In a message dated 12/4/2011 10:04:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
fonman4277@COMCAST.NET writes:

Also  yesterday at the boneyard I found a drivers side mirror that had the
longer  part horizontal rather than vertical. Wow, I thought, never seen a
mirror like  that before! I have to have it! So, I took it off the van and
studied it a  little closer. Hmmmmm, the drain holes are on the side? Then it
hit me, this  was simply a passengers side mirror installed on the drivers
side!! This may  be common knowledge, but I swear in 10 years of Vanagon
ownership I'd never  seen the mirrors switched like this  before!

ive seen that a lot before..people installing them on the opposite side
they were intended.. one guy i met thought they were supposed to be like
that..  the body shop installed them backwards after they painted his van and
theyd been  like that for years