So the subject came up when I posted about putting in rear overhead
cabinet in my camperisation of syncro project. Yeah, I know that
cabinet restricts rear view, but I like the storage space and it *is*
being installed. Scott (and Karl) suggested I stick on a mirror on
the windscreen to get back some rear view, but no one replied with
actual tried and tested solutions and results.

I don't like the stick on solution just because of the hassle of
getting it right first time.

I remembered someone saying somewhere, maybe the samba? that a loaf
rear view mirror and stalk was a direct swap. And that some loafs had
a longer than normal stalk. I happen to have a '72 westy parked in
the driveway, so I pulled the mirror from it (grab stalk and twist
clockwise).

The mirror itself is smaller than the vanagon's, but the stalk is
slightly longer (its not one of the super long kind) and it is angled
slightly more away from windscreen. The quality of the rubber like
plastic around the stalk puts the brown vanagon plastic to shame. The
ball joint can be separated and the larger vanagon mirror put onto
the loaf's stalk.

Fitted into the vanagon it hangs more vertical, and a little lower.
But that small difference is enough to give you a few more degrees of
vertical view out of back window.

I'll take pics later and somehow quantify the difference in viewing
angles, maybe by photo.

cheers

alistair