Floppy Subaru Visor Failure Analysis

This visor from this 2008 Impreza wouldn't stay up. So after getting a new one, I decided to take it apart to see what failed.

The mounting end can just be pulled out.

After cutting the vinyl cover open, I pried apart the clip.

To separate the two halves, I pried around the edges.

There it is. The plastic surrounding the metal rod had broken. The black metal part that's in the visor below is springy. It squeezes the rod. It keeps tension on the rod to keep it in place. I had to pull the broken parts out before I could get the two halves to separate without breaking it.

Here's the inside of one half.

And here's the inside of the other half.