KS854EZ57 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Would like to buy 84/85 Riv driver's side sun visor with good mounting bracket and lighted vanity mirror. Color and condition of fabric is not important but the visor MUST stay up by the roof and not droop. An 84 has an E in the tenth vin character and an 85 has an F. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivieraman Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 we would all like to find a visior that will stay up plus driverside lighted is hard to find better look for a Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 If you find a visor that will stay up, all you need to do is remove the rod from it and insert it into the visor you have. I'm working on a "fix" for these things and got it down to the point where I have one more thing to do before I consider it a good fix. I'll get to work on it again here shortly. Let me know what you find in the mean time. What you're looking for is a rod on which the plastic "winged" bushings haven't split. If they don't grip the rod tightly, your visor will sag. The wires to the lighted mirror are simple enough to work with. I've got pictures of how to take the assembly apart and put it back together again. When I've found a fix for the last little problem I have, I'll put together an article for publishing in the Riview.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivieraman Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Ed Let me know when your ready i have extra visor's i can send you one to play with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 If you have a blue one from and 84 or 85 (longer rod) with the lighted vanity mirror, send it to me and I'll get started. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivieraman Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I dont have blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Then any color will do. Just so it has the long rod in it. Do you still have my mailing address?Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sosuzguy Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Ed here's a link that maybe this guy might be able to help you out. 80's GM Sun Visors and Headliner Repair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Jason,I could have used this when I was replacing a headliner a couple of years ago. None of the visors repaired in this article have the lighted vanity mirror in them; these are the plain-janes. I found a site that the Cadillac Alante guys use for sharing info on. I did most of what they did, but apparently the Buick visors are bigger and weigh more. If this last thing I'm thinking of trying doesn't work, I'll be back to looking for non-sagging ones from the salvage yards.The ones I took from the LeSabre didn't work well at all. They're fine if you want to use them only for the windshield, but when you try to move them to the side, they go down at a 45* angle.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sosuzguy Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Ed maybe ask this guy if he knows about the lighted vanity mirrors. He is talking about doing these to an Eldorado. I thought on Eldorados both sides had vanity mirrors. Maybe he's fixed one or the other side since his posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 In post #6, there's a picture of the new headliner and visors in the Eldorado. You can tell it's an Eldo by the placement of the courtesy light (where the visors snap in) and you can also see the adjustment screw on the newly recoverd visor. I don't think this Eldo had the lighted vanity mirrors.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TwoDoorBuickMan Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 There is an easy but not too pretty fix for drooping sun visors. Drill a small hole through the chrome mount and the rod that goes into it. Find a finishing nail just smaller than the hole. Insert it and cut it off with about 1/16 inch sticking out the end. Support the head of the nail on an anvil or vice and tap the cut end to expand it. I would not use this for a show car, but have fixed a lot of sun visors this way as this is a common problem. No one has ever noticed the fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) There is an easy but not too pretty fix for drooping sun visors. Drill a small hole through the chrome mount and the rod that goes into it. Find a finishing nail just smaller than the hole. Insert it and cut it off with about 1/16 inch sticking out the end. Support the head of the nail on an anvil or vice and tap the cut end to expand it. I would not use this for a show car, but have fixed a lot of sun visors this way as this is a common problem. No one has ever noticed the fix.If that is the case, one should consider going to a small job shop and have the job shop drill and tap or worse case scenario drill it out and put in a roll pin. That would make it work and would look much more stock. Edited January 1, 2011 by DAVES89 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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