SPLIT BROKEN DRIVERSIDE VISORS. driver side visor
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SPLIT BROKEN DRIVERSIDE VISORS. driver side visor
This is just a post to let you know or future searches:
My driverside sun visor split in half, I called the dealership and if you still have warranty they will replace it for free. UNDER WARRANTY.
The dealership said that its common for 04, 05 RX-8's so, save yourself some bucks!
My driverside sun visor split in half, I called the dealership and if you still have warranty they will replace it for free. UNDER WARRANTY.
The dealership said that its common for 04, 05 RX-8's so, save yourself some bucks!
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Originally Posted by mid-life crisis
I have an 06 for 1 month and mine broke today & fell off - hard to drive with the visor hanging from wires.
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just took it in to my dealer service today. While I stood there the guy went to the back, got a new one, replaced it, and said "All fixed have a great day." I really hope that is how they handle any other problems I come across.
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Originally Posted by abbid
I just epoxied mine and it hasnt broken since.
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Well, mine fell apart 3 weeks ago on '06 Shinka. Had to wait 1 1/2 weeks for a replacement. Used the replacement 3 or 4 times and it broke again.
Flimsy design if you asked me. They should've been molded. Now, I am waiting again for the replacement. Supposedly, there is a back-order. I'm surprised to see so many that had the same problem.
Flimsy design if you asked me. They should've been molded. Now, I am waiting again for the replacement. Supposedly, there is a back-order. I'm surprised to see so many that had the same problem.
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my car was built in June of 03- so my sunvisors have been in the car over 3 years now- no cracks or breakage. so far . i swear i think the early 2004 cars are built of better stuff than the later 2004 and onward cars.
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I have a 06 Shinka as well and my visor broke after 2 weeks of ownership. I asked the dealer if I could just pick up a new one but they said since it is warrentee work they have to do it. I need to get the new one ordered now.
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2006 Base 6MT, 1022 miles, exactly 12 DAYS since delivery... Climbed in the car today and found it broken, probably been broken since the last time I drove the car on Monday when I folded the visor back up. High desert heat probably damaged the soft plastic where the visor clamps together.
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Another one bites the dust.
I have been through 6 of these sunvisors. They just crack in half and hang by the wires. Our dealership has been good to replace them every time, but frankly, I am getting a bit tired of going in to get them replaced. You would think they would come up with a new design. I thought it was because of our Arizona heat. It gets up to 130 degrees in the closed cab during the summer! It just seems to melt those poor plastic sunvisors.
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I've had 4 replaced since May of this year. The two brand new ones look like they are ready to split again and I haven't even moved them. Can they not just put in a cloth visor from another model?
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I have also had the driver's side visor break TWICE within a 2 month period. I'm not rough on the visor whatsoever. Mine also split all along the backside... VERY irritating.
Both were covered under warranty, however I am approaching 50,000 miles on my '04 and am concerned that the next one that breaks will be $120 out of MY pocket
Both were covered under warranty, however I am approaching 50,000 miles on my '04 and am concerned that the next one that breaks will be $120 out of MY pocket
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I have had my 06' about 2 weeks and the drivers side visor ripped the inside piece that hold it on and cracked the entire left side open. It was so bad that I ended up having to remove the wired and take the visor off because it kept droping down when I was driving.
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tell me about it, these broken visors are a pain. mine broke on my 06 shinka after two months. they had to order them and it took 3 1/2 weeks to come in. mazda has not updated them yet, so i suspect it will happen again.
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I think the issue here is that they are a "pop-together" design. Repeated failures seem to occur in high heat environments like those in the SW US states. I will probably get my new visors (yes, pass side is failing now too), carefully pull them apart and epoxy the hell out of the pop-together joints! End of the problem forever, as far as I'm concerned. I can't do this with the driver's side one though because it's basically destroyed. I might be able to do this with the passenger's side though.
Perhaps we need to organize a group buy on plastic epoxy?
Perhaps we need to organize a group buy on plastic epoxy?