Date:         Tue, 2 May 2006 12:17:27 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
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> 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.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"