How to repair a 2006-09 Honda Civic visor
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- This video show how to keep your visors from breaking.
Honda has a design flaw in their visors and this will cost you less than $2 to repair BOTH visors
The part numbers and description at Home Depot:
3/16 in. x 1/2 in. Aluminum Binding Post
Everbilt Model # 815591 Internet # 204274861 Store SKU # 284706
They are hanging on the wall currently, not in the drawers. Currently a little over $1 each.
David, YOU. ARE. AMAZING. I've had my 06 Civic for 6 years and I've gone through at least 3 separate sets of sunvisors. I got so frustrated of repurchasing new ones, only to have it split and break within a short period of time. I ended up just using velcro to keep the visors up. But living in the hot California weather, the heat easily melted the adhesive to the velcro and my visors thus kept falling down. Thankfully, my boyfriend did some research and found your video. I purchased the threaded posts at Lowe's and we drilled my sunvisors yesterday. (And they were both already broken and split! I just had to straighten the hinge portion, then squeeze flat the plastic visor as my boyfriend drilled them.) It actually works! HALLELUJAH! I can't stop flipping them now. You'd think I forgot how real car sunvisors feel! You are my new hero! Much thanks!!! :)
Best comment ever! Thanks so much for letting me know that it turned out so well.
Mine have been repaired now for 3 years and still holding strong!
elegant lil lady b
Dude. I have the same issue. Except screw Honda I won't be buying new visors.
Mine is already split too. Let me see if I can still fix em
Part used was Hillman 5/8" Aluminum Post with Screw Model #880981 Lowe's Item # 137878 80 cents each at time I bought mine. I was able to repair my driver side visor with this method, saved me having to go and buy new visor! Thanks for the video!
Ed Douglass You really helped me by posting the item information. It was hard to describe, but I gave the employee the item number and he went straight to it. Thanks!
we have a Home Depot close by but not a Lowe's. I'm guessing they carry Hillman parts?
Ed Douglass j
Mr. Douglass, thank you for the parts numbers! It worked like a charm for my 2008 Civic LX sedan. Now I can use both sun visors to prop up my sunshades!
Thanks Ed for the info! looking thru all the hardware would have been way time consuming! Gave the item # to a Lowes associate and he found them right away. Good stuff!
David, The driver side visor on my 2007 Honda Civic EX was starting to break and would no longer stay up. I called the Honda Dealer to get pricing for a new visor and was shocked the replacement cost would be $115.00 + tax. I then searched the internet and found your video and boy am I glad I did. One trip to Lowe’s for the Hillman parts (2 a $0.87 each) and not more than 15 minutes later problem solved. Thanks for teaching this 61 year old guy a new trick.
Glad that it worked for you Brent!
Depending on how far gone the visors were before you did the fix... they won't quite last as long as if you'd bought a new visor and added the support to them. The problem is that Honda never fixed the design flaw so even a new visor without the extra support, will break again.
On my visors in the above video... one was brand new and one was a repair. The brand new one is still working perfectly for me and it's been over EIGHT years! The repaired one lasted about SIX, then I had to buy a new visor and add support to it. I seriously doubt I'll ever need to repair them again now.
@@dsweeneyjr I bought my 2007 Civic used back in 2013 and this is the first time I had a problem with a droopy visor. Been raising and lowering the visor ever since the fix. Can't believe how easy your fix was and how well it corrected the problem 😁.
You made this video 12 years ago and you're helping me out today. Thanks brother!
It's crazy how much time has passed... but the fix still works for my visors.
Glad to help!
You are 100% correct, Susan.. on both accounts..
The heat definitely exacerbates the issue, and Honda has done a horrible job of designing the visors!
Honda has also refused to address the issue and just keeps selling replacement visors that will also break.
Every time my visors broke, it was in the summer.
Thanks for the posting, am thrilled to see so many people fixing their visors. It's really aggravating to pour money into something you know is just going to break again.
Like others, I really appreciated this tip. Worked out great for our 2007 Honda Civic. Parts cost me $1.30 instead of $44, and using the cap nut connector bolt gave a clean look to the repair. I added a large washer to the back side, which may be overkill, but I wanted a bit more support where the main force from the cam is directed. For others looking for the bolt, if you are in the Midwest, Menards also carries the bolts; Our Home Depot only had much larger sizes.
Genius. Used this repair technique today and am highly impressed. Slight modification from a commentor (slightly smaller drill bit) and we were in business. My wife is extremely happy. Thanks so very much.
Edward Barber Thanks Edward. The smaller hole will definitely give the visor added strength... Great tip from one comment! I am glad it worked out for you. My visors are still going strong, and it's been 3-1/2 years, now.
I never leave comments but this is an awesome vid! Just fixed up my mother in laws visors with this same issue in 2020!
Still saving people money almost 8 years later!
Thanks David.
Stellar. Very selfless of you to share your knowledge so that others can benefit from your experience. Stellar. Your the Man Dave.
:-) Thanks Bruce!
David Sweeney I agree with Bruce. Teaching me how to do this was by far the nicest thing that anyone has ever done for me. I don’t know how I could ever properly repay you, but I’ve decided to name my first born child David in your honor,, regardless of its gender/sex (same things). That’s the least I could do, believe me. You are such a truly wonderful person. I’d let u do my wife if I had one.
I have a 2008 Civic SI sedan and my sun visor on passenger side was starting to crack open so i saw your video, and it fixed it and it works just fine! You saved me 60$! Thank you!
Outstanding!
Hope you're doing well David. Well, you saved me about $60 five years ago and another $60 today. I had to revisit this vid to fix the other visor that broke. Thanks,
Thanks David, doing this now, and it's 2023. Your video has helped many including myself, thanks.
Thanks for the post. 🙂
My repaired visors are still going strong also.
Thank you, David. Both of our visors had been broken for over a year. I was postponing a fix because a mechanic told us it would be ~$250/visor. As that was outrageous, I figured we could live with it. But it was actually really quite untenable and frankly unsafe to let them dangle any longer. Thanks to your video, I spent $2.36/visor + about 30 total minutes of my time. And now I can see out of my windshield again. It seems like a simple thing to post a video like this, but who knows how many accidents have been prevented because so many of us have been able to fix our visors. Thank you!
Genius! I just did this on my daughter's 2008 Civic. I did not even take the visor down, but instead left it mounted and just drilled the holes with a small block of wood to brace against on the other side. Less than 2 bucks and less than 10mins start to finish! Note that my Home Depot did not have 5/8" Hillmans but the 1/2" version worked just fine. Sweet!
Awesome!
Just bought a 2008 civic si. The passenger side visor was broken and I used your video to fix the problem. Thank You!!! I then noticed the driver's side visor was repaired in the exact same way so the previous owner must have watched this video.
Thank you for the FANTASTIC FIX !
I had to get ugly TWICE with my Honda dealer about this.
I said why did you replace the visor with the same piece of SHIT, that was on there before ?
I told him there should be a recall or service bulletin on these visors.
It happen the second time after 4 years and I showed him the paperwork on the last one, so he replaced it AGAIN !
Both times were no charge, but now the car is 6 years old and I've moved out of state, and it's breaking again.
(Looks like a 2 yr shelf life on these things)
So I fixed it with your help!
Thanks again,
my Friend !
Wow. Thanks for that. I appreciate it!
And... I know your exact frustration... Been there, done that! :-)
Hi David, It's people like you that give RUclips a GOOD NAME !!! The video with your narration was spot on. I fixed my partner's Honda Civic's "Lazy Visor" in a snap thanks to your guidance. Best Wishes in any future endeavors. Bob Wilson
Thanks so much for the nice comments Bob!
My best to you and your father... I am glad that it worked out for you. :-)
Just made the Sun-visor repair to my Daughter's 2006 Civic. Bought a new set of sun-visors from Honda for $99.64 including shipping and applied the "Fix" before the new parts became damaged. I used Home Depot Everbilt 3/16"x1/2" Binding Posts as they were the only size available at Home Depot that was close to the suggested size. Worked out perfect, anything shorter would not be long enough to work well. Cost was $1.18 ea x 4, plus $0.41 Tax for a total of $5.13. My Daughter travels a lot on business and having working sun-visors is a requirement for safe driving here in Sunny Southern California!
I can even drive her car now! I'm 6'5" and could not see anything with the Sun-visor flopped down in front of my eyes!
Absolutely well done...watched David Sweeney's clip, went to my grand daughters house, removed her 'broken' drivers side video, picked up a couple of post screws, drilled two holes, reassembled and voila. Done. At a total cost of about $1.79 for the post screws. Thank you David.
Worked like a charm. The hardest part was getting to Lowes because Home Depot didn't have the right size. $1.60 and 10 minutes, thank you David.
Worked great! I used 3/16" x 1/2" Everbilt Binding Posts from Home Depot and a 13/64 drill bit.
Thank you! This helped me a lot, but I think 3/4" might have been a better length. 1/2" still worked though! Just a heads up to anyone else looking at this in the future.
Thank you! I was at home depot wondering which would work the best. 😁
Thank you so much
I bought a 2006 Honda Civic on Saturday. The only thing wrong was the sun visor had failed. My first thought was that I would buy a new one for $50. Then I found this video. I used the Everbilt 3/16 in. x 1/2 in. Aluminum Binding Post with Flat-Head Slotted Drive Screw from Home Depot (Model # 815591 Store SKU # 284706) for $2.36 plus tax. It worked perfectly! Thanks for saving me $50!
lifeguard1999 Cool!
what size drill bit did you use?
You sir, saved me a lot of money. I went to home depot and got the 3/16in X 3/4 binding posts. Cost me $1.08 each. Came home, followed your instructions, and now I have working visor again. Thank you a hundred times!
Sweet. I am so glad it worked for you, and thanks so much for the great post!
May 2020 -- 2008 Honda Civic: had the car for 6 years and it's the only problem area . . . until now. Thank you very much David!
David, great video!!! Thank you for helping so many of us. Showing how to remove the small plastic piece that hides the mounting screws for the visor was VERY helpful. I bought the 5/8 inch (length) posts you suggested and used a 7/32 drill bit to get a perfect fit. I used a very small drill bit to drill a pilot hole before using the larger bit. Because of your demo, the whole fix took less than 5 minutes.
Al Hill I followed your instructions to make this just a bit more clean, and it worked out great. Thanks for posting this.
I hope that a 1/4" drill bit will work for the 5/8" posts.
The part numbers and description at Home Depot:
3/16 in. x 1/2 in. Aluminum Binding Post
Everbilt Model # 815591 Internet # 204274861 Store SKU # 284706
They are hanging on the wall currently, not in the drawers. Currently a little over $1 each.
I couldn't find those at my Home Depot but did at Lowes. They were 88 cents each.
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xxPaulCPxx thanks for the tip. Just found it at the local Home Depot. It comes in a small green bag and costs $1.18
Sherry Hughes: I was heading over there, then remembered I have the HomeDepot App, so I pulled over and looked it up. It was in the nut and bolt aisle bay 6. The app will tell you EXACTLY where something is (too bad the wifi in the STORES doesn't work that well, though). The app saved the say 'coz I'm right between two locations, and wasn't sure which one to go to.
Great video.. For the Aluminum Binding Posts I would say get the 3/16 in x 3/4 inch for a snugger fit, but the 3/16 in x 1/2 inch works also. I just thought the 1/2 inch was too small and not as snug.. I wanted to make sure the visors lasted since I replaced them more then four times prior to this awesome video.. I got them from Home Depot. Thanks again for the video!
Thank you so much David. I've tolerated my broken visor for YEARS thinking that there was no way to fix it. I watched your video this afternoon, bought the same pair of Hillman post screws from OSH, and for the first time in years I have a working visor!! Such an effective, elegant solution for my '06 Civic.
i am astounded that i found this video. i am fixing my 2007 civic visor that has been broke around the length of time these comments have been posted. i will be back with my update. i am hoping i have just as much success as everyone up here because i was lost and having it replaced and paying someone to do it was not in my budget. thank you David. as you can see 7 years later this post is still helpful. bless you! i hope this message finds you in good health because you are still living in this post. be back with an update.
As long as the visor isn't 100% completely dangling (which means the insides are broken) the fix should work. The visor in this video was already broken, but not completely. I did this video 7 years ago, and this visor just let go again.
Try the fix, and if it doesn't work, KEEP THOSE PARTS and do the fix on a brand new visor. I did the fix on my passenger visor, and it was brand new, it's still 100% strong.
Either way, seven years on a broken visor is pretty good, considering ho many times I had replaced them prior to this fix... I can't even remember how many times I paid to replaced them.
Keep me posted. :-)
2019 and your post is still saving money and reducing frustration. Thanks, Dave.
Thanks Bill... knock on wood, my repairs are still holding strong!!! I would them both at least THREE times by now.
2020 for me lol
just used your idea on the Honda civic visor and it work perfectly. thanks
When I tell you my 2010 Honda Civic’s sun visors went from broken to brand new for under $4 👏 I appreciate this video. Saved me money. Thank you!
Thanks, Dave. I spent $1.82 today at Lowes and fixed my visor in less than an hour. Glad I saw your video before the one that shows how to replace a visor.
Thanks WIllie!
Someone else posted that the 1/2" works perfectly fine. So if that's all they had, it will work!
-Dave
Thank you so much for making this video!
I have a 2011 Honda Civic and my driver's side visor came apart a couple of days ago. I just finished putting the screws in and re-installing the visor...it took all of 10 minutes. Thank you so much for this tutorial!
David Sweeney,
I am one of so many people that have benefited from your video.
You have saved us a lot of time, effort and money by your guidance.
The fact that you have done it as a free service, shows how rich you are.
We remain indebted to you.
Thank You very much !
Like your cat (3:30)!
I noticed her, too!! So cute.
Thanks for the info on the quick fix. Years ago I got them replaced paid for by the dealership. I never really used them because I knew it was a design flaw. My wife has been using my car and they broke but now they are good to go. Thank you!
Glad to hear… thanks for the post!
Thanks, Mr. Sweeney. Fixed the wife's visor on het 2007 Civic using your method and it worked great! Made it 8 years before it gave out.
+Michael Ramey Cool. Thanks for the post Michael, I am glad that it worked so well!
Thanks Dave. 12 years later this is still helpful. Something I did was to switch the passenger visor over to the driver’s side. I lost the use if the mirrors but I didn’t mind. The repaired visor is now on the passenger’s side.
Just saved me 400 dollars! Both my wife’s visors are broken and the Honda dealership wanted 400 plus for both to be fixed!! Thank you sir!!!
Just used your fix for my 2007 Civic Coupe EX. The visor had been replaced by the dealer previously and when I asked if they were replacing it with the same part, they said yes. Told them that if it's the same part then the same thing is going to happen again and sure enough, it did. Found you video this week and got it fixed in to time flat.
Thanks for the tip!
Thank you RUclips. Found this video on the first Google search, purchased the parts, and easily repaired the visor. took a vice grip to bring the top and bottom together while i drilled the holes, but thank you for providing this video.
Thank you so much ! My 2006 visors just started the splitting problem last summer. The dealer wanted over $100 for each visor ! I said forget it ! I then searched and found this ! When I bought the car, I also bought some touch up paint from the dealer so, I first painted the posts to keep in the color scheme of the car :) Your instructions are perfectly clear, the repair was a breeze, and the visors now feel solid. I won't have visor problems this summer ! Thanks !
I just fixed my sun visor like this! Two binding screws were $1.60! OMG! it perfectly works !!!!!! I want to give him 5 stars! What a clever repairing!
Don't usually post, but this fix was elegant, quick and cost me less than $2 dollars per side. Fixed one that was broken, did the same fix on the opposite side as a preventative measure. Love it. Many thanks David!
Thanks for the comment, John. I am glad it worked so well for you!
THANK YOU! Both of my visors were broken, and at $60 apiece to replace them you saved me at least $120. The visible screw heads don't bother me at all. Genius!
Outstanding! This fix took me about 15 minutes and saved about $140 over buying new visors. I bought the 5/8" screw posts at the local hardware store and the total cost of repair was $4.00. My wife loves the repair job on her car and she also liked the cat in the background!
I fixed mine yesterday and spent only $2 using everbilt binding screw from home depot...Thanks David...you're awesome...
Thank you! Using this video I managed to repair both of the sun visors in my 2008 Honda Civic. Now I'm annoyed with myself that I drove around with a non-functional driver side sun visor for a year.
My brother just fixed my driver side visor on a honda 2007 using your method. It works great! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for the clear and understandable instruction. I saved $70! Thanks!
+Evann Wilcosky Thanks for the post, Evann... I am glad that it worked out.
Personally wanted to say thank you. About 5 years ago my dads 2006 civic passenger side visor broke and we went to Home Depot and did the same repair. 5 years strong.
Thanks a lot! My son's 2007 Civic experienced this problem. I Googled saw your fix. Went to Lowe's, spent $4.00 (wanted to fix both) and fixed the visor. No problems and he is very pleased. PCB Chesapeake, VA
This works great. As someone else already commented, I bought 3/16 x 1/2 inch binding posts by everbilt from home depot and they worked perfectly for a 2010 civic. Thanks for putting this video up
Oct. 4, 2015--my visor was already broken and i was able to fix it in less than 15 minutes using this video as my guide. Thanks a bunch for putting this on youtube!
It worked like a charm! The last thing my son did before he left for college was fix his visor by himself and he was so pleased! Thanks for the cheap fix to the problem! Cost: $1.29
Thanks a million for figuring a good option out & making it painfully easy to hit Lowe's & work the repair from there. I spent about $200 not but 1-year ago for 2 new visors for an '06 & they both split already. Again, thanks for posting this, you're still helping people more than 6 years after the fact.
I have a 2008 Civic with over 100k miles and wasn't able to replace my visors (again) for free. I just tried this on the passenger side visor which was already cracked open in the back by the tab and it seems to have done the trick! Next I will do the same to the driver side visor.
The closest part they had at Home Depot was:
Aluminum Binding Post with Screw, 3/16" x 3/4", #43901 by Crown Bolt, $1.18 ea.
Thanks for taking the time to film/post this!
I've been driving around with a busted passenger visor for the past five years and a busted driver side visor for the past three. They didn't bother me THAT much but it was still very annoying. I tried velcro which looked terrible plus it gave out as soon as the temperature got above 90 degrees. I was about to just buy new visors when I found this amazingly helpful video. THANK YOU, DAVID!!!
DebitsOnTheLeft Thanks for the great comment!
I am a female, followed video / instructions and it worked like a charm. Called Honda and they wanted an arm and a leg to purchase and install. Thank you for the fix.
i have the same visor problem in my 2007 civic. thought it was just me with the heavy hands. i clearly remember i asked the honda dealer in hillside NJ a few years back about the problem and they said "we don't fix sun visors here". yep what a helpful answer from the service manager. i ended up getting by using 2 large binder clips. it is holding up so far. david's solution is way more elegant than mine. thanks for sharing...
Oh, binder clips. What a good idea for a temp fix
It took me longer to drive 2 miles to Lowe's, get the parts, and back, than it took to do the repair on both sides. Literally a 20 min job. Thanks!
I just repaired both my visors using the same technique. The visors had already broken. Still, i thought why not give it a try and I did. They are just as new now (except for the screws on them.
Thanks a lot for this video. it saved me around $100.
David, Just wanted to thank you for the info on the visor. My mom's 2009 sun visor was flopping down and this info was the perfect fix. Parts cost $0.80 each. What a savings from buying one at the dealer. Think my mom said they wanted $100.00 to replace it. Thanks again, Robert
Just used your fix today on both sun visors in my '08 Civic that had already broke, so they were useless. After following your video, even my broken sun visors work fine now! The binding posts hold the broken part together great! Thanks!
I just wanted to send a very big THANK YOU to you, David, for posting this quick and easy fix! I was able to fix my daughter's visor on her 2007 Civic in no time! Thanks again!
Glad that it worked. Thanks for the comment!
Fixed today for my daughter after looking at David's video. The old one completely broke off and was in the trunk for 3 months. Glad she saved it. She usually just throws broke stuff away :)
Decided to put both connectors near the top edge of the visor so that they would be evenly lined up horizontally. It came out very solid but I would not recommend doing it that way to most. There is some skill AND luck involved to drill those holes so that they are not to close to edge, and at the same time the hole must also be drilled so that the bolt post will not hit the horizontal metal bar that is on the inside of the visor. If your holes are off by as little as 1/8 inch, your post will either hit the horizontal metal bar or the hole will be to close to edge of the visor with not enough room to make the entire hole (with part of the hole going over the top edge!) If you do it this way be sure to drill a pilot hole first with a smaller bit to avoid your bit going off the edge.TIP...Also, make sure that when you drill the hole that you are careful to hold the drill as vertical as you can. If it is not vertical, the post will be hard to join when trying to join each side of the post to screw. (If that happens you may have to make holes bigger using a 1/4" bit.) I used a 7/32 bit since the 1/4" is a little bigger than it needs to be..... and I had a tighter area since i put my fasteners closer to the edge of the visor than David did in the Video.
Lowes keeps the Hilman bags of "5/8 inch posts" in the pull-out drawer (third drawer from the bottom at my Lowes)
After installing the fastens, I put some painters tape around the silver bolt heads to prevent over-spray from damaging the visor,. Gave the heads a quick shot of dark gray prime spray that I had handy. The painted heads make a huge difference in making it look more like a factory finish job.
David's video fix is an easy way to save $. Also, it should be a permanent fix! If things go wrong, or you do not know how to drill a hole, you can always buy a brand new visor on ebay for $45 (shipping included) and EASILY install it yourself. Just be ready to buy another one in a couple of years!
+MrUsaer Great posting... and I love the happy ending!
Other readers will gain a lot of helpful information from your experience.
The repair on my visors is now over four years old, and they are still holding strong!
This video probably saved me $75 ... I spent about $2 on parts (and about 10 minutes of time) instead of ordering a new visor online. Thank you!
My driver-side visor had already separated. I was able to snap it back together, and when I found your video, fixed both visors in less than an hour start to finish. Thanks for this!
I have a 2009 Civic LX coupe and my sun visor on driver side was starting to crack open so I saw your video. I followed your instruction. It really work! I see some put 1 or 3 screws but 2 is just prefect. You saved me 60$! Thank you!
Preformed this repair with suggest parts from Lowes. Cost about 2 bucks took less than ten minutes and it worked perfectly! Thanks David Sweeney!
Yes! It worked! The visor repair cost me $1.60! You saved me a trip to Honda and $75! Thanks!!!
Thank you very much! my honda dealer was only going to charge me $90 for the part and she was not sure about the labor...so much appreciate your help , I went to ace spent $4.00 and about 5 minutes to fix this, to bad honda can"t figure it out.
Thanks so much for this post! I purchased a new drivers side visor to replace the failed one in my 2009 civic. I happened to look at videos for replacing the visor and found this one first! I have now installed my newly reinforced drivers side visor and of course I went ahead and fixed the passenger side before I had to buy a $50 replacement off of eBay! So thankful to be able to see now!!!!!
Did this last night, took about 15 minutes. With the drill bit $7.20 works perfectly. Thanks for the video!!
just about 6 years later, from original post - you are still helping out TYVM
What a stunningly simple fix for my daughter's car. Brilliant. I wa able to fix the already broken one on the passenger side, and now i plan to proactively "fix" the drivers side. All for about $4! I was restricted to Home Depots fastener isle (due to timing) so I had to use a 3/16 x 1/2 binding post, but it worked beautifully. Thanks again for a genius, simple solution; I love it!
Wow. Thanks so much for that comment. I am glad that things worked so well!
I just did this repair last night and it worked like a charm. Thanks for saving me 65.00 on a new visor
In all my parts cost was $8.53. It was quick and simple. I was a little nervous. I just took my time and drilled as best I could. Thanks for the video. Now my visors work like they're supposed to. I saw the little date tab on mine and they we from October '11. Sucks that Honda has such a crappy design, but thanks to you I don't have to worry about them breaking again. THANKS A MILLION FOR THE HELP!
Great work Santiago!
It is very nerve wracking making that first drill hole.
I am glad that it worked for you.
Thanks so much! Picked up the parts, watched your video, and had my wife's visor fixed in 15 minutes for about $1.50. Great video!!
Thanks for the post, Anthony!
I am glad it worked.
Thanks David. Had a used 2007 Civic I bought for my daughter and it was over the 100,000 warranty. You just saved me about $100.
I'm not sure who would give this video a thumbs down. I was able to easily fix both of my visors for much, much less than the cost of even a single replacement visor. Thank you!!
I wondered the same thing. 16 people?
Thanks for the comment Nate!
Thank you so much for your cure to this problem. I have replaced the driver's side visor twice on my 09 Civic Si and the 3rd one has now broken. Of course, it broke just past the 12-month parts warranty period. I brought this to the attention of the Parts dept. mgr at my local dealership and was told that they weren't aware that this was a major issue. Duh! He offered to replace it @ his cost but that's still over $40. Repairing the broken visor your way is going to save me money and prevent the problem from reoccurring if I were to just purchase a new one.
Thank you so much for saving me $60 for a new visor. My passenger side visor was in bad shape but after I used your repair it works like new for $1.66 using the Hillman 5/8 threaded post at Home Depot (880981). It worked so well I performed the repair on the drivers side even though it was working fine to prevent that one from eventually breaking. . I contacted American Honda customer service when I recently found out there was a class action lawsuit about this visor design flaw. In a typically un-Hondalike response, they said there was nothing they could do since the 7 year warranty extension had expired. I argued that I was not notified of any warranty extension but they refused to help
I love my 2006 Civic, it is a very reliable car. Unfortunately, it has one major design flaw, the sun visor mechanism. Shame on Honda for failing to provide excellent customer service where needed. I will remember this when its time to purchase my next car.
Thank you so much! I just fixed my driver side visor using your method. The hardest part for me was to put the visor back on the car. I'm taking a break before tackling the passenger visor. You're a genius! This worked extremely well. Great video, great fix.
+Gail Boucher Thanks Gail, I'm glad it worked. I appreciate the comment!
My driver's side visor just failed on my 08 Civic coupe. Was getting ready to pull the trigger on a $55 replacement today after my "Lube and superglue/clamp" solution failed but saw this. Thanks so much for documenting this and saving me the money. You are awesome!
Awesome!
Thanks a million,man.
Honda in Ontario Canada just quoted me 185.00 plus 13%tax just for the part.
Your fix was 10 minutes tops,,works great!!!
Much needed video for me to fix 07 Honda Civic sun visor. Thank you so much for uploading an useful video.
I used Everbilt 3/16 * 1/2 inch screw from Home Depot and driller for 3/16 size .
Don’t have driller in home so I went to my apartment maintenance for right one.
That’s it and job was done. Saved 80$ 😊
Thank you so much for this amazingly easy fix. The dealership was going to charge me $75+tax for a replacement visor. I used the 5/8" threaded post screws ($0.99/each) and did the job in under 15 min.
Just did this repair for $1.74. I used the 1/2" threaded posts (could not find the 5/8" posts), but the slightly shorter posts worked fine. Thanks for the video.
Thank you. I used this video about eight years ago and again just now for the second visor. Thanks for helping us.
Great. Eight years is a pretty good run.
Glad that I could help... twice!
Just completed this fix on an '09 Civic. Actual work time, less than 10 minutes. Mine was in rough shape, but after doing the fix, it works like new. Now I'm going to do the right side before it starts to have problems. The suggestion to use a 7/32 bit is a good one. I used a 15/64, and it wasn't as snug as I would have liked. Thanks David, for putting up this video.
Thank you so much for posting this! I didn't even have to buy a new visor in order to repair it- total repair cost: $2. Thanks again!!
+thenpresspound You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!
Your how-to video was the best I have seen for clarity and simplicity. It was easy for my husband and I to follow the directions both in buying the parts and putting them in the visor .
Unfortunately it did not repair our visor. Our visor was not breaking apart. But it has developed a 4-inch droop when we try to raise it against the ceiling. We hoped that your “fix” would restore our visor to normal. But it had no effect.
Sorry to hear that. That must mean that the guts of the visor were compromised beyond repair.
If I were you, I would buy a new on on eBay, for $50-$65, and apply this fix to it before you install it... as Honda has never fixed the issue, they just keep breaking.
Found the fasteners,installed 'em on the driver's side which had failed shortly after I bought the car........your fix worked like a charm.....I'm gonna do a preventative fix on the other side as I know it's just a matter of time before it fails too.Your video saved me over a c-note and I have regained an un-obstructed view of the road.Thanks again!!
You are 100% correct... the passenger visor will absolutely break one day if you don't add the fasteners.
Thanks for posting your success!
Hello David, Thanks for the video, I was able to fix one broken left side visor. It was already split in the back where the two pieces of plastic meet. The right side one was not broken but I took precaution and just applied the fix so they won't brake in the future. All done at a cost of only $3.40, parts from Lowes. I saw the videos this afternoon at work, got the parts after work & just finished installing them. Just need to come back in the morning light for one screw that didn't go all the way.Now if you can put up a video on how to make a quick million...I'm in!Thanks for sharing!
LOL. Thanks for the comment.
I am glad that it worked for you. And, great idea to prevent the other form breaking... because it would have.
Mine is still going strong, and it's been over four years.
Thank you. The post screws cost $2 per pair and saved me having to get a 50+ dollar replacement visor. Once I had the driver's side visor fixed. (Worked perfectly after following your instructions.) I did the passenger's side. Wonderful advice, sir.
Both my visors were replaced under warranty on my 06 Civic about 5 years ago. At 7.5 years & 141k miles the driver's side replacement breaks (:. not covered anymore). I was thinking about having a blacksmith form a metal clip around the plastic...your fix is much smarter. Thank you.
David, thank you so much!! I was about to purchase two new visors for my parents' car (they previously fixed it and now it broke again) when I stumbled upon your video - someone posted a link in an Amazon review of the visors. I fixed it and just saved them a lot of money, they are thrilled!
Awesome. Thanks for the awesome comment.
I am starting to see my driver side visor starting to droop again, but it's been over six years. It's the one I am repairing in the video above, and it was already starting to sag when I did the fix.
Previous to this, my visors would break every two years, like clockwork.
If the fix is done on an unbroken visor, it will last way longer.
My passenger visor is still working perfectly. Either way, six years is a gone run, compared to what I was going through!
Your fix worked like a charm. Simple, effective. Did both visors right away. Thank you very much for taking the time to share this on You-tube.
You're welcome... thanks for the post!