The PO of my van had installed a second, low-mount mirror that worked nicely but a state inspector made me remove it a couple of years ago.� I wound up cutting and extending the stalk of the existing Westy mirror using about 6" of 1/2" copper tubing and that works very well.
�
To those who would say, "Just learn to use the outside mirrors," I reply that I�know how to do that and still like to have a useful inside rearview mirror, and the extended stalk provides that.
�
Stephen

--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:

From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 3:15 AM

I'd be tempted to not have the overhead cabinet,
as with that in place, if it's like a westy, you can't see the horizon out
the back window using� the inside rear view mirror.
mounting the inside rear view mirror lower will fix that though.

or maybe you won't have that problem ,
but personally I don't like the restricted view when it's like that.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 7:09 PM
Subject: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro

> had some time to do more fitting of cabinets in my syncro tin top.
>
> lots of little fitting issues, nothing serious. But outstanding
> problem to be solved is attaching overhead cabinet to curved tin top
> roof. I have some ideas to try, and I am trying to do this without
> cutting headliner back there.
>
> pics text etc
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/camperisation-part-2/
>
> alistair