Same here, except the used Brown Mirror I have (from a 82 Westy) is a bit
"chalky" on the surface.  The plastic's OK though.  A real collector's item
;-)
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Chris,
>
> You ain't kidding!  The brown stuff is crap.
>
> I actually have one brown mirror in perfect condition and I just can't
> bring
> myself to sell it.  For some unknown reason I treat it like a collectors
> item...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 10:56 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: failing brown plastic parts in early vanagons was: Re: pick n
> pull
>
>
>  In a message dated 4/2/08 2:59:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> paullist08@GUZYK.COM writes:
>
>
> > sun visor clips, rear view mirror if not rotted away
> >
> >
>
>
> hey paul, even out here on the east coast the brown plastic turns to dust
> too
> LOL !!
>
>
> whenever i see a brown rearview mirror i do the "thumb test"
> i push on the back of the brown plastic with my thumb..  it usually just
> caves right in..
> for some reason the brown plastic VW used does NOT hold up to the UV
> rays..
> black plastic does fine..brown plastic turns to chalky dust..
>
>
> good luck finding a good brown mirror!!!  or brown grabhandles..or brown
> window crank knobs... they all turn to chalky crumbly dust..
>
> chris
>
>
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