Date:         Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:08:02 +1100
Reply-To:     Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
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From:         Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU>
Subject:      Re: Permanent Door Mirror Repair
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Date:    Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:25:38 -0700
From:    Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Permanent Door Mirror Repair

> Well, duh. It's Murphy's law! The side you can't reach to adjust is 
> the side that won't stay adjusted.

Anybody in NZ, Australia, England, South Africa want to report that the
right mirror never moves, but the left one does?  ;-)

                                Richard A Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado


Yes Richard, I'll vouch for that :-)

Generally I never have a problem with the mirrors moving of their own
accord however...
Occasionally some PITA knocks the mirror (and yes it is always the left
one) and it requires re-setting. 
Of course I never notice that until I have started moving and inevitably
have to finish the trip blind on that side.

Then I re-set the mirror but that knock by the aforementioned PITA
always means that the mirror tends to then fold in during subsequent
travels. I re-set it again...it moves... so I take the whole assembly
off the door, tighten the 10mm nut and all is well again....until the
next @#*%head comes along and naturally, bumps the LH mirror again...

So yes, your theory holds up...

Steve O
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Landrover Series 3 Soft top ute (ex-Aust Army)