Dear Mr. Squirrel: Try disassembling the mirror and on the round "ball-like" part that the mirror arm pivots on, file 8-10 vertical grooves into it with a file. This is a permanent repair that makes it so you do not have to "crank-down" on it and possibly crack the arm socket. I prefer the power mirrors, used without the power hooked up. But, this works extremely well. Rex 82 Turbo Diesel Vanagon over 20,000 miles on WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Elliott" <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:17 PM Subject: Proper side mirrors?
> I'm pretty fed up with the side mirrors on Mellow Yellow. They either > fold back under 60mph wind, or crack when I tighten them. Mrs Squirrel > is tired of reaching out to push hers back into position. Need something > better -- is there a good, sturdy replacement? Stock looks entirely > unnecessary. > > -- > > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > KG6RCR > |
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