I'm sure many of us would be interested in seeing the pictures- how 'bout
putting them up on Flickr or the like?

Cya,
Robert

On 10/2/07, Tim <h2oboxer@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> After delivering furniture to my son up at RIT a few weeks ago, my wife
> had the fun experience of driving the Vanagon
> with the floppy mirror syndrome. As soon as we hit 65 mph the drivers
> mirror would make a quick readjustment, making it almost impossible
> to use without constantly resetting.
>
> I have been able to put up with this for a few years as I am generally a
> lazy person. My wife, however, is a different type of person all together.
>
> So my goal was to find replacement mirrors that did not cost an arm an a
> leg and mounted on the door. After looking at every SUV that passed by
> on the
> road, I found two possibilities; Toyota FJ Cruiser and Hummer. There was
> one set of FJ mirrors on Ebay, but they went for nearly $300 .
>
> I then looked up the Hummer mirrors and there were tons for sale on
> Ebay. I think it's because everyone with a Hummer wants Bling (chrome)
> and the
> boring painted mirrors don't cut it.
>
> I bought the drivers mirror for $50 (incl shipping) and installed it las
> weekend. Boy is it an improvement! I hope to receive the passenger
> mirror this weekend
> it cost $60. All I need now is a power switch and I am good to go.
>
> If anyone is (or knows) a machinist, I would like to get some cover
> plates made out of aluminum to cover up the holes from the old mirrors.
>
> I can also forward pictures to anyone who is interested.
>
> Thanks
>