Two minor but annoying problems with my 82 308GTSi

I have two (among many along the line) problems that are minor but annoying and am looking for someone that may have solved them;

1. My sun visors keep falling down. I made a special screw driver to fit the slotted screw that appears to control them but can't get but a little movement and little results. I tried velcro patchs but the glue will not hold for long even the 3M double-sided tape.

2. My outside driver and passenger door electric mirrors also fall. The electrics work fine but I can not see any way to get them from folding down especially if I am on a rough road.

Any ideas or solutions?

 

It is not the base of the mirrors that is moving. I know how to adjust the allen screw to hold them firmly. I am talking about the movable mirror itself that flops down as I drive.

 

When I removed the mirrror from the door by releasing the set screw that holds it to the base mounted to the door, I see two philips head screws that pass through a rectangular plate. This plate has a hole through which the wires pass that control the electric mirror. I withdrew these philips screws and I can separate the mirror from the base but I cannot see any adjustment to tighten the pivot point of the mirror body. When I again attached the base, I made sure the two philips screws were very tight but this did not seem to affect how realitively easily the mirror body pivots. I am not talking about the mirror lens itself but rather the entire plastic body that hold the mirror. I have not taken it out since it is raining here in New York but I doubt I have solved the problem. Maybe Gorilla Glue once its in the right position !!!!

 

I am not sure we are talking about the same brand of electric door mirrors - Vitalloni ?

 

The older mirrors are different than those found on the 328. There is a pot metal retainer that attaches to the door that the mirror base fits over. You then use a small screw driver to tighten a set screw at one end to firmly attach the mirror base to the door. I have seen picture of the 328 mirrors and , although similar, there are differences. I quess the gorilla glue is beginning to look better. This is the type of fix-it I am often forced to use on my 53 Austin Healey 100-4 BN1 and to a lesser extent on my 63 Jag. 3.8 XKE coupe. I was hoping to get away from that with my Ferraris - go figure !!!

 

The 82 308GTSi has no snaps to hold the visors. My car has not been messed with too much plus my mechanic has another 82 that just got out of strorage and this has no snaps either.

The screws that hold the visor to the bar are strange, They come to a sharp point at the end and this point protrudes through the round nut. The nut has a slot in it but you must first grind a slot in a small screw driver to span the point on the screw. It is difficult to get a good grip on the slotted nut and simultaneously turn the screw. I cannot get it any tighter and the damn thing still folds down particularly on rough roads. I imagine the foan has deteriorated over the years and no longer grips the metal rod that the visor is attached to. This winter I am having the fabric around the rear window redone and I will have the shop see if they can come up with a solution. I had the entire interior redone last year with the exception of the rear fabric and liner on the targa top - this will be done this winter.