Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:09:19 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject: Re: Brown Rear View Mirror
In-Reply-To: <526722E9.5040000@gmail.com>
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I am literal all right.
Especially in written format.
what else do we have to go on, but the actual works people use ?
On 10/22/2013 6:14 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> Okay, fine, not "midway" -- you are very literal! I mounted it down far
> enough so I could see far enough behind the van to satisfy me. This will
> be YMMV, depending on height of driver and personal definition of "far
> enough to satisfy." And yes, it does block a bit of view to the right so
> I try to be alert to this.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 10/22/2013 06:09 PM, Scott Daniel wrote:
>> what would be illegal about a mirror that allows you to see far behind
>> you ..
>> even to the horizon ..like VW should have done in the first place
>> "midway
>> ........? ? ?
>>
>> I don't see how anything about that could be illegal.
>> I don't think I'd mount one exactly mid-way if that's what you are
>> referring to, like that's too much in line of sight.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/22/2013 6:02 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>>> I finally got fed up with the lousy sight angle that the stock
>>> mirror --
>>> regardless of color -- provided and got a FLAPS glue-on-da-windshield
>>> mirrors. Gummed the thing midway down the windshield and am very
>>> pleased
>>> that I can actually see vehicles closer than 2 meters behind me. Yeah,
>>> not legal, but I'm-a taking my chances.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>
>>> On 10/22/2013 05:38 PM, Kevin Gilbert wrote:
>>>> I replaced my brown one - a victim of too much UV, I guess - with a
>>>> black one.
>>>> It looks just fine up there.
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 21, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Paint a black one. That brown plastic did not hold up very well.
>>>>> There may
>>>>> not be any left, but black ones are plentiful.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Jamie Fitterer
>>>>> <fittdog8848@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone has an extra brown rear view mirror they are willing to
>>>>>> part
>>>>>> with....I sure would appreciate it. I have been stalking the samba
>>>>>> for
>>>>>> some time and thought "why not reach out here".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks everyone.
>>>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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