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Old 08-03-2004 | 09:22 PM
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when did you report it into the dealership?
Old 08-03-2004 | 10:03 PM
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RX8by is right -- listen for the popping sound. That means breakage is imminent. My driver's side shade was replaced under warranty. No problems with passenger side one yet. My driver's side visor had been ordered, but the old one didn't completely break apart until I was driving home one night and it dropped in front of the windshield during rush hour. I couldn't steer, shift, and hold it out of the way, so I had to tear it loose. No damage, fortunately, except the solderless connection on the wire was torn off.
Old 08-08-2004 | 01:14 PM
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broke

Mine broke...had to remove right away. was EZ just undo the two screws then disconnect the wire harness.

as for what I am doing next....waiting for the part to come in ....the guy stated that it should be free.
Old 08-08-2004 | 10:42 PM
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same thing happened to me at night...the boyfriend bought a window sunvisor..dont' know what else u'd call it...it was at night outside of the store when i pulled the sunvisor down to see if the window sunvisor fit correctly..i heard a crack...i told him that didn't sound so good..but i didn't look to notice it was cracked..next morning while driving to work..i kept hitting my head on the sunvisor..and when i pulled it down and looked at it..it was completely cracked... i took it to mazda..and of course it was on backorder..they called me a couple days later...*not even a week* to tell me to come in..the part was in..so i go in tuesday to get it fixed
Old 08-08-2004 | 11:47 PM
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damn i guess my dealership is slackin off...i've been waiting almost 2 months for that damn part to come in
Old 08-09-2004 | 04:39 PM
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damn i guess my dealership is slackin off...i've been waiting almost 2 months for that damn part to come in
have u called them?? i suggest if u haven't..to do so..tell them it's been 2 months already and u're tired of it...just start bitching if they give u some lame *** excuse..
Old 08-10-2004 | 03:42 AM
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oh i've came in about 3 times the 2 months and they keep saying it on back order
Old 08-10-2004 | 12:29 PM
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Mine is still on back order. No word on when it will be here.
Old 08-26-2004 | 06:09 AM
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Mine came in after only one week, they must have had a few in the warehouse here in Fort Worth.

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Old 08-26-2004 | 10:15 AM
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I'm still waiting. What dealership do you use Blue Demon?
Old 08-26-2004 | 08:19 PM
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Yup. had mine replaced a couple months back. Warranty job!
Old 09-22-2004 | 09:45 AM
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All right, now this ticks me off a little. My passenger side visor broke yesterday. I had the drivers side replaced about a month or two ago. I know it will be covered under warranty, but come on, it's a hassle to have to take it in again. What makes this even worse is I think that the service departments here in St. Louis are all on strike.
Old 09-22-2004 | 11:15 AM
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Yep, they sure are a pain. What a waste of time to have to go the dealer for. I think the visors are glued together which sucks.
Old 09-22-2004 | 12:03 PM
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I have been waiting now for over 2 months for the visor to get to dealer and am not particularly happy about it, I must say!
Old 09-22-2004 | 12:49 PM
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Passenger broke. Fixed under warranty. Received in about a week.

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Old 09-22-2004 | 06:14 PM
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More than $100.00!! Mine is on order now. My driver's side just seperated and the inside was totalled. It is a cheap piece of glued plastic. I use it to hold my sunshade everyday as I am in Fla and it is hot!! Hopefully, it does not break again, but I have my doubts.
Old 10-04-2004 | 10:04 AM
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Finally got it replaced

After over 2 months of waiting I finally got the visor replaced last week. Also got the M flash while I was there. I don't know why it took so long to get the visor in.
Old 10-04-2004 | 05:51 PM
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Guess I was lucky, mine came in less than two weeks after it was ordered.

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Old 10-05-2004 | 11:40 AM
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Same exact thing happened to me, dealer replaced it w/o a problem.
Old 10-08-2004 | 09:37 PM
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Yup, my driver side visor broke on me last month while I was on a road trip for a week. Had to get a paperclip and a rubber band to hold up out of the way just so I could drive. Took it to the dealer for replacement and waited 3 weeks before they got the part in. Day after I dropped it off, I was called by the service department saying they ordered the wrong visor, but promised it would be ready the next day. Thankfully (for both of us) it was. I am still a bit confused as to why it took 3 weeks to get the first part in, but only one day to get the right part in after they made their mistake and had to reorder another part. They had no ready answer.
Old 10-10-2004 | 08:19 PM
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Mine was broken when I bought it...no problems getting it replaced...took about a week for the part to come in. Sounds like they should come up with a better option, write a service bulletin, and do a recall since there are so many of us who have the same problem.
Old 05-18-2005 | 08:14 AM
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both of mine brok gotta take them in. Isnt this just gonna happen again though?
Old 05-18-2005 | 08:31 AM
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My driver's side split open last week. Holding it together with transparent packing tape until I get a new one.
Old 05-18-2005 | 12:29 PM
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I haven't had anymore problems with mine since it was replaced.
Old 06-29-2005 | 06:41 PM
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Tada!! My 2nd driver side visor just friggin broke. This is so f'n lame. A $30K car and the dang visors break. Jeezus. Going to go in for the 3rd one.

Has Mazda redesigned this f'n piece yet???

Hope my dealer dont give me **** for this.. it's a PITA for both for us.


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