Visor extension - Page 3 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Forrest · 10-29-2009, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

Got mine from eBay today. Not happy with them. The seller said they were in good condition, but these have plastic "stress marks" (like when you bend a piece of plastic and it turns white) around the edges of the openings for the extensions. One of the extensions is loose and slides in and out almost freely. There are also scratches on the oval parts that pop into the roof.

What should I do?

I am not an 'e-bay-er' shopper but if they were advertised at 'good' not perfect or excellent or almost new...but used you may be stuck. Maybe contact the seller but I doubt you can get $ back. I think on ebay you can rate a seller...but it is usually buyer beware. Hope you did not pay to much...and maybe you can resell them as used with a good picture to show.

Forrest · 10-29-2009, 07:45 PM

I checked today and my 08 has the extenders and cushion type visors. Never realized thy were there !

DevilGirl · 10-29-2009, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrest

I checked today and my 08 has the extenders and cushion type visors. Never realized thy were there !

Trade ya??

IsLNdbOi · 10-29-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Forrest

I am not an 'e-bay-er' shopper but if they were advertised at 'good' not perfect or excellent or almost new...but used you may be stuck. Maybe contact the seller but I doubt you can get $ back. I think on ebay you can rate a seller...but it is usually buyer beware. Hope you did not pay to much...and maybe you can resell them as used with a good picture to show.

I emailed the seller w/ my gripes. He offered to have UPS pick it up from me AND give me a full refund including the original shipping cost.

I decided to keep them. After wiping them down w/ some rubbing alcohol and windex, they look better. I do need to buy two new caps though for the parts that push into the roof.

Forrest · 10-30-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

I emailed the seller w/ my gripes. He offered to have UPS pick it up from me AND give me a full refund including the original shipping cost.

I decided to keep them. After wiping them down w/ some rubbing alcohol and windex, they look better. I do need to buy two new caps though for the parts that push into the roof.

Sounds like it was a responsible seller...to offer $ plus shipping refund.

PHXDEMON · 10-30-2009, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ern-diz

weird...i have a bare bones '07 model and it's got the plastic extenders...

Same here.

Shroomster · 10-31-2009, 01:51 AM

gonna sound stupid but the whole visor on the '09 doesn't happen to slide in/out does it? on the spine?

I'm just wondering as I've seen that as a much better alternative to a little piece out the side of the visor.

I'd rather have it slide entirely and have a larger blocking area.

(i.e: you rotate the visor out of the 'home position', then pull the visor itself on the 'spine/track' and it slides to wherever it needs to)

jocahontas · 10-31-2009, 02:23 AM

So I started this thread and it looks to me like it either was discontinued due to safety concerns or costs.

If it is because of safety concerns and the side airbag just wondering if anyone knows of a clip on extender or something like that that can be attached to the visor.

CTScott · 10-31-2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jocahontas

So I started this thread and it looks to me like it either was discontinued due to safety concerns or costs.

If it is because of safety concerns and the side airbag just wondering if anyone knows of a clip on extender or something like that that can be attached to the visor.

I really believe cost as opposed to safety. I'd rather get smacked in the head with the padded 07-08 one that with the hard 09+ one. And, side curtain airbags were available in 07-08 in other markets and the cars with them had the same visors as the ones without.

I've seen clip on extenders in auto parts stores, but they look kind of cheesy.

Lewis · 10-31-2009, 11:42 AM

I'll 2nd CTScott. With the dollar/yen exchange at the point it is the Yaris is probably losing money for Toyota on each one they sell. Honda just announced plans to build the Fit in the USA and until Toyota does likewise don't expect to see too many Yarises at your friendly Toyota dealer. So a penny saved on the Yaris is not a penny earned, but one less penny lost by Toyota IMO- hence their desire to cut costs wherever and whenever possible.

UTVitz · 10-31-2009, 02:20 PM

I just checked toyotaoemparts.com, looks like you could just order one from toyota for the driverside for about $50. Just make sure they know you want the one with the slide extension built in. Not the cheapest way to fix the problem, but I'd hate to live with out mine espcially knowing it was once standard equip., but deleted because of bean counters. I had a similar situation on a jeep where the year I had did not have the extenders, but newer years did. I ended up swapping them out with-no regrets of giving up lighted vanity mirrors for non-lighted, but with extenders.

10-31-2009, 11:42 AM	#46
Lewis Our off road vehicle Drives: 2009 Yaris 3dr Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 198	I'll 2nd CTScott. With the dollar/yen exchange at the point it is the Yaris is probably losing money for Toyota on each one they sell. Honda just announced plans to build the Fit in the USA and until Toyota does likewise don't expect to see too many Yarises at your friendly Toyota dealer. So a penny saved on the Yaris is not a penny earned, but one less penny lost by Toyota IMO- hence their desire to cut costs wherever and whenever possible. Last edited by Lewis; 10-31-2009 at 02:22 PM.

10-29-2009, 07:45 PM	#38
Forrest Drives: 08 LB BLACK Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NY Posts: 244	I checked today and my 08 has the extenders and cushion type visors. Never realized thy were there !

10-31-2009, 01:51 AM	#43
Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	gonna sound stupid but the whole visor on the '09 doesn't happen to slide in/out does it? on the spine? I'm just wondering as I've seen that as a much better alternative to a little piece out the side of the visor. I'd rather have it slide entirely and have a larger blocking area. (i.e: you rotate the visor out of the 'home position', then pull the visor itself on the 'spine/track' and it slides to wherever it needs to)

10-31-2009, 02:23 AM	#44
jocahontas Drives: yaris 3 door liftback Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: chicago, il Posts: 9	So I started this thread and it looks to me like it either was discontinued due to safety concerns or costs. If it is because of safety concerns and the side airbag just wondering if anyone knows of a clip on extender or something like that that can be attached to the visor.

10-31-2009, 02:20 PM	#47
UTVitz Drives: Black Vitz Liftback Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 238	I just checked toyotaoemparts.com, looks like you could just order one from toyota for the driverside for about $50. Just make sure they know you want the one with the slide extension built in. Not the cheapest way to fix the problem, but I'd hate to live with out mine espcially knowing it was once standard equip., but deleted because of bean counters. I had a similar situation on a jeep where the year I had did not have the extenders, but newer years did. I ended up swapping them out with-no regrets of giving up lighted vanity mirrors for non-lighted, but with extenders.