Problem with the sun visors?
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05 E320
Problem with the sun visors?
My sun visor does not want to spring back against the roof. It leave about an one inch gap between the roof and where the visor stops. I think in the past, the visor actually feels like it's spring loaded and pop back against the roof.
The visor is also very difficult to flip up and down. I had to use some pretty serious force to move it.
what is wrong?? do i need to oil it somewhere? If i replace the visor, would it pop back up against the roof? would it stay up against the roof in the future???
thanks
The visor is also very difficult to flip up and down. I had to use some pretty serious force to move it.
what is wrong?? do i need to oil it somewhere? If i replace the visor, would it pop back up against the roof? would it stay up against the roof in the future???
thanks
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From: Orange County, CA
E350
I've actually never experienced spring-loaded sun visors in the current generation of MB's. My 2009 has "cheap" sun visors where it takes some pretty significant force to move it, but it sits flush to the roof if you push it up all the way. My 2002-2003 C-classes also didn't have spring-loaded sun visors (but ironically their sun visors were thicker, felt more solild, were easier to move/position, and were covered in a more "luxurious" vinyl/plastic rather than the "cheaper" carpet-like material the 2009 E-Class roof is made of).
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2003 E55 AMG; 2013 GL550 4Matic; 2003 CL600
I just got done dealing with this same issue. There is a clip inside, and it is supposed to snap against a flat section when it rotates into position next to the roof. It grinds material in there and deposits it until there is just too much friction to move smoothly.
I bought a sunvisor from a e350 and transplanted it's internals into the body of my e55's sunvisor. It worked great, like new now. If you do this, just make sure you let the glue set for a while so that the seam is tight.
If you just replace it, then yeah it will go away. I did the surgery because it was difficult/expensive to find a sunvisor with the same fabric that my car has. If its your passenger side visor thats bad, I have a spare grey one from my purchase.
I bought a sunvisor from a e350 and transplanted it's internals into the body of my e55's sunvisor. It worked great, like new now. If you do this, just make sure you let the glue set for a while so that the seam is tight.
If you just replace it, then yeah it will go away. I did the surgery because it was difficult/expensive to find a sunvisor with the same fabric that my car has. If its your passenger side visor thats bad, I have a spare grey one from my purchase.
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05 E320
hi mekantor, that sounds about right. It feels like a built up or something that it no longer sit flush against the roof. kinda feels like a design flaw... even if i get the new one.. eventually same thing will happen?
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2013 SLK
I had the exact same problem with my 03....One was replaced under MB factory warranty, I had to do the second one on my own dime.
I tried to clean/repair it myself, but without luck. After messing with it for a couple hours, I picked a new one up at the dealer....I recall it waslike $180 or so.
JM
I tried to clean/repair it myself, but without luck. After messing with it for a couple hours, I picked a new one up at the dealer....I recall it waslike $180 or so.
JM
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2003 E55 AMG; 2013 GL550 4Matic; 2003 CL600
Cleaning it is just about impossible because the clip cant really be removed. It is bent into shape and it is fairly thick, ironically this was probably done so that it keeps its shape for a long time and maintains a crisp snap. I saw no way to get it off without destroying it.
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2015 ML 350
I had the exact same problem with my 03....One was replaced under MB factory warranty, I had to do the second one on my own dime.
I tried to clean/repair it myself, but without luck. After messing with it for a couple hours, I picked a new one up at the dealer....I recall it waslike $180 or so.
JM
I tried to clean/repair it myself, but without luck. After messing with it for a couple hours, I picked a new one up at the dealer....I recall it waslike $180 or so.
JM
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Barry, if you're looking for new visors to be rid of the ugly stickers, I removed mine as soon as I got the car. I used a blow dryer and a towel soaked with Goo Gone. I rubbed with the grain on the fabric, and also kept a towel on my lap to catch the bits of the sticker as they fell. It takes some patience to get them off, but it's not that hard.
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2008 E350
Barry, if you're looking for new visors to be rid of the ugly stickers, I removed mine as soon as I got the car. I used a blow dryer and a towel soaked with Goo Gone. I rubbed with the grain on the fabric, and also kept a towel on my lap to catch the bits of the sticker as they fell. It takes some patience to get them off, but it's not that hard.
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From: Georgia, USA
Honda Accord
On my 03 E320 when the sun visors stopped snapping all the way flush, I removed them and sprayed some lithium grease into the mechanism. Moving it back and forth it seems like the mechanism started working properly again and I haven't had a problem since. So it probably is worth a try to lubricate the mechanism before spending the money on a new one.
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Can u b a lil more specific on which mechanism did u lubricate? Just the external? Or internal? If internal, how did u get the lubricant in? Can u show it on pic??
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!!
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blke320, all I did was remove the 2 screws that hold the sun visor to the ceiling. If it is the driver's side visor, the 2 screws are at the end of the sun visor closest to the driver's side window. The other end of the visor (near the rear view mirror) just unclips like when you swing the visor over towards the driver's side window. With the visor in your hands, you can then spray a lubricant down into where the plastic elbow enters the visor.
I used lithium grease. Perhaps WD-40 or something like that would be better. I then sprayed the grease into where the visor rotates (between the plastic elbow and the fabric of the visor; where the visor rotates). Upon rotating the visor back and forth (rotating the plastic part of the visor that was attached to the ceiling), I defintiely felt the mechanism inside start working properly. I stained the fabric a little bit with grease, but I can live with that.
I used lithium grease. Perhaps WD-40 or something like that would be better. I then sprayed the grease into where the visor rotates (between the plastic elbow and the fabric of the visor; where the visor rotates). Upon rotating the visor back and forth (rotating the plastic part of the visor that was attached to the ceiling), I defintiely felt the mechanism inside start working properly. I stained the fabric a little bit with grease, but I can live with that.
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Honda Accord
blke320, my passenger side visor was still snapping tightly to the roof, but I took it off and lubricated it as well. I think that it did improve the way it operates. I don't know if this will work in your case, but it probably is worth a try.
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sun visor
I had the same problem on my 06 E350, I removed the visor off the ceiling by removing the 2 screws, pulled the chrome rod out of the visor as far as it would go and sprayed WD40 on the chrome rod letting it run down the rod into the visor, trying not to get any on the fabric. Not as good as new but a lot better and a lot cheaper that the dealer wanted for a new one. $280.
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2008 E350
Sun Visor Fix
As posted by others, my sun visor would not "pop" back into place and hung down about an inch. So annoying!
My companion removed the two screws attaching the visor with a T-20 Star bit. He then squirted some W-D 40 in the rotating arm until the visor loosened up.
Worked like a charm. Actually "pops" back into place and sits flush with the roof.
Thanks for all the original suggestions. Gave me the courage to at least try a fix myself!
According to my service rep at Mercedes Benz, visor replacement would have cost $425.00.
My companion removed the two screws attaching the visor with a T-20 Star bit. He then squirted some W-D 40 in the rotating arm until the visor loosened up.
Worked like a charm. Actually "pops" back into place and sits flush with the roof.
Thanks for all the original suggestions. Gave me the courage to at least try a fix myself!
According to my service rep at Mercedes Benz, visor replacement would have cost $425.00.
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2005 E320
w211 sun visor fix
Looking through the various threads, it didn't: appear that there was a fix for a sagging sun visor. If the sun visor spring was still good, then lubrication was a fix. If it was bad, you had to buy a $200 new one.
With that in mind, I decided to see if I could fix it. With a razor knife, a drill and a screw with a nylon lock nut, I did fix it. Looks a little rough, but this could save you $200. Here is a picture.
With that in mind, I decided to see if I could fix it. With a razor knife, a drill and a screw with a nylon lock nut, I did fix it. Looks a little rough, but this could save you $200. Here is a picture.
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2003 E500 Benz & 2015 BMW M235ix
Replacement Sun Visors
My sun visor does not want to spring back against the roof. It leave about an one inch gap between the roof and where the visor stops. I think in the past, the visor actually feels like it's spring loaded and pop back against the roof.
The visor is also very difficult to flip up and down. I had to use some pretty serious force to move it.
what is wrong?? do i need to oil it somewhere? If i replace the visor, would it pop back up against the roof? would it stay up against the roof in the future???
thanks
The visor is also very difficult to flip up and down. I had to use some pretty serious force to move it.
what is wrong?? do i need to oil it somewhere? If i replace the visor, would it pop back up against the roof? would it stay up against the roof in the future???
thanks
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From: Charlotte, NC
2005 E320 CDI, 2015 GLA 250
Sun visor fix
I went through the same things and considered replacements and rebuilds; however, the fix wasn't that bad. I took the sun visor off and lubricated where the (cam) shaft fits into the visor as well as I could with white silicone lube and now it works fine. Not perfect, but fine. It moves smoothly and sits flush.
good luck,
Peter
good luck,
Peter
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From: Mauritius
Mercedes-Benz C200K
I went through the same things and considered replacements and rebuilds; however, the fix wasn't that bad. I took the sun visor off and lubricated where the (cam) shaft fits into the visor as well as I could with white silicone lube and now it works fine. Not perfect, but fine. It moves smoothly and sits flush.
good luck,
Peter
good luck,
Peter
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From: NOVA/DC
20' RCF, 18' NX, 09' E350, 07' Solara, 05' STi, 01' Ranger
Glad I found this thread. My visors are doing this where when I push them back up there is an inch gap and they don't sit flush to the ceiling. I attribute it to using a sunshade and having the visors hold it in place. I am going to try what's in this thread and hope they go back up to normal. What a silly design by MB. I've never heard of visors wearing out. Heck my 22 year old truck's visors still work fine and even my 15 year old Toyota's visors never once experienced this issue..lol
-Nigel
-Nigel
