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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 03:19 PM
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Sunvisor clip - fixes??

Any ideas on any aftermarket part to replace this broken sunvisor plastic part? Seems to be getting quite fragile over time, and it brakes into pieces. Mazda does not offer it separately as far as I an concerned.



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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 04:10 PM
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https://www.rx7club.com/group-buy-pr...p-buy-1104780/
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 05:02 PM
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I bought something like those ^ from leecparts on ebay, doesn't appear to have a listing anymore though.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 05:21 PM
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Out of stock it seems, thanks though.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 08:42 PM
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Unfortunately the original ESH release broke fairly easily. The replacements lasted longer, but eventually broke for me as well.
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Old Oct 17, 2019 | 11:13 PM
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damn.... that sucks to hear. i missed out on the group buy and everytime i get in my car, i regret it. arent they aluminium? how did they break?
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Old Oct 18, 2019 | 11:34 AM
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They are 3D Printed plastic. They seemed to work fine for rotating the visor up and down, but after removing and replacing it into the clip a few times they would crack.
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Old Oct 18, 2019 | 01:38 PM
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buy used visors
cut good clips in half with razor blade
glue together with crazy glue
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profit
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Old Oct 18, 2019 | 01:52 PM
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Also, you can buy brand new sunvisors. Although, the ones I got didn't fit my roofline as nicely as original, so I assume they're for sunroof models.
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Old Oct 18, 2019 | 02:55 PM
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Seems like were gonna have to think outside the box for this one.....
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Old Oct 20, 2019 | 10:46 AM
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Probably something metal would do the trick for long lasting? Someone has to 3d print it of course and produce it.
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Old Oct 20, 2019 | 04:47 PM
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what about a modified roll pin?
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Old Apr 10, 2023 | 12:04 PM
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Bump...any new solutions for this?
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Old Apr 10, 2023 | 12:16 PM
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JP3 Motorsports has these for $12. 2 part 3d printed that clip together. They have worked just fine for me so far.

https://jp3motorsports.com/collectio...acement-barrel
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Old Apr 10, 2023 | 12:28 PM
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You the man. Thanks for the info!
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Old Apr 12, 2023 | 07:33 PM
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I grabbed some grey ones from Mazda MX-3. I still need to install but the trouble seems to be separating the two halves. May go JP3 route.
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