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• Re: power mirror question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:33:55 -0800
  later model power mirrors have 3 holes, earlier non-power mirrors have 2 holes. 2 of the 3 holes for power mirrors are the...
• westy rearview mirror
  Historical mailing list - Roch Cole
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:11:02 EDT
  My westy rear view mirror has a big chuck of plastic missing from the back side...now the plastic border that goes around the...
• Re: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:46:39 -0800
  Ben, If memory serves me correctly, I was able to remove the plastic attachment from the back of the cracked power mirror glass and...
• Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Fri, 4 May 2001 23:33:09 -0400
  ...Does anyone have these mirrors? My mirrors are poor. New mirror is expensive, therefore I can't buy.<< Take your old mirror to a...
• Power Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:31:24 -0300
  Since we are talking mirrors. Both of my external {power} mirrors on the Hyena ('88 WBX Westfalia) are severely delaminated with only an orange...
• Re: broken mirror
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:16:46 EST
  << I recently bought a 91 that has power rear view mirrors. The passenger side mirror is broken--the mirror itself not the mechanism or...
• Re: Power Mirror and Non Power Mirror Q??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:41:23 EST
  In a message dated 2/20/09 8:29:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, streetbugs@VERIZON.NET writes: > Can a Power mirror base be...
• Re: Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:54:38 -0700
  I think you need at least a cracked or ruined mirror glass with the attachment stuff intact and then you can get the stick...
• Power Mirror and Non Power Mirror Q??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:20:41 -0500
  ...Im looking to maybe go with the power mirror look but dont want the power mirror itself. My std mirrors are fine so it...
• 84 westy mirror
  Historical mailing list - roch roch
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 11:56:44 PDT
  My passenger side mirror has a small round stick on blind spot mirror located on the top middle of my large mirror. I find...
• Re: electric mirror trouble...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:36:55 -0400
  Paul, The "click" in both mirrors is the clutch that switches the single motor in each mirror into "up-down" mode instead of "right...
• Re: 84 westy mirror
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 18:50:24 -0700
  I place my two round insert mirrors on the lower inside part. They are about 1" or 1�" in diameter. In the past I...
• Re: Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:23:47 -0700
  There is a diagram in Bentley, P66.2, of what both parts of the power mirror look like. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Wilhite...
• Re: westy rearview mirror
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:41:36 -0400
  > My westy rear view mirror has a big chuck of plastic missing from the back > side...now the plastic border that goes around the...
• Wider rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moon
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:37:27 -0700
  Does anyone know where to get a wider rear view mirror to go over, or replace the stock mirror on a 88 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:11:19 -0800
  I believe in the past I was able to salvage a mirror from a non power vanagon plastic housing for the power mirror, by...
• interior rear view mirror removal
  Historical mailing list - ronald ourada
  Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:30:23 -0600
  Need to remove rear view mirror and don't know how. Bentley deals with side mirrors and the vanity mirror, but not mirror above...
• Re: folding mirrors
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 08:02:53 -0400
  >Is it easy to tighten a rear view mirror to keep it from folding in on the >highway? Yes. >Will it be >evident what...
• Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:37:33 +0000
  I've got a power mirror housing that's missing the mirror and the cost of a replacement mirror is too much for me...
• Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 6 May 2002 08:56:02 EDT
  My fix for sloppy mirrors was to put a bead of epoxy around the ball joint, between the mirror and base. Physically held the...
• Re: Power Mirrors for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ty Takashima
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:31:40 -0500
  The mirrors are still available, been away for several days. Here is a jpeg picture of the power mirrors. Grey in color, asking $150...
• Re: Convex mirror dot placement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:26 -0400
  At 01:21 PM 10/13/2011, John Reynolds wrote: >Any opinions on best location (and size) of those convex mirror dots? On my...
• Re: FS Vanagon mirrors $10 each
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 15:15:51 -0800
  Why only driver's side mirrors? Have you, too, found that most right-side mirrors suffer from "flop?" --------------------------------------------------- Tom Young Lafayette, CA 94549 --------------------------------------------------- ----- Original...
• power mirror glass
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 13:46:19 -0700
  ...I assume this is the non-power, non-heated version, whole side view mirror deal. However, BD also lists mirror glass elec mirror, flat...
• Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 4 May 2006 13:19:52 +0000
  I bought some power mirrors off of an '87 and both mirrors have that discoloration on the edges. The mechanic who sold them to...
• Re: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:10:33 -0700
  ...Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror �...it's missing the mirror itself�and whatever holds the mirror to the white motorized section of the...
• convex pass. mirror pros+cons
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 02:59:47 EDT
  I recently installed a convex outside mirror on the passenger side of my bus. This is the "OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN...
• Re: Convex right side mirror: Do they exist&do you like?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 10:21:06 PST
  >Did the Vanagon ever come with non-electric convex outside right door-mounted >mirrors. The kind that says "objects in the mirror are closer...
• Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 May 2006 04:11:10 -0500
  I have the heated mirrors. I wonder how the overlay replacements would work in that case. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver robertmstewart wrote: > Recently...
• Re: Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:45:10 -0700
  ...I've only glued replacement mirrors over broken mirrors. I suppose you could glue the mounting ring to a new mirror the same way...
• Re: Mirror glass for fiberglass mirrors
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 2 May 2006 15:03:06 -0400
  Recently I had 2 replacement mirrors made for power mirrors. My existing ones had this weird discoloring going on where the edges of the...
• Sometimes we live no prticular way but our own...
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 15:29:10 EST
  I live in a world filled with mirrors mirrors mirrors mirrors Sometimes it gets downright... Scary ! :)
• Re: Right mirror
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  27 Jun 1995 15:04:53 -0700
  RE>Right mirror 6/27/95 Yes - assuming we are talking the totally manual mirrors of the vanagon. The mirror mounts to the body...
• Replacing the mirror in a RV mirror
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 20:13:17 -0800
  Is it possible to replace the "mirror" (the glass part) from a RV mirror? I had one break and the plastic rim came off...
• Re: Need passenger-side mirror. (mirror glass only)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:43:47 -0800
  On 1/29/06, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > > has anyone tried those aftermarket stick-on replacement mirror glass > pieces...you know...
• Re: Need passenger side mirror glass & VW emblem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:53:00 EST
  ...In my > overwhelming intellegence I managed to break the mirror glass and was still > not able to remove that convex mirror. FYI , i just...
• Re: Power Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 07:53:15 -0300
  ...On 18-Sep-2014, at 07:31, Roy Nicholl wrote: > Since we are talking mirrors. Both of my external {power} mirrors on the Hyena...
• Re: Wider rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:51:35 EDT
  ...The > mirrors I have seen at the local auto parts store that > are supposed to clamp over the existing mirror won't > fit because...
• Re: 84 westy mirror
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:06:44 -0400
  ...Monday, June 05, 2000 2:56 PM Subject: [VANAGON] 84 westy mirror > My passenger side mirror has a small round stick on blind spot...
• Re: Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:01:50 -0500
  i f you have the mecahnics part, take the whole van to the galss guy and he can order the correct convex/ mirror. You...
• Mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 18:45:16 PDT
  Does anyone know if there is a concave (magnifying) mirror replacement for the right side mirror on '80 Vanagons? I'm getting really tired...
• broken mirror
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 18:00:38 -0800
  I recently bought a 91 that has power rear view mirrors. The passenger side mirror is broken--the mirror itself not the mechanism or...
• RE: Vanagon Manual Mirror Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Charlie Moore
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 16:09:19 -0800
  ...Buy a = replacement or upgrade to electric mirrors. Which leads to another = question. Has anybody upgraded a manual mirror Vanagon to electric = mirrors? If...
• Re: broken mirror
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:12:40 EST
  <<<I recently bought a 91 that has power rear view mirrors. The passenger side mirror is broken--the mirror itself not the mechanism or...
• Re: Glass for Heated Elect Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Fri, 4 May 2001 00:11:48 +0900
  Todd said: > One way to tell for sure is to pop the glass off the mirror. > Then you can see the wires for the...
• Need passenger side mirror glass & VW emblem
  Historical mailing list - Hans Roos
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:12:02 -0800
  Hi All, The PO put one of those convex mirrors on the passenger side power mirror on my 86 Syncro. Well, I hate those...
• Re: Side Mirror Surfaces
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:33:58 -0700
  Almost all replacement mirrors today have the silver on the top side. (first surface mirror) . It is done to minimize headlight bounce at night...
• Re: westy mirror tightening
  Historical mailing list - Todd D. Gadberry
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 18:19:01 -0700
  Yeah, you remove the two Phillips screws to unmount the mirror. Underneath that mounting shoe is a nut with a spring and ball type...
• Bus/Vanagon Mirror Deal is a Go.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Apr 1997 22:10:52
  >I can get original-equipment German side mirrors for Busses for $18.50. >This does not include the part that screws into the door...
• Re: baywindow rear view mirror stalk install
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:28:02 -0700
  ...mistook an early bay mirror for an early bay WESTY mirror.� The guy in the Samba thread is emphatic about the difference between the...
• Bus/Vanagon Mirror List Deal - They Made It!!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 14 May 1997 14:37:37 -0400
  The German Vanagon and Bus Mirrors that I promised you at bargain-basement prices are finally in the US from Germany, and are on...
• Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:40:12 -0400
  Would anyone have a driverside mirror... just the glass... they would like to sell. I have a 88 westy with the electrically heated mirrors...
• Replacing Interior Rear View Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:41:14 EST
  ...And you have to take the actual mirror part off the stalk to replace it, then put the mirror back on the stalk. Thanks...
• Re: Power Mirror and Non Power Mirror Q??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:33:15 -0600
  I have a 91GL w/power mirrors that do not work and I adjust them by hand and never have to re-adjust for...
• Re: Wanted: Driver side power mirror glass only
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:03:36 -0700
  On 10/4/05, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > I hate my "things are closer than they look" mirror on the passenger > side...
• Re: Mirror Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 3 Jun 2000 13:40:41 +0100
  On my 1984 Caravelle GL the driver's side had the convex mirror and the passenger side had a flat one. I searched hi...
• Mirror Insert Needed for Power Mirror
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:32:17 +0000
  I've had a passenger side power mirror for quite awhile and finally came accross a driver's side housing at a junkyard recently...
• Re: Side Mirror Surfaces
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 12:09:30 -0700
  ...The convex passenger side mirror is definitely silvered on the back with clear glass on the front. My Vanagon mirrors are manual. I got...
• Re: Power Mirror Insert
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:07:31 +0000
  ...Power Mirror Insert I've got a power mirror housing that's missing the mirror and the cost of a replacement mirror is too...
• Re: Need passenger-side mirror. (mirror glass only)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:35:50 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/06 11:29:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, syncro@GMAIL.COM writes: > The mirrors are replaceable. Last time...