Both covers on the vanity mirrors have lost thier ability to stay open. They just flop down and will not lock in the up position. Is there a fix for this or do they need to be replaced?

 

Moose, I had this problem when I first got my X-Type. What you will need to do is remove the mirror assembly from the visor (held in place with some friction clips). Once you get it apart, watch for some metal clips to be loose inside there. Remove all the pieces and you will see where the metal clips go. Odds are, you will end up glueing them into place. Just make sure to not over do the glue as you need to keep the cover portion free. Reassemble and all should be good. Mine have been working fine for the last year or so.

 

^^ i'm a perfect example of 'too much glue'. I'm currently missing my flap

 

Thanks Thermo. Are the friction clips accessable by fingers just by lifting or are any tools required? I don't want to force or break anything.

 

Moose, when I did mine, I used a flat bladed screw driver on the sides and then gently pryed the pieces out. Just don't twist up the piece too much as you can break the mirror inside. But, that takes a lot of abuse on your part. You may pull some of the fabric out of the recess, but you lay it back down and reinsert the piece and all is good.

 

Thermo,
Thanks for your help. I'm going ing this weekend.

 

Hi Moose, please post up some pics of this repair process, it's not the sort of thing that seems to get covered in the tech manuals.

Cheers,

 

I had an issue with the vanity mirror covers not staying up when in use, and when putting the sun visors down to block the sun the covers would drop in the field of view while driving (not good). As mentioned above, all that was needed was a little glue (JB Weld in my case).

1. I started to remove the sun visors from the car thinking it would be easier to fix them on my kitchen counter, but I didn't find an easy way to disconnect the power going to the vanity lights. Perhaps it was further in buried in the roof, but I didn't want to mess with it, and didn't need to.

2. Applying slight bending pressure on the sun visor (on the opposite side of the swing arm) I was able to remove the vanity mirror quite easily*. It'll pop out a little bit out on the side you're applying pressure to, then just pull it out. I used no tools and did this a few times without any issues.

*CAUTION: The there are two small black metal clips that will likely drop out and fall inbetween your seat and your console (which happened to me), and/or fall out your door out on the ground (which also happened to me). Searching for small black clips under your seats or on gravel is not fun, so do you best to not let them fall so you can avoid having a search party.



3. Once you remove the vanity and turn it over you will see on the culprit: cracks in the receptacles in the top corners. Because of the cracks the metal pins that act as the mechanism to hold the cover open/closed will not stay seated. Sorry for blurry pic.

4. Mix up a small batch of JB Weld (or similar product) and apply to the shorter side of the pins (the side with the bumps are the side that insert in the slots). Push the pins in tightly and cover the cracks with JB Weld. Wait to dry.

5. Press vanity mirrors back into place.