Low-cost DIY fix for a floppy visor.

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Floppy sun visor gets the DIY treatment for an unusual repair that turned out awesome.
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@loboazul001 Жыл бұрын

Awesome fix. And silly me had just been buying new visors every few years. Permanent fix! May want to patent that! Toyota take note!

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

Cool! I’m glad it helped.

@scottrok13 Жыл бұрын

❤ magnet idea! I have a Chevy impala with fabric over the floppy visors, and the various strength hook and loop Velcro and even the plastic velcros for rug material types never last (warm summers and the backing glue oozes and peels off) with the magnets… I sense a weekend project coming up🥴

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it frustrating that in all these years they still can’t figure out interiors?

@annajennings9695 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you 😊

@ToolDemos 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anna. Cheers!

@CPthetooladdict 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny I never think about doing these videos they are great I use hook and loop to hold mine up its also a quick and easy way!! Love the magnet also very good video!!

@ToolDemos 2 жыл бұрын

Do you use both the hook and the loop, or just the hook part to grab the headliner?

@CPthetooladdict 2 жыл бұрын

@@ToolDemos both just so I didn't tear up the original headliner

@dannybik790 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

@gilmansgarage6341 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job ..Steve 👍

@ToolDemos 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. Honestly, I wasn’t sure about this video. A bit of a shade-tree kind of repair.

@kmalerich Ай бұрын

A new visor on eBay is about $15. Info note. You must have the trim piece on the visor for the metal spring tabs to stay put when you install the new visor. The trim piece tabs hold the spring tabs in their hole in the visor mount. If you try to install the visor and then the trim piece the visor will not stay attached to the roof.

@brentvonaschen7064 2 жыл бұрын

Great fix

@ToolDemos 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you agree, I wasn’t sure what other people would think.

@robertchambers4065 5 ай бұрын

I had to use a heavy duty glue (E6000, available almost everywhere) and I used small squares of velcro at each end of the visor. It does not sit 100% flush against the top because the cloth has some give to it but a quarter of an inch or so is nothing compared to a lazy visor. I positioned the velcro on the headliner so it isn't visible when the visor is up; that way if I ever get another one from a donor car or a junk yard the new visor will cover square on the headliner when it is up.

@ToolDemos 5 ай бұрын

Right on. I’m glad it worked.

@bonniehaave-lv1jn Жыл бұрын

I’m actually going to attempt this myself. I have a Lexus 300.

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

It’ll be a fun weekend project. It’s pretty satisfying when the visor snaps up.

@videos4mydad Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there is a use-case for sun-visors to be adjusted between fully open and fully closed. Sometimes the sun hits you side-ways. This is great for keeping the visor closed. but it wont help when you actually need the visor to keep the sun out of your eye - and being fully open is not ideal.

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

You’re right about that,

@ryanh3285 Жыл бұрын

Good I was wondering if those cabinet magnet's would be strong enough to hold it.

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

My guess is no.

@user-lg2mj2xn5j Жыл бұрын

Where could I get that rectangular piece of metal you glued the magnets on either side of?

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

I cut that off the end of a 1x3” steel tube. In my town, there’s a steel store and they sell scrap pieces and cut offs for about $1.50 per pound.

@timcollins2255 Ай бұрын

Whats The Right Way??

@tones1ish Жыл бұрын

I tried this but I think my magnets are too short. Please tell me the size and where you purchased yours. Thanks!

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

I bought about a dozen on Amazon. They're 4" neodymium bar magnets.

@chrismcdonnell1695 5 ай бұрын

Ingenious

@ToolDemos 5 ай бұрын

Thanks.

@sidneyperry7623 7 ай бұрын

Quality fix, too bad car manufactures don't know what quality fix means. Seems many cars have the same issue. Thanks for your video.

@ToolDemos 7 ай бұрын

Thanks, cheers!

@JF-sv7qo 4 ай бұрын

Better than factory

@MatteoTodd 11 ай бұрын

I ordered a new visor on Amazon for $30. Easy 5 minute repair

@Sagemeister007 Күн бұрын

Where did you get that rectangular metal to attach the magnet?

@ToolDemos 14 сағат бұрын

It was cut off of a rectangular metal tube.

@arthurserino2254 2 ай бұрын

It's a great idea, unfortunately my sun visor droops when extended, and I can't very well add a magnet to the windshield.

@ToolDemos 2 ай бұрын

Or can you…?

@arthurserino2254 2 ай бұрын

@@ToolDemos I probably shouldn't be gluing metal to glass in front of my face.

@bwood6337 4 ай бұрын

Be careful cutting the magnets because high heat will degrade their strength.

@FaithHealsforReal 2 ай бұрын

That’s not a repair that’s a jimmy rig.

@TheJayelledubya Жыл бұрын

Seems like there has to be an easier way

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

Oh absolutely, the easy way is to replace the visor.

@ariancabrera4795 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, but I think it is easier just to replace it with a new one.

@ToolDemos 3 ай бұрын

Sure is

@BWADaniel 7 ай бұрын

Would be a good fix, if I werent driving a Maserati LOL. Im not yanking my headliner open to shove a magnet in there.

@ToolDemos 7 ай бұрын

I don’t blame ya.

@gaureya6123 3 күн бұрын

That was not low cost. Firstly we need a metal cutter machine. God knows how much that costs?

@telosfd Жыл бұрын

I like your try, i don't like the solution.

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you having a look and giving honest feedback.

@robertmcwhinney4596 Жыл бұрын

I think velcro would be a lot simpler! Just saying.🤷

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

Yes it would. I really like the feel of the magnets though.

@Sophiecjp 7 ай бұрын

Nope Velcro dies not stick to the material. Been there failed at that. This is why I am here

@roflmows Жыл бұрын

by the time you got done doing all this bs you could have earned the $40 it takes to replace it with a brand new part....

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

I understand what you’re saying, but this particular part is not that cheap. The least expensive one I found was $130.

@jacobs.2988 22 күн бұрын

S L A S H E R

@GetRealBaby Жыл бұрын

No, no, and NO...not the way to do this. Take part of your headliner apart to fix a floppy sun visor? That's crazy dumb. Just carefully tighten the hook on the right side; that's where you have the problem. It's plastic, so be careful you don't break it. If you have to, remove the "hook" with a screwdriver, add a coat of glue to the curved upside, let the glue dry, and put the hook back in place...problem solved.

@ToolDemos Жыл бұрын

I might try that next time.

@edsaban572 Жыл бұрын

You can’t tighten the “hook” depends on what kind of car you have.

@The_Truthbearer Жыл бұрын

Don’t tell him no, like you have any right over how he fixes HIS OWN CAR. If that’s how he wants to fix his car, then that’s how he’s going to fix his car. He’s just giving ideas to other people who want to fix the same problem. Gross energy bro. I like your fix, dude! But bec I am trying to fix mine right now, you’re never going to believe what one way to fix it is: w a binder clamp ;) it stays visible, so it’s not as nice as yours but the irony is funny ;)

@The_Truthbearer Жыл бұрын

@@ToolDemosno, don’t, your way is better 😊

@GetRealBaby Жыл бұрын

@@edsaban572 You can tighten any hook on any car, because all cars have a U-hook that the inside of the visor attaches to, allowing you to pull the visor away from the hook so as to swing the visor one way or the other. By "tighten" I mean to apply some glue to the inside of the U-hook which will give it a greater snap-in-place tightness. That's all that's really needed, that little bit of extra tightness to keep the visor in place without having to do all the needless steps shown in this video, all of which were kind of laughable. Actually, very small pieces of Velcro would have been better and produced the same result if he had thought of that. If you're going to glue something to your visor, why a magnet? Why not nearly unnoticeable pieces of Velcro 1/8" square?

@mikezhu6647 Жыл бұрын

This is way too much effort to fix. They easiest and reliable way to fix is to purchase a velcro strap at Walmart. Cut the strap into a square or regutangler piece, remove the adhesive protection film of both sides, and then attach the velcro piece on the visor and on the roof. The visor now will attach to or separate from the roof as you wish. 😂

@Dixie8642 2 ай бұрын

Bless you. As soon as the nice man in the video started cutting metal, I knew I was out of my league. 😂 Off to Walmart today! Thanks!!!

@jennifercrocker5063 2 жыл бұрын

I thought you were going to show me how to actually fix it. Thanks for nothing

@ToolDemos 2 жыл бұрын

The only way to repair these is to replace them because they are a single molded piece. I did this DIY version to save people the $108 part cost.

@jennifercrocker5063 Жыл бұрын

@@ToolDemos plus I was just trying to be funny about it ,thanks..I know what you were trying to do... I did for a split second there think that I found something after I've been told by everyone that there's no possible way to fix it. 🤣

@dirtfarmer4885 Жыл бұрын

1999 Lexus ES300 visor with garage door opener buttons $1700.00. Visor without buttons $610.00. 🤣

@jennifercrocker5063 Жыл бұрын

@@dirtfarmer4885 that's ridiculous. My visor is 300 and probably doubled this past year😒