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Subject:Re: Vanagon Mirror replacement Option
From:VW Doka
Date:Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:37:40 -0700

Ben,

Did you look at those H3 mirrors on eBay?  You definitely do not want those
monstrosities on your doka.  Remember, you have those narrow streets in
SF...

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of BenT Syncro
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:07 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Vanagon Mirror replacement Option

On 10/3/07, Tim <h2oboxer@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Believe me I thought about that, but I would still have to drill holes
> in my door, but the switch
> and most Vanagon power mirrors are made of unobtanium!

Tim,

You can actually get away with not putting in the 3rd screw in the Vanagon
power mirrors. At worse, you just need to install a single nutsert, screw,
or nut depending on what you want. Power mirrors are on Ebay all the time as
mirror switches. I've bought one on the Ebay as low as $25 each. They just
needed painting to match my van.

I'm curious about your H3 mirror install though. Would you mind pmailing me
a pic of it? I seem to recall Rod Millen's Toyota race team using a Jeep
Wrangler mirror on their custom widened FJ45 body over a late model
Landcruiser. The installation looked pretty cool and stock looking. I was
thinking something like similar would look just at home on the door of a
Doka.

BenT