Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 08:56:08 -0800
Reply-To: Vanman <mckayaa@OIT.EDU>
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From: Vanman <mckayaa@OIT.EDU>
Subject: Re: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
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From: Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 8:26 AM
Subject: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
>Hello all--
>
>Did the Vanagon ever come with non-electric convex outside right
door-mounted
>mirrors. The kind that says "objects in the mirror are closer than they
>appear."
>
>If they did and you've got experience with them how do they rate? I've
never
>owned a car with this convex-type mirror. But I drove my sister's mini-van
(a
>van called Quest) and the convex mirror seemed to be an asset for lane
changes
>in the potentially blind spot. Is this a good idea for my Vanagon?
>
>If I'm reading the catalogue right WCM sells a "convex head" non-electric
>mirror for the vangon for about $95--ouch. Are there cheaper options?
>
>TIA
>Jeff
>83.5 Wety
>NYC
>
I would personally not own a convex mirror, I find the fish eye style
stick-on mirrors to be much more handy when checking blind spots, while
keeping the flat main mirror so I can see distances as they are, like while
backing down my driveway at night, or down a logging trail that got too
rugged for my tastes. I have seen these mirrors for as little as $7.00, and
up to $20.00, depending on where (almost anywhere), and size. One tip,
before you permanently attach the mirror, try taping it on at different
spots on the mirror and try some basic parking maneuvers in your driveway
(esp. parallel parking) to decide which position you like most. The
placement of the mirror can either make this a total waste of money, or the
best $20.00 spent on your van. Hope this helps....
-Aaron Mckay
mckayaa@oit.edu
college student in mechanical
engineering at Oregon Institute of
Technology
'85 vanagon GL
P.S. they also do an excellent job checking your driver side blind spot as
you're changing lanes to pass a brand new Mercedes SUV, while going up a
grade (I have done this, heh heh, show them...)
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