The moral of the story like you said is “I don’t like to lose”. No matter how much it frustrates you, you kept on going “for us” you say. Outstanding video!
Great video and really funny because I have a Prado and the recent comments make me think hot climates destroy these things. I have 2 wrecked sunvisors on a 2007 Prado in Australia. Thanks for your information in other videos about the gunk on 1GrFe oil filler caps also. The first time I changed the oil myself I got a shock. Always a pleasure to view your RUclips posts.
Right when I thought you were gonna walk away, you didn't disappoint and came back with the hacksaw to find out the truth! It made me feel so much better about the times I've tried carefully opening or taking apart things only to wind up going savage on them. Past a certain point, you just can't stop until you get to the bottom. Thank you for this entertaining one!
"I want to see, I want to see what's inside!" :D :D That's exactly what I would have said and done if I didn't watch this first. Thank you! You saved me the time and stress of doing that. I guess it's just time to break down and buy a new one.
Thank you for the video. I was about to try and repair the visor on our 2003 Toyota Prado, now I know not to waste my time. Thanks Toyota for parts that are sure to fail and they can sell a new replacement at a inflated price. You have saved me a lot of time and working words. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the time and effort for making this video. It’s worth the time to watch and find out that there is no actual fix to this visor problem. I’m so glad to know that the zip tie and binder trick is a good option since I don’t want to spend the money to buy the replacement part
I just took apart my 2016 Highlander driver side visor. Had to use a razor to cut through the fabric on the engine side (hinge side as well) of the visor. There is a seam on that side where the two halves come together. A sharp razor separates the seam. There is a white plastic part that rides in grooves which allows the visor to extend in and out of the main rod. On that white plastic part is a metal high tension part that provide the tension on a flat segment of the rod (this is the up position). That 50 cent metal clip failed and broke on the round end. Pisses me off that without that small cheap part this will be very hard to fix. If I had that part it would easily slide over the white plastic piece and then I could glue back the visor. I wish I could find that metal part. Now it deciding to pay the Toyota stealer ship $200 buck for a new one. Nice work Toyota
Looks like Toyota made the sun visors as "non serviceable" part. Unfortunately, new or replacements are not cheap. I need a passenger sun visor for my 2000 Sienna and even used ones go for close to $100. Do you know if aftermarket sun visors are available? Great video,
I just watched a video where they used a large "paper binder clip". It worked great. Maybe not the most attractive but all they did was clip it to the advisor turn the little "legs" outward and it held it up just fine. 2 second fix for FREE
That was fun. I think they can be repaired: either with very strongly glued Velcro on the headliner or possibly a Zip/cable tie down the steel piece for added friction, or the best way, with a screw driven through the visor and then a washer and bolt attached to tighten a plastic piece which is supposed to grip the steel piece, but breaks or gets lose. I'm going to try the zip tie approach first, because it's least invasive, but on Toyo visors, there's not much room for the tie.
@@cawag98 tried velcro. The first time the temperature got over 90° it "melted" adhesive everywhere both pieces fell off and got glue gunk all over the place. Not highly advisable for a long term fix
@@-DILLIGAF What about velcro applied with a glue that works on fabric (not an adhesive backed velcro). I' wondering if epoxy would work? Even better: sew! If you can darn a sock or sew a button on a shirt, just take a needle and sew the velcro edges (after glueing?) to the fabric liner of the car. Maybe you can even get a velcro that will stick to the fabric liner of the car (without having another piece of velcro to grab on). Note that it will slowly turn the surface of the liner raw with all that grabbing...
So my 03 T4R’s drivers sun visor won’t stay up tight against the headliner when stowed. It wants to hang down a few inches which is real annoying. I assumed the “catch” is worn and there’s not enough friction to keep it from rotating downward. Does this adjustment screw you mention by chance tighten the hinge so it won’t rotate down so easily?
@@dominiquestephenson195 Yes I just turned the screw like to tighten it and it worked great. Here's what my passenger side visor looks like with the adjustment screw on the visor. pasteboard.co/ICBThX9.png
Tried this on my corolla and now I have so many screwdriver marks and bends on the plastic it looks like dog sh!t now... doesn't work, and should have started from the side, not the top
LoL..... fml... I was looking online for this 97 Mitsubishi Eclipse i'm restoring. It also has the same design... so If anyone sees my comment... The Eclipse has this same type of sunvisor... so unless you want your life to be set to the hardest level just to reupholster the visor. Don't do it, it's not easy and doesn't look like it will come out good. I'll update once I'm finished on this to see if you can even get a oem looking finish.
The make sure it’s so freaking impossible to take apart but the mechanism inside it’s such of crap they all brake! I was just waiting for him to start swearing and kicking it around XD That what I would’ve done
do ya know of anyone that knows anything about 1985 toyota celica gt. I have one but 2 months ago on my way up the hill going home and all of a sudden it just died..did a bunch of tests and now it starts ans runs for about 10 seconds and then dies...
I never comment on videos but this is one of my favorite repair videos! Love the humor and your frustration is palpable. great stuff.
Entertaining and informative. Glad i watched before i did my own. I wouldn't have been able to stop either!
The moral of the story like you said is “I don’t like to lose”. No matter how much it frustrates you, you kept on going “for us” you say. Outstanding video!
Great video and really funny because I have a Prado and the recent comments make me think hot climates destroy these things.
I have 2 wrecked sunvisors on a 2007 Prado in Australia.
Thanks for your information in other videos about the gunk on 1GrFe oil filler caps also.
The first time I changed the oil myself I got a shock.
Always a pleasure to view your RUclips posts.
Right when I thought you were gonna walk away, you didn't disappoint and came back with the hacksaw to find out the truth! It made me feel so much better about the times I've tried carefully opening or taking apart things only to wind up going savage on them. Past a certain point, you just can't stop until you get to the bottom. Thank you for this entertaining one!
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. You forgot the part where you smash it with a hammer and scream
"I want to see, I want to see what's inside!" :D :D That's exactly what I would have said and done if I didn't watch this first. Thank you! You saved me the time and stress of doing that. I guess it's just time to break down and buy a new one.
Thank you for the video. I was about to try and repair the visor on our 2003 Toyota Prado, now I know not to waste my time. Thanks Toyota for parts that are sure to fail and they can sell a new replacement at a inflated price. You have saved me a lot of time and working words. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the time and effort for making this video. It’s worth the time to watch and find out that there is no actual fix to this visor problem. I’m so glad to know that the zip tie and binder trick is a good option since I don’t want to spend the money to buy the replacement part
I've seen aftermarket visors but I don't know their quality, how long they last.
Thanks for showing, I figured it was almost impossible to repair and your video confirmed this.
This was so fun to watch, like a treasure hunt 😂
Man, this is one of the best videos I saw on RUclips. I was a anou to exactly do the same for my car.
You are LEGEND ❤❤❤❤
I just took apart my 2016 Highlander driver side visor. Had to use a razor to cut through the fabric on the engine side (hinge side as well) of the visor. There is a seam on that side where the two halves come together. A sharp razor separates the seam. There is a white plastic part that rides in grooves which allows the visor to extend in and out of the main rod. On that white plastic part is a metal high tension part that provide the tension on a flat segment of the rod (this is the up position). That 50 cent metal clip failed and broke on the round end. Pisses me off that without that small cheap part this will be very hard to fix. If I had that part it would easily slide over the white plastic piece and then I could glue back the visor. I wish I could find that metal part. Now it deciding to pay the Toyota stealer ship $200 buck for a new one. Nice work Toyota
I'm just like you, I would try to see if I can fix it first before I buy a new one. Thank you for sharing this video. Save me so much time.
Reminiscent of the emotional arc of EAP’s The Tell-Tale Heart. Well done.
This is exactly what I needed to see thank you!!!
LOL!!!! I enjoyed when you started to get frustrated with the visor monster! Too funny how you wasted your time on that thing.
FINDING THE OLDER PART WITH MATCHING HOLES BEFORE THEY ALL ARE CRUSHED , PRICELESS !
Great video bro the same with my Prado now I know 😮
Looks like Toyota made the sun visors as "non serviceable" part. Unfortunately, new or replacements are not cheap. I need a passenger sun visor for my 2000 Sienna and even used ones go for close to $100. Do you know if aftermarket sun visors are available? Great video,
Lol. Ty! I was wondering the same about my visor that won't stay in position. Now I'm glad I just ordered a new one. 👍
I'm glad you gave it a shot, it is still repairable with some JB Weld but at what cost.... cheaper to replace in this case.
Can't blame you for trying to fix that visor, those things are kinda expensive for what they are.
thanks. saved me time and trouble
I just watched a video where they used a large "paper binder clip". It worked great. Maybe not the most attractive but all they did was clip it to the advisor turn the little "legs" outward and it held it up just fine. 2 second fix for FREE
That was fun. I think they can be repaired: either with very strongly glued Velcro on the headliner or possibly a Zip/cable tie down the steel piece for added friction, or the best way, with a screw driven through the visor and then a washer and bolt attached to tighten a plastic piece which is supposed to grip the steel piece, but breaks or gets lose. I'm going to try the zip tie approach first, because it's least invasive, but on Toyo visors, there's not much room for the tie.
I've thought about light tapping a toothpick or two down along that rod for added friction like you said. Will report back
@@CubNole please let us know how it worked. The zip tie works…so so. I’m still considering Velcro in addition but won’t do the screw idea.
@@cawag98 tried velcro. The first time the temperature got over 90° it "melted" adhesive everywhere both pieces fell off and got glue gunk all over the place. Not highly advisable for a long term fix
@@-DILLIGAF What about velcro applied with a glue that works on fabric (not an adhesive backed velcro). I' wondering if epoxy would work? Even better: sew! If you can darn a sock or sew a button on a shirt, just take a needle and sew the velcro edges (after glueing?) to the fabric liner of the car. Maybe you can even get a velcro that will stick to the fabric liner of the car (without having another piece of velcro to grab on). Note that it will slowly turn the surface of the liner raw with all that grabbing...
My 97 T4R driver side sun visor has a screw that adjusts the tension - but I almost started taking it apart before I found the adjustment screw.
So my 03 T4R’s drivers sun visor won’t stay up tight against the headliner when stowed. It wants to hang down a few inches which is real annoying. I assumed the “catch” is worn and there’s not enough friction to keep it from rotating downward. Does this adjustment screw you mention by chance tighten the hinge so it won’t rotate down so easily?
@@dominiquestephenson195 Yes I just turned the screw like to tighten it and it worked great. Here's what my passenger side visor looks like with the adjustment screw on the visor.
pasteboard.co/ICBThX9.png
I thought of using a Dremel, you can gently cut around the visor
ingenious for a quick fix!
Is it possible to rotate the base by 1 turn to tighten up the spring, and then screw it back on?
Lol long story short, car companies don’t want you to fix it :( they want us to pay 91 buckaroonies to replace it
This is funny. And I know how you feel. When you are able to fix very technical stuff but a simple visor is messing with your reputation. 😅😅😅
I had the same problem with my 2008 Tacoma visor. I gave up trying to fix it and bought a new one for $90.
Idk why they are so expensive
@@TheGeorgeee13 because they know it will fail! And only car lovers will replace them! 😅
I feel your pain! Very entertaining!
I fixed mine by injecting salt water into the mechanism with a syrynge. In about a week it was very stiff.
Thanks for trying. I'm on my second visor and need to replace it again. Still love my 07 RAV-4, but this thing is annoying.
Whew! For a second there I thought I wasted money on buying used ebay visors for my 98 T4R.
Any visor I have in my older Toyotas, I will wear on my head.
At least you got a mirror for future use....
And now I know. Thanks!
Omg came here to see how to replace the clip and decided I was crazy too
Thanks for video
You made laugh 😂 My 2005 Tacoma driver side has the same problem 😐 um what's up toyota?
05 4runner same problem ima have to just remove it now
same problem with my 2015 highlander, went to toyota $365.00!!!, bought used on ebay $70.00, looked like new
WOW!!! This was hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
I can’t find one video for passenger side. It’s different
I wasted time and thought it would fix the fault, but I am convinced that it cannot be fixed🤣🤣
Well, now I know I can’t fix my rav4 visor!
Did you at least save the vanity mirror for da wife? 🤣
Now we know...thanks for the video
Tried this on my corolla and now I have so many screwdriver marks and bends on the plastic it looks like dog sh!t now... doesn't work, and should have started from the side, not the top
AFTER WATCHING THIS, I WENT OUT, AND TOOK ONE OFF ANOTHER TACOMA. EASY FIX
I think this visor was not made to be taken apart. Note to self: don’t waste time trying to fix it. Thanks for the video.
Good try.. my friend.
Just goes to show how these companies engineer parts that are literally 100% unserviceable. 😣
I'd rather buy a new one then sit through a 13-minute video 😆
LoL..... fml... I was looking online for this 97 Mitsubishi Eclipse i'm restoring. It also has the same design... so If anyone sees my comment... The Eclipse has this same type of sunvisor... so unless you want your life to be set to the hardest level just to reupholster the visor. Don't do it, it's not easy and doesn't look like it will come out good. I'll update once I'm finished on this to see if you can even get a oem looking finish.
Why "unbelievable"? It's very believable. Did you think Toyota does not know how to make cheap crap and charge a lot of money for it?
tacoma visor is just pressed together. much easier to repair.
The make sure it’s so freaking impossible to take apart but the mechanism inside it’s such of crap they all brake!
I was just waiting for him to start swearing and kicking it around XD
That what I would’ve done
Whaaaaaaat!!! Want to fix it not destroy it 🤣
You really are a destroyer 🤣🤣🤣
that`s me when I just give up and just go, fuk it !...you are not going in the trash in one piece !... and mine is 2015 nissan.
Thanks, now I know there is no need to look for a repair shop... just get a new one or live without it 😬😬
Haha, we need to see the truth! The truth is that auto manufacturers want you to buy a new one.
😂😂😂😂. I don't think I ever seen you loose your cool like that.
Wasted time cannot be recycled. Time waits for no one!
do ya know of anyone that knows anything about 1985 toyota celica gt. I have one but 2 months ago on my way up the hill going home and all of a sudden it just died..did a bunch of tests and now it starts ans runs for about 10 seconds and then dies...
Just guessing but try fuel filter/fuel pump
@@cf6979 lol fuel pump is working and putting out 50 plus pounds of pressure and fuel filter is shiny and clean
@@donaldgarin1938 maybe check/clean mass air flow / throttle body if you haven't
Donald Garin
: Ask SCOTTY KILMER On U Tube,He Has A 84 or 94 CELICA GT ,I Believe.
I'm pretty sure it's your visor...
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So far I’m damage in it 🤣🤣🤣🤣
500 dollars. Work
It was also a stupid thing to watch to the end🤣
AND THEY CHARGE SO MUCH FOR THERE TOYOTA PLASTIC SHIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😂😂😂
Hahahahaha
🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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This is like Donald Trump destroys
Give it a rest, George!
Haha 🤣🤣🤣