Meister
09-15-2006, 01:48 PM
Visor retainers are a notoriously weak and easily broken component in our LXes - in all Chrysler Corp. vehicles for that matter. Without even trying, you or your passenger *will* some day break the tip off of one these overly under-engineered :wink: visor retainers.
A near-perfect, bullet-proof, replacement is made by GM. Ask for the visor retainer for any 2001-2004 Chevrolet SS or LSS model, and specify Beige as your color preference. The GM# is 1 5052538. Numbers following that, if needed, are: 99622 05230 GR 16 070.
A very simple modification is required to enable these retainers to fit properly. Using a pair of side cutters or hand jig saw merely cut the two smaller alignment posts off flush with the base of the retainer, leaving only the one large circular alignment post. Using the original screw and a T20 Torx driver, snug each retainer up tight.
Order two. Even special ordered you should have them within a couple of days. Cost is approx. $5 ea after tax. You'll never need to buy one again.
Notes:
1. Thanks go to my friend Mark - Z Magnum, formerly ZXLWNO - for first making me aware these exist.
2. DCX is making a slightly wider visor retainer now, but even if you are able to find that new unit it is not nearly as beefy as this GM item and appears still vulnerable.
A near-perfect, bullet-proof, replacement is made by GM. Ask for the visor retainer for any 2001-2004 Chevrolet SS or LSS model, and specify Beige as your color preference. The GM# is 1 5052538. Numbers following that, if needed, are: 99622 05230 GR 16 070.
A very simple modification is required to enable these retainers to fit properly. Using a pair of side cutters or hand jig saw merely cut the two smaller alignment posts off flush with the base of the retainer, leaving only the one large circular alignment post. Using the original screw and a T20 Torx driver, snug each retainer up tight.
Order two. Even special ordered you should have them within a couple of days. Cost is approx. $5 ea after tax. You'll never need to buy one again.
Notes:
1. Thanks go to my friend Mark - Z Magnum, formerly ZXLWNO - for first making me aware these exist.
2. DCX is making a slightly wider visor retainer now, but even if you are able to find that new unit it is not nearly as beefy as this GM item and appears still vulnerable.