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Date:         Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:37:33 -0800
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
Comments: To: Stones <sstones@idirect.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5.1.0.14.0.20020319111549.00a215a0@mail.idirect.com>
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>Well worth it, can't see little cars close but the regular mirror does that >OK. As long as I don't pile stuff up in the back works fine, seat up or >down. > >Mike

> From: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> > Reply-To: Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> > Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 11:19:42 -0500 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC > > At 07:55 AM 3/19/02 -0800, you wrote: >> On my drive to the office this morning, I got to thinking that if the rear >> view mirror was mounted on the dash instead of the roof, that a clear view >> out the back window could be had. Has anyone tried this? Is there a good, >> OEM-looking rear view mirror that would be suitable for dash mounting that >> anyone knows of? > > I would be concerned that you wouldn't be able to see small cars if your > line of sight was from the dashboard (Roof height on a Rabbit) out over the > bottom of the hatch window (Also roof height of a rabbit)... > It would be even worse if you had stuff in the middle and back seats, or in > the cargo area that was higher than the seat back. >


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