[TR] TR4A sun visor is loose

William Pugh anabil007 at comcast.net
Tue Jul 20 13:45:48 MDT 2021


I simply slide a length of stainless steal wire down the link of the visor…problem solved

> On Jul 20, 2021, at 12:07 PM, Bob Danielson <75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org> wrote:
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> If the TR4 visor is like the TR6 I didn’t have any luck squeezing the sleeve…. My solution, which has now held up for 23 years was to pull the visor completely off of the rod and give the rod a gentle bend….emphasis on gentle….. test fit and bend again is required….
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> Bob Danielson
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> From: Randy and Valerie DeRuiter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2021 11:56 AM
> To: Dave Connitt
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> Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A sun visor is loose
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> Dave -
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> I think what you feel inside the vinyl is just thin metal sleeve.  What I’ve done before it take the visor off and use a pliers gently to squeeze the sleeve and get more friction to hold it to the rod.  Emphasis on gently..
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> Cheers
> Randy
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> > On Jul 20, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> > Does anyone have a solution for sun visors that won’t stay in the “up” position? I can feel some type of clamp under the vinyl covering in the sun visor on the outside end of the visors and I imagine that is what is supposed to hold the visor in place but after 50 years it’s not what it used to be.
> > Anyway, has anyone had success improving the grip of the visor to the rod that holds it?
> > I am heading to Pittsburgh this weekend to attend the British Car Show and watch some vintage racing and it would be nice to fix this before I leave.
> > Thanks,
> > Dave Connitt 
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