Once I took one apart, cleaned it and the part that is swiveling on each
other I cleaned very well of any oily stuff.  After that it worked well and
I could even tighten the mirror to what I had to and not more.  Not too big
a job but as a service to the mirror can be done.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bange" <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Proper side mirrors?

>> I'm pretty fed up with the side mirrors on Mellow Yellow. They either
>> fold back under 60mph wind, or crack when I tighten them. Mrs Squirrel
>> is tired of reaching out to push hers back into position. Need something
>> better -- is there a good, sturdy replacement? Stock looks entirely
>> unnecessary.
>
>
> Pricey, but the guaranteed solution is to upgrade to the power mirrors.
> Don't even have to wire 'em up. Once you push the mirrors around to the
> right position, they stay forever. No more flippies. You can usually find
> a
> pair on ebay for under a hundred smackers. Alternately, you can spend
> about
> half that and bolt on any ol' ugly FLAPS mirrors and they'll probably hold
> better than those dumb OEM plastic sails.
>
> --
> John Bange
> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>
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