...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dieselhead
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 7:30 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] 107 visor
Yeah, it happened, the dreaded $700 sunvisor problem. Passenger
visor on 85 380SL. The last time the little left tab broke off, I glued
the two pieces together, and supported
I think George Murphy of MBCA sells the clips. His home-based company
is Performance Analysis but I don't think he has a web presence for it.
He may sell them, but he doesn't make them. I don't know quite
where ours came from, as Jill was so mightily pissed at the sunvisor
situation that
Bud's Benz says he has them made for them. $25 a pair. That is
good to know. The other secret is to remove the screw in the visor,
then turn the rod so the ball faces down, then the rod can be pulled
out to release the tab. I was able to bend the tension tab a bit so
the screw will keep
Yeah, it happened, the dreaded $700 sunvisor problem. Passenger
visor on 85 380SL. The last time the little left tab broke off, I
glued the two pieces together, and supported the joint with copper
wire through tiny holes as reinforcement. Now the wires pulled out.
I am not going to spend
Well, I got the visor off. The trick is to yank the mirror off.
(not easy with the short stub on this model.) I assisted with a
screwdriver, so have to clean up the mount and then paint it flat
black again.
Once the mirror is off, you can take off the base and the screws for
the trim. the
Yeah, it happened, the dreaded $700 sunvisor problem. Passenger visor
on 85 380SL. The last time the little left tab broke off, I glued the
two pieces together, and supported the joint with copper wire through
tiny holes as reinforcement. Now the wires pulled out.
The little male tabs are
I planned to call Bud's in the morning. They are reputed to have
some repair for it. That might be the new tab.
Well, this one is 26 years old, and is brittle. I'd rather do a
Catheyesque repair on this one. I don't have time to wait for a new
tab.
Yeah, it happened, the dreaded $700
Well, this one is 26 years old, and is brittle. I'd rather do a
Catheyesque repair on this one. I don't have time to wait for a new
tab.
Best repair I've had is to melt the two pieces back together
using a plastic welding rig. But it doesn't hold forever,
and it's a bit oogly.
-- Jim
