Date:         Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:21:21 -0500
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From:         "Joe L." <jliasse@TOAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Speaking of mirrors (was painting)
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     Have you looked into there "Fresnel lenses" that stick on the back
windo and increase the angle of vision? I have a "cheapo" one on mine and it
DOES help. It's not the clearest picture; sort of like looking through a
slightly frosty glass but objects of interest (cars, trucks, etc.) are
obvious. The more expensive ones may be clearer.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Tom L. Neal
Sent: Thu, March 25, 1999 6:55 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Speaking of mirrors (was painting)


SOM,  SOM.....another more or less related question.
The air conditioner chamber next the rear window hangs down far
enough to block full visibility.  From the front inside rear view mirror,
I can only see about 100 feet behind the van.  This appears to be
a design "feature" since it's been that way since purchase.  Does anyone
else have this problem and a possible  solution without removing the A/C
or replacing springs to tilt the van forward?

Malcolm, thanks for the mirror adjustment tip. That's useful!

Tom (what's behind me?) Neal  '87 syncro weekender

On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, Fred Younger wrote:

> Another mirror thought -- the PO added convex stick-on mirrors on
> both the outside mirrors on my 85 GL.  This was very handy for seeing
> the blind spot as well as traffic further back and to the side.  I
> put them on my 91 GL, as that PO hadn't.  I think a good size is
> about 3-4 inches.  They can go in a corner and don't blot out the
> regular view as much as you might think.
>
> Malcolm Stebbins wrote:
> >
> > Speaking of mirrors, I noticed in m y new Bentley (page 66.3), that
it is possible to increase the travel (a djustment) of the power mirrors.
One takes off the mirror part and then br eaks (saws) off 3-4 mm of the
"stop tabs" on the base plate so that the   mirror will move more. I've
not seen this discussed in the last year so  I thought I'd post it. I
plan to make this modification this spring as  I need more mirror
adjustment for a good view rearward. Malcolm S >
> --
> Fred
> 91 GL
>