I think that the spring on these new mirrors are weaker then the original
ones.  So, what I did was swap springs - I put the old spring in the new
mirror.  It helps, but it still flops more then I would like.

b

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Richard Golen wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Every once in a while Ron and Bus Depot take a bit of a "hit" from folks on
> the list who were not satisfied with their order or service....so today I'd
> like to heap a bit of praise Ron's way.
>
> For Christmas I bought my son a bunch of parts (during Ron's one-day
> list-member sale) for his 82 Vanagon. (What else would I be buying but VW
> stuff for my kids anyway!) One of the things we bought was a driver's side
> mirror.
>
> Now mind you the van isn't on the road yet...but my son insisted it had to
> be put on..NOW Dad!!!
>
> So we took the old one off and put the new one on. But the new one flopped
> around....so we took it off and tightened the nut in the base and put it on
> again...but it still flopped around....so we took it off and tightened the
> nut a bit more...put it back on...and it still flopped around....DAD MAKE
> IT STOP!
>
> So off it came again, and so we tightened a bit more and SNAP! the stud
> that holds the whole thing together broke.
>
> A couple of days after Christmas (tail between legs) and explained the
> situation. Figured I'd get the "what the hell did you tighten it up so
> much" routine. But I didn't. I asked if I would send the broken mirror back
> and someone would look at it.
>
> So off the mirror went to PA.
>
> Well today, a box arrived from Bus Depot....and inside was a new mirror!
>
> Thanks Ron!
>
>
> Ric
>