what would be illegal about a mirror that allows you to see far behind
you ..
even to the horizon ..like VW should have done in the first place
........? ? ?

I don't see how anything about that could be illegal.
I don't think I'd mount one exactly mid-way if that's what you are
referring to, like that's too much in line of sight.

On 10/22/2013 6:02 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> I finally got fed up with the lousy sight angle that the stock mirror --
> regardless of color -- provided and got a FLAPS glue-on-da-windshield
> mirrors. Gummed the thing midway down the windshield and am very pleased
> that I can actually see vehicles closer than 2 meters behind me. Yeah,
> not legal, but I'm-a taking my chances.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 10/22/2013 05:38 PM, Kevin Gilbert wrote:
>> I replaced my brown one - a victim of too much UV, I guess - with a
>> black one.
>> It looks just fine up there.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>>> Paint a black one. That brown plastic did not hold up very well.
>>> There may
>>> not be any left, but black ones are plentiful.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Jamie Fitterer
>>> <fittdog8848@hotmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> If anyone has an extra brown rear view mirror they are willing to part
>>>> with....I sure would appreciate it.  I have been stalking the samba
>>>> for
>>>> some time and thought "why not reach out here".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks everyone.
>>>>
>