> Is the $78 option for mirror glass from bus depot the only way to go? > Can one just go to a glass company and have one cut to fit?
A mirror/glass place is probably your best bet if you want to save money and get the right size, and don't mind re-using the old mirror mount. In a pinch on a trip I went even cheaper and just cut the glass out of an old non-power mirror I had under the seat and stuck that on the broken mirror with 3M weatherstrip adhesive (nasty rubber/contact cement stuff, smells like model glue). Red permatex would probably do a fine job as well. The glass is about 1-2mm smaller than the original all around, with slightly curved sides and larger radiused corners, but it works. Probably one of the better "baling wire" class repairs I've made. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" |
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