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• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:00:16 -0800
  ...most people > break off their passenger side mirrors rather than the drivers side ones.. > Really? Broken from what? Hitting things? I couldn't say...
• Re: Fw: Breakdown on the side of the door
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:42:53 -0800
  Luke, Remove the two Phillips head screws; turn the mirror over, and tighten the nut against the spring. Eye-ball it, 'cause there's...
• Cleaning electric mirror switch and increasing mirror adjustment range
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:47:21 -0400
  Recently, the switch which controls the adjustment on the outside mirrors on my '91 westy quit working after working sporadically for awhile. I searched...
• '66 bus mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 20:24:33 EST
  my '66 kombi came with almost rectangular mirrors but a little narrower at the bottom than the top. they look very old in design...
• Re: Rearview mirror problem.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:34:21 -0600
  ...Martin 82 and 85 Westy (booth had loose mirrors...) 94 Westy (power mirrors) -- Martin Jagersand University of Alberta http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag/
• for sale: vanagon drivers side power mirror NEW in box
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:36:37 EST
  for sale: vanagon drivers side power mirror, NEW in box. chris allentown, pa
• for sale: drivers side manual mirrors $10 each
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:26:41 EDT
  for sale: drivers side manual vanagon exterior mirrors. $10 ea. pass side $15 ea. chris
• electrically heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:24:42 -0400
  Can I assume that the electrically heated side view mirrors are joined to the rear window defrost switch? cheers, mordo
• RE: Vanagon Manual Mirror Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 07:27:54 -0700
  ...The stud that the spring and nut fit is a press fit into the mirror housing. What happens is that the stud pulls out...
• Re: Power Mirror Install--What to do, about the bottom screw?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:11:54 -0400
  Phil, I just used the two bolt hole that my manual mirrors used to bolt to, and left the third hole empty rather than...
• Right mirror
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 15:48:14 -0400
  Hi, Is someone knows how to jam the right mirror in place? Each time the wind is a little hard, the position of the...
• WTB: Convex glass left hand wing mirror
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 4 Jan 1997 20:18:33 -0000
  My 84 GL wing mirrors are: Convex on the right hand side (driver side - I am in the UK), Flat on the left hand...
• Re: My passenger mirror has fallen and it can't get up
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:47:06 EDT
  In a message dated 8/21/01 10:16:08 AM, pokey@VANAGON.ORG writes: << My passenger mirror is loose at the sort of...
• Re: Replacing inside mirror
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:26:54 -0700
  >> How does one take the inside rear view mirror off? Mine lost its silver, I >> now have a new one to put in its...
• Re: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 09:12:22 -0800
  >>> Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> 01/16 8:25 AM >>> Did the Vanagon ever come with non-electric convex outside right door-mounted mirrors...
• Re: Power mirrors for sale....Re: power mirrors? Heated or not?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:14:19 -0700
  ...i found out that the other guy selling the mirror didn't include the 3 wiring harnesses. those are extra. cheers Matthew Pollard "Racing...
• Re: fresno lens
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 13:17:59 -0400
  ...First advice is a) fix the mirror, and b) stick a quarter-circle convex mirror to it (that will take up about 2/3...
• Re: Power mirror "tune-up"
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 May 2000 14:15:14 -0700
  Power mirror "tune-up"Brent, I have not been inside the power mirror itself, but a few years ago I was having trouble with...
• Sticker Removal~&~Need Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 19:30:58 EDT
  ...Does anyone have a spare interior rear view mirror for an 84 vanagon?? I got a mirror from a kind soul on the list...
• Paint for mirror
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 17:55:12 -0400
  Hi, I’m looking for the best way to get my mirrors black again. Any suggestions? Best regards. Salutations Gilles Turmel
• Side View Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - paul gordon
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 13:37:25 -0400
  Any wisdom from the collective as how to remove the side view mirrors from the housing without breaking them? (Power Adjusted).
• Power mirrors sold
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:15:23 -0400
  Thanks to all who replied, but I've just sold the mirrors to another list member. Thanks Again Matt [text/html]
• Power Mirror Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Steve Mozurkewich
  Thu, 1 May 2003 13:51:19 -0700
  Which fuse is for the power mirrors on an 89 Westy? I looked in the Bentley, and found nothing. Thanks Steve
• WTB: 93 Eurovan passenger side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Franklin Wood
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:50:05 -0700
  Looking to buy a used passenger side mirror for my 93 Eurovan. Any ideas? Franklin 93 EV "skype"
• Re: Old posts mirrors and other adventures
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 6 May 2002 13:24:28 -0700
  ...Side view mirrors, was: cheap exterior mirrors and pet peeves Thanks for the info Steve, I didnt know the proper way to set the...
• Re: Replacing Stock 82 Van mirrors w/stronger model
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 13:32:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Other cars > zipped by us with their mirrors doing just fine. Let me know what you find > out if anything as I have no...
• Re: power mirrors retrofit?
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 13:34:48 -0700
  actually, the retrofit is pretty easy and if you can get a pair of pwr mirrors and the door harness for each side it...
• Re: folding mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:15:31 -0400
  ...folding mirrors > Is it easy to tighten a rear view mirror to keep it from folding in on the > highway? > > I over read someone...
• Re: Rear view mirror install???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:24:13 -0700
  ...Rear view mirror install??? > Just replace it with something better. > On my 80 Vanagon, the mirror broke and I replaced it with a 5...
• Re: Blind spot mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:01:05 EST
  I put a BIG (4") fisheye mirror on each side, and with just a little practice I have no blind spots, and use it...
• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:56:54 -0600
  I ordered a passenger side mirror from another list vendor about two years ago, and it came in a package marked with the right...
• 87 Heated Mirror Glass Replacement Surgery
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:47:19 +0100
  ...Over time, the road salt seems to have crept very sneekily into the crack between the black plastic mirror backing, and the actual mirror...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:00:39 EDT
  ...snip wireties that hold power mirror harness to door. unplug power mirror wires from rest of hanrness. label wire color and position on plastic...
• Power Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Ray Perry
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 10:37:38 -0800
  ARGH! My power mirrors no longer work. The motors do not appaer to be trying to move them either. The last time they operated...
• Re: convex mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:01:03 EDT
  ...Has anyone had any experience with the convex right hand side mirror available through Sewfine? They sell one for $99. West Coast metric says...
• Re: folding mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:17:57 -0400
  ...folding mirrors > mine was a 10mm nut > > --- Donald Baxter <onanov@MINDSPRING.COM> wrote: > > They're easy to tighten. Remove the mirror and > > tighten the...
• Re: Rear view mirror install???
  Historical mailing list - Rick Peters
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:06:38 -0700
  ...On my 80 Vanagon, the mirror broke and I replaced it with a 5 panel wink mirror. Lots more viewing area. Only took some...
• Mirrors and radio for sale
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Thu, 30 May 2002 09:22:47 EDT
  I recently installed power mirrors on my 87 Westy. I have a pair of mirrors from the Bus Depot that I purchased about a...
• vanagon power mirrors for sale..fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:04:51 EST
  pair of Vanagon power mirrors for sale.. includes wiring and switch. simple addition to any year van (easy wiring). i put a pair on...
• Re: Vanagon Mirror replacement Option -- Pictures Posted online
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:18:46 -0700
  ...Just search for H3 > Mirrors. > > > Comments appreciated. > > Thanks > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the hottest 2008 models today at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars...
• Re: speaking of rear-view mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 01:26:41 EST
  ...air conditioning problem is to mount another rear view mirror on the windshield, inside the bus of course, about three or four inches above...
• Mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 23:14:46 -0800
  ...The Mirrors were all floppy and would fall as you drove the car. I pulled the mirrors off and turned them over. There is...
• Re: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:52:47 +0000
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• Pass side pwr mirror needed
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  12 Sep 96 01:23:20 EDT
  Does anybody have a used '86-'91 pass side pwr. mirror for a reasonable price? chris 102660.66@compuserve.com
• pair of vanagon exterior side mirrors for sale $15 ea
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:21:31 EDT
  pair if exterior MANUAL vanagon side mirrors for sale. right or left. $15 ea chris
• For sale: vanagon power mirrors, fit ALL vans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 06:38:53 EDT
  for sale: pair of vanagon power mirrors. fit ALL vanagons. $200 pair w/ switch chris se pa
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:01:22 -0500
  ...rear wipers ::: :::I've always wondered about that as particularly for taller drivers the :::rearview mirror is to high to see straight out the...
• Power mirror conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 14:55:07 -0700
  Anyone ever installed these on a pre-power mirror Vanagon? Any of you out there parting out Vanagons have two for sale? I am...
• RE: EV Mirror Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 30 Jun 97 00:34:11 UT
  Ken, The EV mirror mounts are rather complex. The mirror part mounts with tension springs to the bracket on the car, one spring through...
• Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:43:40 -0800
  ...Do you have the flange for the back? If I recall correctly, you have to tilt the mirror all the way down and then...
• Re: mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 15:42:16 -0700
  I also replaced my weathered, cracked oem mirrors and after taking the new one's off 4 times to tighten them (with no effect...
• Re: Images of Toyota Hilux Surf mirrors & adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 05:48:12 EST
  ...as for Vanagon mirrors being floppy, I have not found that to be the case w/ my power mirrors. It would take 100mph+ winds...
• Re: Question about late model mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:51:12 -0500
  ...part of the late model electric >> mirrors that came on the carats? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jim > > > > > Jim, > > Push the mirror to one side and you should...
• Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:34:18 -0800
  it seems the > passenger side mirrors are harder to get at the moment (they take longer > to > come in) and they are also about...
• Fwd: electrically heated mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:56:41 -0400
  ...electrically heated mirrors To: helmut.blong@gmail.com, vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com In a message dated 9/20/06 9:31:00 AM Eastern...
• Side mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 9 May 2010 15:33:46 -0400
  My passenger side mirror will not stay put. Is there a fix for that or do I need a new one? Thanks, Bryan
• Question about late model mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:01:16 -0500
  How do you remove just the glass part of the late model electric mirrors that came on the carats? Thanks, Jim
• wtb later style rear view mirror, the bigger ones
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 07:45:29 -0800
  Does anyone have two of the later style rear view mirror, the ones with 3 screws??? Thanks
• PASSENGER MIRROR??
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 17:38:12 EDT
  Anyone have a Vanagon passenger external mirror that would fit an 82 which they'd like to sell? Please let me know. Thanks. David.
• Re: 89 Westy Arrives
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Fri, 26 May 2000 09:59:07 -0500
  ...But.....that's a good idea if things get too pricey-Thanks > > 3 Did this model have heated mirrors or something? I've got...