Fj80 sun visor problems!!!!

[4xoddic]

Tundra LTD: 2 visors in 1!

The dimensions for mounting the sun visor measure very close, ~1.25 inches between screw heads (remember, this is eyeballed by The One-eyed Guy) for both the Tundra & the LX450.

The distance between the pivot point (at mounting surface) & clip spot is ~13" for both vehicles.

However, the LX visor is ~18" long, while the Tundra's is ~15". The Tundra LTD's main visor has an extension, which should make up that difference, when extended.

From my one-eyed perspective, the Tundra LTD visors should mount correctly. The LTD's visors also have lighted mirrors.

I don't know squat about SR5 or base model Tundra visors, other than they're not duals.

The point about Golden Sand Tundras is that they were NOT available as a LTD model in 2000. LTD's had color matched exterior trim. Maybe there was something unique to the Golden Sand paint (ie: not available for flex trim application?), but that's another tangent.

 

[bderks]

Guys, this is the idea I had a few years ago....and it works flawlessly. You simply add VERY STRONG magnets. (one magnet is shown in the pic) The OTHER magnet is BEHIND the skyliner and is inserted under the skyliner at the sunroof opening. You line up the magnets on each side of the skyliner and it's permanet sex between the two . The magnets are so strong they will NEVER seperate.
The total fix takes 2 minutes. Once you add your gargae door opener...this act as the "visor support" to the visable magnet.

This is exactly what I did. But instead of using the garage door opener clamp on the visor, I went to the hardware store and picked up some of those chrome pieces that slide over the glass doors on stereo cabinets. You can slide these onto your visors, line them up with the magnet, then pinch them to stay in place. I can get pics if anyone needs them. Works great.

 

[Bluetribal]

Here is how I fixed my visors, it works pretty good but I have to tighten them up before and after every wheeling trip.

LINK>>>

 

[Expolander]

The dimensions for mounting the sun visor measure very close, ~1.25 inches between screw heads (remember, this is eyeballed by The One-eyed Guy) for both the Tundra & the LX450.

The distance between the pivot point (at mounting surface) & clip spot is ~13" for both vehicles.

However, the LX visor is ~18" long, while the Tundra's is ~15". The Tundra LTD's main visor has an extension, which should make up that difference, when extended.

From my one-eyed perspective, the Tundra LTD visors should mount correctly. The LTD's visors also have lighted mirrors.

I don't know squat about SR5 or base model Tundra visors, other than they're not duals.

The point about Golden Sand Tundras is that they were NOT available as a LTD model in 2000. LTD's had color matched exterior trim. Maybe there was something unique to the Golden Sand paint (ie: not available for flex trim application?), but that's another tangent.

Super! That's about all I need to know and about enough for me to start looking in that direction as a replacement.

I appreciate everyone's posting on "what you did to fix your problem visor" however, I'm looking for some newer replacement rather than rigging up some alternative fix for a permanent sun visor issue.

 

[aramps]

Solving the droopy visor problem a different way

I solved this problem a different way, using the original visor with only minor tweaks:

Remove the visor (two screws) including the wires supplying power to the mirror lights (there is a quick release mechanism, no cutting of the wires is necessary) and take the visor to somewhere more comfortable than the car to work on it.

With a razor/exacto blade slice open the visor (along the melted seam) where the visor mount arm inserts into the visor itself (about 3-4"). I sliced only as far as the mounting armature (you can feel it very easily), not any further, but I did slice through both the grey outer cover and the foam inner material to fully expose the frame in this area, etc. I kept the foam, etc. in as good shape as possible to retain whatever shape it had to offer the reassembly (this required a bit of care removing the foam as it was partially glued to the armature, but not more than a few seconds of attention)

Pop off the steel clamp that provides the tension on the mount arm using a custom designed proprietary pry tool (i.e. old flat head screw driver) to reveal the crumbled plastic that used to cover the steel tube of the mount arm. That crumbled plastic is what caused the visor to fall. It's a straightforward design - flattened on the "side" that provides a resting place in the "up" position and then round (but thicker, providing extra tension via the clamp) in the "down" positions. I'm guessing the plastic is ~2mm thick except for the flat part, but I didn't pay too much attention.

I simply slid the arm over 1cm or so and re-attached the clamp (Re-attaching the clamp was not particularly easy to do in that there's a fairly small area to work with since the visor cover is only partially peeled back). This was greatly aided by the use of a pair of pliers (or two) because the clamp is two separate pieces that aren't designed to be put back together from this angle. You have to squeeze the longer piece together at the end to get the shorter piece to fit over it and then apply significant force to re-engage the clip's locking mechanism.

That's it.

A few things to note:
1) This fix is not perfect because the other visor mount point (closest to the middle of the car) hasn't been moved and so full rotation is hindered a bit, but it definitely stays in the up position well. I imagine the down position will bump around a bit since it has to be unhitched from the inner mount to rotate fully down, but it seems a small price to pay for a quick and cheap fix.

2) This fix will probably not last forever because the plastic was obviously already broken nearby, and will likely spread/fail of its own accord soon, but we'll see. If I was going to do this again I would probably replace the crumbled plastic with epoxy as described below:

I think both of these problems are solved by a little epoxy/jb weld/magic glue on the section where the plastic has broken away. A little saran rap or wax paper should allow you to shape a flat edge onto an otherwise roundish re-coat of durable plastic like material without getting covered in the stuff. Given that the lighting wires would be a bit difficult to remove I'd just slide out the mount arm far enough to apply the epoxy en situ, wait for it to dry and reinsert it. Be sure that the flat part is where it's supposed to be and not some random place or you'll be stuck with a visor that prefers to be at some weird angle.

I was planning on hot gluing the visor back shut along the seam but I want to see how long this lasts before doing so. Even unglued it managed to maintain its general shape in a way that was less irritating than droopy visor.

The whole process took 20 minutes I'd guess and includes some time to curse stabbing myself with a custom designed proprietary pry tool. Would probably take less time the next time (excluding drying time for the epoxy) since I know what I'm doing now.

I took pictures and will post when I get my whatnots together to do so.

 

[WestcoastLC80]

Tundra visors in an FJ80 Problem Solved...

SOLVED!! October 2008
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Bought some 2005 toyota tundra visors from Ebay, paid $30.00 shipped. These came with secondary visors which I didn't mount.
Took off the old sun visors, used a dremel and cut off the mounts for the old visors.
carefully, cut off the mounts for the new visors.
thinned out the arm on the new visor with the dremel because it was thicker
Heated the old visor mounts on the arm of the new visor and with a rubber mallet gave em a mild wack and they slipped right on.
See the results in the picture. Works great and has extensions too...
Now that's what I call innovation....
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Has anyone hit this problem from this angle yet?

Will a Tacoma or Tundra sun visor mount in my FJ80? I'm wondering if anyone has tried this approach before. I think logically it would only make sense to do it this way instead of taking the chance of buying another FJ80 visor that eventually will end up having the same fate as the already floppy one I have now. It would be nice to have something a bit newer like a Tundra visor even if it requires minimal drilling and tapping, etc...at least I think it would look nicer than those spongy FJ80 visors.

I know I'm not the only one that has problems with their FJ80 (1995) sun-visor flopping down, cuz everytime I go to the classifieds to see about purchasing another used one they are long gone...these things sell like hot cakes. I priced a new one and it was $142.50 new from the dealer. Screw that.

That's my rant about rediculous FJ80 visors..and what's up with these electronic antena's that snap off!?!?! I'm working on a coat hanger fix now...haha j/k.

let me know suggestions...

Do you have any photos of the finished product mounted?

 

[rghouse]

Hi guys,
Has anybody tried the tundra visors on a 92 or earlier fj80? If so share your install experience. Thanks

 

[Expolander]

ill post up some pics soon. they are still working good for me.

 

[Expolander]

here are some pics of my tundra visors

 

[Expolander]

more pics. as you can see from a couple pictures there is still a little glue from where the PO had tried using velcro.

 

[NetJunky]

Got some cheap 05 tundra sunvisors and installed them in the 80. Don't remember the trim level but drilled 2 pilot holes for the base and 2 holes for the clip. Very snug and I have extensions and extra front visor. Worth the $60 visors.