Re: broken sun visor mount

On 1/24/21 1:37 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
> T <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Bob wrote:
>>
>>> T wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2006 Forrester
>>>> My driver's side sun visor mount is cracked.  I asked the dealership
>>>> for a replacement.  They wanted to sell me a whole new sun visor
>>>> for ONE HUNDRED SIXTY U.S. DOLLARS.    YIKES !!!!
>>>
>>> New: https://www.subarupartsforyou.com/v-2006-subaru-forester--xt-
>>> limited--2-5l-h4-gas/body--interior-trim-roof $72
>>>
>>> Used: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=92011SA390* $29 and up
>>>
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Used.  Hmmm....
> 
> If your are an eBay member (required to buy anything), you get covered
> by their Buyer Protection.  I know it works, because I've used it a few
> times either because the seller did not sell what was advertized or the
> item was defective, and the seller was unresponsive.
> 
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/373427478975
> 
> That used one is $20.  From the pics, the mount (and clip) are not
> cracked, and the flange on the mount-end of the rod is intact.  Not much
> soiling, either.  Standard shipping is free.  Other sellers have a lower
> price, but their shipping cost makes them overall more expensive.  For
> this auction, the seller does not accept returns (i.e., it's an as-is
> sale), but eBay's Buyer Protection helps.
> 
> A lot of folks buy totalled vehicles and then part them out over eBay,
> Amazon, Craigslist, and other online sites.  You don't have to find
> local salvage yards (and go there) or contact nationwide recyclers to
> get price quotes.  $20 seems a low risk to get a working visor.
> 
> If you insist on getting a brand new visor assembly, well, I've given
> links to sites that will see you those, but at a cost of $70+.  You've
> got a used vehicle.  A new visor might look more out of place than a
> clean undamaged used one.
> 

I am proceeding in this order: spring clip, junk
yard, fleebay, controlling my swearing and living
with it, oem.