Odd request...

by "RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
Published 04/13/2017 at 16:27

Tags: Help
STARS: 0

Hi all,

This is a request for assistance or suggestions on a very boring and stupid topic.

The Drivers’ side sunvisor in my 2009 Accent. The passenger side sunvisor works fine. Please excuse the crumminess of the following description as it’s not easy to explain, so hopefully this makes sense.

Long story short, I have no idea why, even after taking it apart several times now, but I can’t adjust it to where you want it and have it stay. It’s been like this since I bought the car. It will adjust properly on the angle from the stored position to straight up and down. Something in it is spring loaded so it will ‘snap’ back up into place when you fold it away to the ‘stored’ position, but this spring-loadedness ALSO works when folding it open towards the windscreen - this is the issue.

The issue is that the “spring-ness’ catches FAR before it should when folding it open toward the windshield and from a little past straight up and down toward the windshield, the ‘spring-ness’ catches and just flips it maximum open....I can’t adjust it to anywhere in between to block the sun, it just springs to the fully open position. As mentioned, the passenger side visor is fine.

Video demonstration here.

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So....two options. Does anybody have any idea how to fix this issue? Or, barring that, is there an Oppo that would be willing to get one at a local Pick-and-Pull and ship it to me? All the replacements I find online are either new and like $35-45 CAD plus shipping. All the used ones online seem to be at least the same price. There is only one pick and pull yard near me and it’s an hour away and they want like $30-something CAD plus tax for interior trim pieces...kind of ridiculous I think. for such a simple trim piece...pity they are so necessary.

I know some of you American Oppos have some ridiculously good prices at local pick and pull yards. If somebody wouldn’t mind picking one up for me, and if prices weren’t too high for shipping, I’d gladly pay you back if somebody could mail me one, haha.

No worries if nobody can’t, but it would save me some uneccesary money on something a bit trivial, yet useful!

Cheers! :)

Replies (25)

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
04/13/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 2

What kind of accent do you have eh? This sounds like a personal problem! I’ll show myself out...

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0

What is your VIN?

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0

Oi. :P

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 1

If you’re going to look a recall on the issue I can’t find any (already looked), haha! :P

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 0

No, I work at Hyundai

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
04/13/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 0

"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
04/13/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 0

For what it’s worth, should fit/interchange for 2008-2011 models. If a total comes through my shop, I’ll keep an eye out for you.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 1

Not exactly practical :P

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 16:38, STARS: 0

I would see if I could get the mechanism apart and remove the spring.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 1

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"Tripper" (tripe46)
04/13/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 0

I really appreciate people that are people out there who are as nuts as I am about small things! I’d fidget with that one until I fixed or destroyed it. If the latter, then I would get a new one.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 0

Tried that...it’s moulded in as far as I can tell, and non-removable.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 0

Thanks sir. That’s a shop down the road I’ve asked three or four times about buying it off of (and also a drivers side headlight) but they never ever got back to me despite my contacting them 4 times, so they don’t get my business.

I already found the headlight (mine was cracked and leaking in water), but I still need the sunvisor.

Also, I BELIEVE the 2008-2011 models actually had different sunvisors. On the other hand, the 2006-2011 Kia Rio is a sister car to my Accent, so a visor from one of those would work as well - mine has the light gray upper interior.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 16:50, STARS: 0

Well, it’s literally a safety hazard...if I am driving into the sun, I have to flip the visor maximum forward and then tilt my head up at a really awkward and uncomfortable angle to keep it out of my eyes, even with sunglasses on....not the most comfortable, or safest pose to see what is going on most clearly ahead!

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/13/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0

Ah shame.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 0

2006-2011 Kia Rio sunvisors would work though, as my car was a sister car to them.

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 0

I will check tomorrow once Hyundai site decides to stop being borked!

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 18:35, STARS: 1

Thanks man, I’d appreciate it!

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 18:49, STARS: 1

Of course :)

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 18:51, STARS: 0

Ah, well I guess because it isn’t part of HYU USA I can’t order the part, but the HYU part number comes up as 85210-1E301-QS if that helps any

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 1

Thanks - didn’t know the number before, but that leads me to similar prices, sadly...

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 19:06, STARS: 0

Darn, sorry I couldn’t be much help

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 1

No worries friend!

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
04/13/2017 at 20:01, STARS: 0

Hope you find what you are looking for

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
04/13/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 1

Might have to bite the bullet and just order one for $35...I won’t be getting to the city to check their pick and pull yard for awhile.