[Scott Collins]

I am looking at a couple of nagging, annoying, poorly engineered and altogether unacceptable areas of the 968. My list is long, but for now, I am trying to stay focused on two areas:

1. Cheap@ss vinyl visors that never stay in one position within about a month of being new. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img]

2. The sh@t-for-brains sunroof mechanism that goes through gears like sh@t through a goose. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img]

(Honestly, I think that my suspension is so firm that the gears just can withstand the impacts when I have the sunroof open. I even tried varying the degree of openness while driving, so that the same teeth were not being exposed to the stress, but it did not matter. They still failed!)


Question: other than not using them at all (because I can't stand my car having a feature that does not operate) and without repairing them by replacement or normal repair, does anyone have any solutions? Has anyone done a "homemade" fix that allows the aforementioned items to still function? Manual latch for the sunroof? Etc?

I am pretty confident that everyone here has the same problems. Thanks for chiming in. I'll bow out and read any responses/suggestions.

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[flash]

what about the visors seems to be the problem? the ones in both the cabs never move on their own - perhaps it's a hardtop thing, and they might benefit from cab visors or a mod to incorporate them

sunroof is a different issue - sounds like cable adjustment might be off, or the motor might be the problem - i know those things are very touchy, and a bit of out of whack orientation and stuff goes wrong

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[rhudeboye]

I hear ya Scott. My visors are loose but my sun roof gears have never been stripped. I suppose the trick is adjusting the torque but its not the easiest task to accomplish.

As for my visors, I'm going to try this when I get around to it.

http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtop...mp;hl=sun+visor

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[banditsc]

The visors in my Cab have no issues either.

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[xrad]

I had sagging visors...replaced with better used set. Could make an extra clip to hold them up...

Gears: I have tough suspension but never stripped gears...maybe the micro switches are not turning off when they should and extra torque is slowly killing gear teeth....

Try adjusting the microswitches so that they turn off sooner when closing and fully extended...

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[DaveN]

<!--quoteo(post=75089:date=Jul 7 2009, 12:10 PM:name=rhudeboye)-->QUOTE (rhudeboye @ Jul 7 2009, 12:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hear ya Scott. My visors are loose but my sun roof gears have never been stripped. I suppose the trick is adjusting the torque but its not the easiest task to accomplish.

As for my visors, I'm going to try this when I get around to it.

http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtop...mp;hl=sun+visor<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This link seems to be closed now, any one remember what it said? I have one droopy (coupe) one also and it's being supported by a piece of velcro to the roof at the moment. It's the drivers side and as I'm 6'4" it hangs a little too much in my face.

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[flash]

the solution was in something like the first post in blue quote font

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[rxter]

Coupe thing? No problems in my cab either.

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[timbits]

I'll add to the +1 on droopy sun visor in my coupe. At least for the drivers side, not sure how the passenger side is holding up. I'm never in that seat [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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[Cloud9...68]

It's strange how problems vary from car to car. The visors on my 92 coupe stand at attention as well as any new car's, so no problem on that front here. The sunroof, on the other hand, is a lost cause. I just keep it off permanently, even in the central Texas summer heat. Makes me feel like I'm driving a Cab, only with a couple hundred pounds less dead weight [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

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[Ryan]

Visors on the cab are smaller so there is less stress on the pivot point. This is why so many cab people have no problem. That being said...I have had no problems with the visors in my S coupe.

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[Gotter]

ditto on cab visors ok. Count so far:

Cab=Good: 4
Coupe=Bad: 6
Coupe=Good: 2
Cab=Bad: 0

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[jfrahm]

Cab visors are too small for coupes and do not pivot to cover the side window. They do not have a visor clip as they just hinge up and down and do not swing. So they have two hinges per visor rather than a pivoting hinge and a clip. They are also a lot less common and likely more expensive than coupe visors, if you can find them at all.

Some visor issues are caused by wear, so they do not properly grip the pivot anymore. You could rivet them near the hinge or buy new(er) ones. For my Saab with saggy visors I just got some used ones from a low mileage car in a cloudy state.

The visor clip is also an issue and a better clip might help. The VW/Audi clip, perhaps from the D2 A8, is reported to work and be better/cheaper than the OEM clip. Visor clips seem to be a popular used part but I see no reason to look for used, old, brittle plastic pieces when new is available pretty cheaply. The MkIV Golf clips are also supposed to fit.

The trick with the visor clips from VW/Audi is getting the right interior color code. My tan interior A8 has interior color code WJ and the part number suffix for that color is 4QC. I do not know the other colors but the parts guy can usually help.

-Joel

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[dep and dep]

I tried putting a couple washers under one of the screws that holds the visor on, as suggested in the link above, and it worked. The visor mount now tilts so the visor doesn't droop.

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[Jamie '92 968]

+1 on the Coupe droupe...

I've always been tempted to cut open the visor with the expectation that there would be a way to fix the mechanism and give it more spring. But without knowing what is in there, I've never had the guts to do it.

Scott,
I'd also suggest adjusting the microswitches if you're having repeated gear failures. I went through two sets, but have been good for a few years since I adjusted the switches during the last repair.

Jamie

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[wmuldowney]

Yup, bad visor, both sides and most annoying as it hangs just about line of sight. I too have thought about cutting one open, but not mine. I will try find a "donor".

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[968rz]

Coupe Droop, now that's funny.
I also have it and at one point I removed them from the pivot and squeezed the hole a bit smaller. This helped for a short while but returned the next year. Now I just sit lower in the seat [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif[/img] .

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[flash]

lol - i have been using that term for the sagging rear end i see on so many cars - but this works too

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[Byte]

I have visor coupe droop too...

When I push the bottom for my sun roof, nothing happens. Could this be the gears or a fuse or something?

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[Lonestar968]

Same here. I just (reluctantly) moved to Hell Paso, in the Great State of Texas, and the friggin' billion-degree-heat here is causing some unexpected issues for me also.

I was driving the car for the second time here when suddenly, and without warning, the driver-side visor clip failed, dropping the @#$%^ thing down directly into my line of sight. Good thing it didn't happen at speed (wooooooo... 65 MPH), otherwise it might have been a pucker event.

Frustrating? Yes.

Anybody got any extra clips laying around???

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