Well, that's probably the problem - cheap mirrors. $20 from amazon @. You get what you pay for I guess. I'll try a piece of rubber. I assume you insert it in the ball joint? Dan Los Angeles, CA '85 Westy Weekender On Jul 2, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Frank Schultz wrote: > There was a thread here about putting a rubber washer in the mirror that > helps some. Also, I have bought both the K source and VW mirrors. The > mirrors from VW work great, but run about $70. The K source mirrors work OK > with some modification. > > Frank > '82 Westy Daisy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Daniel Rotblatt > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 3:17 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Whats with the Side Mirrors? > > My side mirrors do not stay in place. Closing the door moves them, the wind > of a passing truck can lay one flat! I figured they where old (which they > were) and bought some new ones on Amazon - they are K-Source OEM mirrors - > same thing. So what's with these mirrors? I could get them in the right > position, pull them off, and tighten the nut under them but that didn't work > with the old ones and I don't think it will work with these. It's both > annoying and dangerous to have to adjust them every time I drive and again > every few minutes when I drive. > > Is there another mirror that is good? Is there a trick to get them to stay? > Suggestions? Help? Validation? > > Thanks, > > Dan > Los Angeles, CA > '85 Westy Weekender |
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