Date:         Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:17:20 -0700
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From:         Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rearview mirror
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I have a Westy and I have done this and it works real good-like. 

Jack Elliott
1984 Westfalia

> On Sep 18, 2014, at 8:24 AM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:
> 
> Actually, if you have a Westy, I would recommend you go to your local FLAPS and buy an after market mirror and glue it to your windshield at a location lower than what the stock position is.  The mirrors on both the tintop and the Westy are in the same place, but in the Westy, the overhead cabinet in back obscures one's vision of the road looking way back down the road.  With the after market mirror, you can place it lower on your windshield and achieve a much better rearward view.
> If you have the tintop, forget what I said and just replace the mirror with OEM.
> 
> Dave B.
> 
> 
>> On 09/17/14, The Bus Depot wrote:
>> 
>> Does anyone know where to buy a
>> rear view mirror for my 86 Vanagon?
>> Bus Depot doesn't carry.
> 
> 
> Yes we do...
> 
> http://www.busdepot.com/251857501c01c
> 
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com