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Date:         Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:08:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
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From:         Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Thanks Bus Depot
Comments: To: Richard Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <5.1.0.14.0.20020114153357.01eeeec0@pop.umassd.edu>
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I think that the spring on these new mirrors are weaker then the original ones. So, what I did was swap springs - I put the old spring in the new mirror. It helps, but it still flops more then I would like.

b

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Richard Golen wrote:

> Hi All, > > Every once in a while Ron and Bus Depot take a bit of a "hit" from folks on > the list who were not satisfied with their order or service....so today I'd > like to heap a bit of praise Ron's way. > > For Christmas I bought my son a bunch of parts (during Ron's one-day > list-member sale) for his 82 Vanagon. (What else would I be buying but VW > stuff for my kids anyway!) One of the things we bought was a driver's side > mirror. > > Now mind you the van isn't on the road yet...but my son insisted it had to > be put on..NOW Dad!!! > > So we took the old one off and put the new one on. But the new one flopped > around....so we took it off and tightened the nut in the base and put it on > again...but it still flopped around....so we took it off and tightened the > nut a bit more...put it back on...and it still flopped around....DAD MAKE > IT STOP! > > So off it came again, and so we tightened a bit more and SNAP! the stud > that holds the whole thing together broke. > > A couple of days after Christmas (tail between legs) and explained the > situation. Figured I'd get the "what the hell did you tighten it up so > much" routine. But I didn't. I asked if I would send the broken mirror back > and someone would look at it. > > So off the mirror went to PA. > > Well today, a box arrived from Bus Depot....and inside was a new mirror! > > Thanks Ron! > > > Ric >


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