > I haven't been to junkyard in some time, but maybe I need to drive the > 20 miles to my nearest pick-a-part. > > What are my alternatives? > > I've done a bit of searching and cannot find anything in the > aftermarket. Is there a fix? > > I drive into the sun both ways to work, so going without it . > > Check with this place. Joey is a very helpful person. http://www.6thplanetusedparts.com/ Ken |
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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
Chances are good that anything in the bone yard will do the same thing.
A few years ago I recovered my headliner and sun roof shade myself on my '92, that I have owned since new. After doing that, the sun visors looked rough and out of place. So I ordered a new pair from Saturn. Took about 5 days to get them and was about $35 for the pair. All the hardware was included but the screws to attach. The parts manager at the dealer takes care of his customers here! James NapalmHeart wrote: > "Mike S" > wrote in message > . .. > > Hello- > > > > The sun visor came out in my hand... while driving! I've I owned a few > > cars in my time (some real old junkers too), never had one of these > > fail before. > > > > I unscrewed the plastic bracket to inspect it and see if I could repair > > it. Plastic split... er nope. I removed the passenger side bracket and > > thought, well that had a whole lot less use it should last awhile. Next > > day, go to turn it and the visor comes out in my hand again! > > > > Unscrewed the bracket, and same thing, the plastic had split. That's > > twice in one week... kind of like the headlight bulbs. > > > > I called the dealer and unless there was a miscommunication Saturn wants > > 25 samolies for this part, plus ut's special order, 2-3 weeks. Holy > > moly. > > > > I haven't been to junkyard in some time, but maybe I need to drive the > > 20 miles to my nearest pick-a-part. > > > > What are my alternatives? > > > > I've done a bit of searching and cannot find anything in the > > aftermarket. Is there a fix? > > > > I drive into the sun both ways to work, so going without it . > > > > > > Check with this place. Joey is a very helpful person. > > http://www.6thplanetusedparts.com/ > > > Ken |
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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
Try "JB Weld".
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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
Hahaha, mine did the same thing!
"Mike S" > wrote in message . .. > Hello- > > The sun visor came out in my hand... while driving! I've I owned a few > cars in my time (some real old junkers too), never had one of these > fail before. > > I unscrewed the plastic bracket to inspect it and see if I could repair > it. Plastic split... er nope. I removed the passenger side bracket and > thought, well that had a whole lot less use it should last awhile. Next > day, go to turn it and the visor comes out in my hand again! > > Unscrewed the bracket, and same thing, the plastic had split. That's > twice in one week... kind of like the headlight bulbs. > > I called the dealer and unless there was a miscommunication Saturn wants > 25 samolies for this part, plus ut's special order, 2-3 weeks. Holy > moly. > > I haven't been to junkyard in some time, but maybe I need to drive the > 20 miles to my nearest pick-a-part. > > What are my alternatives? > > I've done a bit of searching and cannot find anything in the > aftermarket. Is there a fix? > > I drive into the sun both ways to work, so going without it . > > |
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I've owned my 96 SL2 with 84k from new
Interesting. I also have a 96 SL2 (on the road for 11 years next month) and
this hasn't happened to me (yet). Makes you wonder why there's such variation. Bad batch of parts? "HyperCube33" > wrote in message ... > Hahaha, mine did the same thing! |
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