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Sunvisor Removal/Installation

NOTE:
  • Put on gloves to protect your hands
  • Take care not to bend or scratch the headliner
  1. Insert a flat-tip screwdriver wrapped with protective tape through the hole in the front side of the bracket cover (A), and push the hook (B)
    2. Fig 1: Pushing Hook
    G05994245Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  2. While pushing the hook (A) with a flat-tip screwdriver wrapped with protective tape, release the sunvisor (B) from the holder (C), and rotate the sunvisor backward 45°. Make sure the hook slides into the bracket cover as you rotate the sunvisor
    3. Fig 2: Releasing Sunvisor From Holder
    G05994246Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  3. Pull the sunvisor (A) down, then release the pin (B) of the bracket cover (C) from the hole in the body, and disconnect the vanity mirror light connector (D)
    4. Fig 3: Identifying Sunvisor, Pin Of Bracket Cover And Vanity Mirror Light Connector
    G05994247Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Turn the holder (A) 45° counterclockwise, and remove it from the holder grommet (B) by pulling the holder down
    5. Fig 4: Turning Holder 45° Counterclockwise
    G05994248Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  5. Pry out the holder grommet (A) from the body by pinching its hooks (B)
    6. Fig 5: Identifying Holder Grommet And Hooks
    G05994249Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  6. If the side curtain airbag has deployed, replace the sunvisor with a new one (see COMPONENT REPLACEMENT/INSPECTION AFTER DEPLOYMENT )
  7. If the side curtain airbag has not deployed, to prevent the side curtain airbags from deploying improperly and possibly causing injury, inspect the removed sunvisor, and replace it if it has any cracks or breakage
    • Any cracks in the sunvisor bracket (A)
    • Any cracks in the sunvisor bracket cover (B)
    • Any bends or cracks in the sunvisor stay shaft (C)
    • Any cracks in the sunvisor base (D)
    • Any cracks in the vanity mirror base (E)
    Fig 6: Identifying Cracks Areas On Sunvisor
    G05994250Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  8. If the holder grommet is damaged or stress-whitened, replace it with a new one
  9. Install the holder (A) into the holder grommet (B) by turning it 45° clockwise, and install them into the body as an assembly by pushing it until the hooks (C) snap into place securely
    10. Fig 7: Identifying Holder, Holder Grommet And Hooks
    G05994251Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  10. Connect the vanity mirror light connector (A), and set the sunvisor (B) by inserting the bracket (C) and the pin (D) of the bracket cover (E) into the hole in the body
    11. Fig 8: Identifying Vanity Mirror Light Connector, Sunvisor, Bracket And Pin Of Bracket Cover
    G05994252Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  11. While holding the bracket cover (A), rotate the sunvisor (B) forward until the hook (C) snaps into place Then pull down the sunvisor to make sure it does not come off the body Set the sunvisor into the holder (D)
    Fig 9: Identifying Sunvisor
    G05994253Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
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