Replacement Sunvisor Vanity Mirror Cover for Porsche 996, 997, 987 Boxster, Cayman

These are an amazing value. Thick and strong plastic with a nice felt liner over the mirror. However, they are impossible to install until you break out a file. The width of the pivot point on the visor is the same as the slot in which it goes into. The problem is there are pins that need to go into the visor and they are about 3/32" long each. So you slide it onto one pin and then (according to the video) you simply use a screwdriver to lever the other side over the pin...BUT it will never work. You need to file each side down a bit and bevel the leading edge to guide the pins into the holes in the visor. Once you spend a minute filing, they go in within a few minutes. And if you do not do this, you will probably break the pins off of the mirror assembly.

Replacement of my broken visor cover makes things look good again. Did take some effort and time to get them into the holes

The part is well made but don’t attempt to install unless you first file 1-2mm of each side they aren’t easy and will not just pop in. I used a small thin flat head and catch one side first. Once installed they look perfect like originals. I like the warning decal and felt on the inside. Perfect look. Overall great price for a part that always breaks. After 20 years I can’t complain.

Got these for mu 2004 C4S. So now the vanity lights work! Only issue is installation. They fit with such a tight tolerance that even after watching YouTube videos on how do do it, it was impossible. So ground off about a 16th of an inch at the connection point and that made it much easier. All good.

Like others have stated, the part will not fit without modification. You will need to take material off of the parts mounting tabs in order to get the part to install. Even after modification, you will risk damaging your visor during installation, as this replacement part is too rigid to even slightly bend into place. If you take off too much material form the mounting tabs, you risk the part not staying on the plastic visor pins. Not an installation for anyone not willing to modify the part, and-or risk damaging their visor.

Difficult to Install

I don't normally write reviews but, the product was exactly as described however; the video for installation was extremely useful. If you google how to replace this, there is the easy way (this product and video) or, the hard way, which is what you will find when you google how to do it.

Good price, and looks like factory--WAY better than the 3D printed ones. It also mounts like original (which is great as long as your pins in the visor are still intact), not with half-assed screws. There are just a couple little things which keep this from 5 stars. 1) I was worried I was going to break this or the pins trying to force it. I ended up sanding down a little "ramp" in this piece to get it to clip in. 2) it doesn't *quite* lay flat. It spring away just a little bit.Still a great piece and I went and ordered a second one because it made my faded original on the other side look bad.