Date:         Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:12:34 -0700
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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The PO of my van had installed a second, low-mount mirror that worked nicely but a state inspector made me remove it a couple of years ago.  I wound up cutting and extending the stalk of the existing Westy mirror using about 6" of 1/2" copper tubing and that works very well.
 
To those who would say, "Just learn to use the outside mirrors," I reply that I know how to do that and still like to have a useful inside rearview mirror, and the extended stalk provides that.
 
Stephen

--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:


From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 3:15 AM


I'd be tempted to not have the overhead cabinet,
as with that in place, if it's like a westy, you can't see the horizon out
the back window using  the inside rear view mirror.
mounting the inside rear view mirror lower will fix that though.

or maybe you won't have that problem ,
but personally I don't like the restricted view when it's like that.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro


> had some time to do more fitting of cabinets in my syncro tin top.
>
> lots of little fitting issues, nothing serious. But outstanding
> problem to be solved is attaching overhead cabinet to curved tin top
> roof. I have some ideas to try, and I am trying to do this without
> cutting headliner back there.
>
> pics text etc
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/camperisation-part-2/
>
> alistair