[commodorenut]

I have an Aussie-spec 9th gen, and we didn't get the slide/extend sunvisors like I've seen here in various 8th & 9th gen posts.

I have see conflicting/inconsistent info about what cars had the sliding sunvisors, and what cars didn't. It doesn't seem to make any sense - it's not linked to year model, trim level or even coupe/sedan variations. And on one post I found, only the driver's one slid out, the passenger one was a fixed hinge like both of mine are.

My commute sees the sun in my side window on both directions, and the sunvisor is just that little bit too short. It's very annoying! Even a little slide-out tab would fix the issue. So you can imagine how keen I was when I found out the visors can slide. Except mine don't. I tried to the point of almost breaking the visors. I also tried both sides, just in case. I even tried a neodymium magnet to see if there was metal inside the visor along the pivot point, and got nothing.

As our cars are RHD, the driver sits where the passenger does in a US one, so I don't want to buy a pair from the US, and pay something like $85 shipping, only to find the one I need may not slide out.

Looking on sites like eBay, Amazon, Aliexpress etc, they claim their "OE Quality" visors suit 2008-2017, which suggests 8th & 9th visors interchange. I'm not so sure about this, as the visors they show have a light either side of the mirror, where mine (and other 9th gen ones I've looked at) have only 1 light beside the mirror. I found an old thread on here, where someone asked if the 9th gen visors fit an 8th gen, but it was never answered.

So my questions are:

• Is it common to find a RH visor on a US 9th gen that slides out?
• Is there any way to visually confirm the sliding one vs the fixed one, from photos?
• With the myriad of "brand new quality" visors advertised online, has anyone bought an aftermarket visor or pair, and do they slide?

 

[mtts60]

The right side sun visor on my '15 Sport does slide left and right. You can't tell by looking at it. I do not know about aftermarket.

 

[mtts60]

p/n 83230-T2F-A52ZB is what I have. Different colors = different part numbers. There may also be a difference between sedan & coupe. Not sure why, but Honda likes to do that.

 

[commodorenut]

Thanks for confirming that. I had a much closer look at mine today, and you can feel through the foam that the pivot section is only about 2.5” long. You can also feel the channel for the wire for the vanity light.

After a few disappointing purchases of new parts online that I was assured were the right parts, but weren’t, I’m not keen to risk those avenues again.

I think I’ll just have to keep my eyes on eBay US, and ask the seller to confirm it slides before buying.
If i use PayPal I can get a refund if they lie.

Fortunately the one I need is a RH one, and they see far less use in LHD cars, so a 2nd hand one should be in pretty good condition.

Honda in Australia aren’t like the US where you can get body & trim parts for decent prices. They have to order stuff in, and it’s expensive. Even the brake pedal pad was a 4 week wait! Likely because the brand has come close to failure from a marketing perspective. Without the Civic, I doubt we’d still have new Hondas here.

 

[ttower]

I wonder if the differentiating factor is Sedan vs Coupe. My 2013 Coupe EX-L has the sliding sun visors, which is quite necessary in the Coupe. The Sedan may have a slightly better seating or window position to not need the sliding visor, so it was not included in Sedans, even if it could still be helpful. Just a theory.

That being said, you seem to have clearly determined that you do not have sliding visors, but mine that do slide still take an unreasonable amount of force to do so. Many people who say they dont have them may not be pulling hard enough. My old Subaru visors slid, and I could easily extend them with two fingers, where I have to grip the visor with my entire hand to have enough grip to pull it out in my Accord.

 

[commodorenut]

I did consider the same thought about the coupe needing them more, but there’s sedan owners on here who have them too.

Even with the shorter door on the sedan, there’s still a good 5 inches or so of exposed window where the visor is lacking. It just seems so short compared to every other medium to large sedan I’ve owned in the last 30+ years.

I agree with your suggestion about people thinking they don’t have them, when they haven’t tugged hard enough. I can see by the photos on eBay of some 2nd hand ones, that the exposed metal rod is much longer than the short plastic stump inside mine.

But what I also noticed from searching online, is Aussie and Asian spec visors only have a single light under the mirror cover. The US ones have twin lights on each visor, just like all the GM-Holden ones were for the last 20 odd years (at least in the luxury spec ones).

This made me wonder what else might differ. I’m hoping the plugs are the same, because I’m looking to buy a pair from the US and pay an exorbitant shipping cost. The seller put photos up showing them extended, so that part is all good. I might just have to cut & splice the wiring if the plugs do differ. I guess I’ll find out soon enough.

 

[commodorenut]

Well I have an update on these now.

I contacted a few sellers, and found the majority of the ones listed as part # 83280TA5A51ZA have the telescopic function. They are only a plastic rod though, not steel like the 2nd hand USA ones appear to be.

The Asia market OEM ones, which are what is fitted to the Aussie-spec cars, only have 1 lamp at one end of the mirror when you lift the cover, and no telescoping function.

The aftermarket ones appear to copy the US ones with 2 lamps under the cover (one at each end of the mirror) and the telescoping/sliding function.

I must say though, I am very disappointed in the 'OEM quality' promise in the various listings for them. No matter who is selling them, they all appear to be the same - most likely from the same mainland factory. They feel very firm, and even a bit rough under the fabric, unlike the soft feel of the genuine Honda ones. And the fabric, whilst similar in colour and weave, is quite poor when compared to the thicker and nicer OEM fabric. The end part on the aftermarket one, beside the mirror and below the pivot area, seems to only be a thin bit of card tucked inside the fabric, unlike the OEM one that is the same solid, thick foam all the way along.

Anyway, I'll take some pics when I fit it up, and some comparison pics of the original, but I think long term I'll bite the bullet and pay the crazy eBay "global shipping" rip-off postage cost to get a good used pair from the USA.

 

[commodorenut]

So I fitted it up the replacement one the other night, and took comparison pics.
The aftermarket one like I bought is available all over Amazon/Temu/AliExpress/eBay with the part number 83280TA5A51ZA.

I'm moderately happy with it, but longer term, I will buy a pair of 2nd hand ones from the US, like the pair listed here: 2013-2017 Honda Accord Sun Visors Driver Passenger Shade Set Grey OEM * | eBay where the seller has shown in the photos that they both extend.

As I mentioned above, the ASEAN market Accord seems to have a different visor to the USDM Accord. The main difference is in the size of the mirror housing, and that we only have a single light in it.
Ours don't extend, and have no way to do so, as the stem inside the visor is only about 2.5 to 3 inches long, and you can feel through the foam where it ends, and trace the wires from it down to the mirror.

So the aftermarket copy appears to be a copy of the USDM one, with the main difference being a plastic stem instead of metal, for the sliding function. The wiring connector plugs in perfectly. The fabric at first glance is the right shade, but the weave is very different. The fabric also feels cheap and somewhat like sandpaper compared to the OEM. And the last complaint - the little sleeve that clips into the hook to secure it, is thicker. It needs a decent shove to click it in, and likewise to unclip it. I'm a little fearful of breaking the clip, so I'll order a couple of spares.

I think long term I'll just have to buy a decent used set from the USA and pay the exhorbitant shipping cost. Zooming in on the pics in that eBay listing I noted, the weave/pattern of the fabric matches my OEM headlining (as I would expect).

Pictures tell the story:

 

[Ronch]

Does with/without sliding visors depend on (US) trim level?

Plastic slider rods are likely cheaper so they're used in after-market visors to help keep prices down. After-market probably uses cheaper fabric visor covers too, so that could explain the pattern difference.

FWIW, my (US) '16 EX CVT Coupe has a sliding visor with metal rod and 2 LEDs on each side.

 

[commodorenut]

I wasn’t able to confirm if the sliding function on USDM cars was based on trim level, or sedan/coupe, as the posts on here regarding the visors show a lot of inconsistency. A low trim level sedan that you would expect to miss out, had them. Others with coupes and high level sedans seemed to miss out on them. There were variations on year models too. It’s almost like the luck of the draw, or those who can’t slide their haven’t tried hard enough perhaps?

I checked the stocks at a local (AU) wrecking yard, and none of them slide. They are all the same as my origina. He was able to look up a parts listing that confirmed the ASEAN cars all have the same part number for the RH visor (only 1 colour in ours) so that ruled out the ASEAN cars getting the slider.

I did expect lesser quality in the aftermarket one, but the fabric is very disappointing considering the cost of the copy.

 

[ttower]

I wasn’t able to confirm if the sliding function on USDM cars was based on trim level, or sedan/coupe, as the posts on here regarding the visors show a lot of inconsistency. A low trim level sedan that you would expect to miss out, had them. Others with coupes and high level sedans seemed to miss out on them. There were variations on year models too. It’s almost like the luck of the draw, or those who can’t slide their haven’t tried hard enough perhaps?

I checked the stocks at a local (AU) wrecking yard, and none of them slide. They are all the same as my origina. He was able to look up a parts listing that confirmed the ASEAN cars all have the same part number for the RH visor (only 1 colour in ours) so that ruled out the ASEAN cars getting the slider.

I did expect lesser quality in the aftermarket one, but the fabric is very disappointing considering the cost of the copy.

Maybe next time I go to the junkyard, if I remember, I will check all the USDM Accords there for sliding visors and see if I can find a pattern. I might not be going for quite a while though.

 

[Elderly]

Both sides of my '13 6-6 coupe visors extend easily.