Date:         Fri, 2 Feb 2001 12:44:05 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
Comments: To: David <dubnut@today.com.au>
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>where did you say your mirrors came from again???

Which ones? The autodip mirror comes from J C Whitney, the big auto-supply
outfit in USA. I haven't bought one yet; another listmember has one.

The electric door mirrors I bought from LN106 & LN130 Hilux Surf SSR
(exported as 4Runner). As far as I know these are Japanese-market-only
mirrors. Certainly the US, Australian & NZ-market cars didn't get them, but
there are plenty of used-imports from Japan here. They are considerable
larger than the export mirrors, with bulbous chromed bodies and actually
don't look garish... and NO mirror is uglier than a stock T3 one! They
mount to a window-corner zinc-alloy cup in the Hilux. I have made-up balsa
adaptors to fit them to the VW door mounts, and had these cast in aluminum.
These blanks are very rough, and came out slightly shrunken (hope there's
going to be enough meat in the cup walls...might have to get them built-up
by MIG first). Once I have the van back I can smooth the mounting faces and
have the cups machined out to fit the mirror attachments, and drill the
stem for the wiring myself. Might even do the machining myself. Then I will
finish the surfaces with bog (I can mix filler myself and dye it black so
scratches won't show) and paint satin-black.


Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
VW van, Toyota diesel & mollusc nut
Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24