I've used a bolt with half of the head ground off. Use the same
diameter as the I.D. of the hole ,unsure on the length but you can then
reassemble all the pieces and have a mechanically functional mirror. As I
have never done it to a van with factory mirrors there has never been a
need for the wires. I have a few broken sets and am playing with the idea
of just running the wires on the outside through the base and into the
housing. I think it would look OK . Beside what you have now is junk and
the failure is somewhat common .

                     Stacy

On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:24 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> For how I fixed mine,
>
>  http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/vanagon-power-mirror-repair/
>
> It's still working.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> > On May 18, 2014, at 10:47 PM, Stephen Engel <sengel543@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > Snap!
> >
> > I parked on the left side of a narrow one way street yesterday and
> thought it would be wise to fold my passenger side mirror in. I do this
> often with the driver's side, but the passenger side promptly snapped and
> went loose.
> >
> > When I got home and disassembled it I found the metal post inside had
> sheared. Anybody know of a fix for this? Is there some maintenance I should
> do to prevent this on the driver's side?
> >
> > The van is an 87 Syncro GL with the "aerodynamic" power mirrors. It is
> mounted on the door with three screws. I am aware there are "flat" mirrors
> that mount with two screws.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>

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