Sunvisor Removal/Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Pilot, 2010 Honda Pilot, and 2009 Honda Pilot. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Take care not to scratch the headliner.

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).

Fig 1: Identifying Bracket Cover & Hook
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
While pushing the hook (A), 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.

Fig 2: Identifying Sunvisor, Holder & Hook
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Pull down the sunvisor (A) to release the pin (B) and the bracket (C) from the hole in the body, and disconnect it.

Fig 3: Identifying Sunvisor, Pin & Bracket Cover
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Turn the holder (A) 45° counterclockwise, and remove it from the holder grommet (B) by pulling the holder down.

Fig 4: Turning Holder
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Pry out the holder grommet (A) from the body by pinching its hooks (B).

Fig 5: Identifying Holder Grommet & Hooks
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
If the side curtain airbag has deployed, replace the sunvisor with a new one.
If the side curtain airbag has not deployed, inspect the sunvisor for damage. A damaged sunvisor may cause the side curtain airbags to deploy improperly, possibly causing injury. Replace the sunvisor if it has any of the following damage:
- 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 Sunvisor Base & Stay Shaft
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
If the holder grommet is damaged or stress-whitened, replace it with a new one.
Install the holder (A) to the holder grommet (B) by turning it 45° clockwise. Install them in the body as an assembly by pushing it until the hooks (C) snap into place securely.

Fig 7: Identifying Holder, Holder Grommet & Hooks
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Connect the vanity mirror light connector (A), and install the sunvisor (B) by inserting the bracket (C) and the pin (D) of the bracket cover (E) to the hole in the body.

Fig 8: Identifying Vanity Mirror Light Connector, Sunvisor & Bracket
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
While holding the bracket cover (A), rotate the sunvisor (B) forward until the hook (C) snaps into place. Gently pull down on the sunvisor to verify that it is properly secured in the body. Rotate the sunvisor into the holder (D).

Fig 9: Identifying Bracket Cover, Sunvisor & Hook
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.