Date:         Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:11:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Lyle Lathem <skylink@COPPER.NET>
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From:         Lyle Lathem <skylink@COPPER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Yet another Mirror topic
Comments: To: Phil Stanhope <surfmobile007@YAHOO.COM>
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Those floppy Vanagon mirrors, I found a quick fix for them.  Take a hose
clamp and put around where it pivots, and place where it's adjusted right
then tighten clamp. It stays where you put it, and doesn't look bad.  Works
for mine.
Lyle
1985 GL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Stanhope" <surfmobile007@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Yet another Mirror topic


> Theres a nice mirror fix here:
>
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=161648
> Im going to sell my passenger side Power Mirror on
> ebay and retiring when it sells $$$ LOL
>
> will somebody buy the power mirror molds and make a
> cheap alternative already?
>
> Phil 84' Westy Tiico'ed......my only car and daily
> driver since 1998
>
>
> --- BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> On 3/21/08, Slloth <slloth@comcast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > What si the deal with these mirrors?  Do I need to
>> remove it to adjust
>> > it?  We HAVE to love these buses.  I think the
>> designers had a little to
>> > much 4:20 going on during the design process.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are you on too much 420 or just being a sloth? They
>> are cinch to adjust.
>> Electric or manual?
>> Manual just needs to be push around into position.
>> If it's so crusty that it
>> can't be moved, that's a mixed blessing because they
>> normally flop around
>> from wear and tear. Or maybe someone's glued it into
>> place. The power
>> mirrors are even easier for obvious reasons unless
>> your power is gone.
>>
>> =)
>>
>> BenT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> BenT
>>
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