Thanks Alistair and Stacy. I'll try the repair this weekend.

Alistair your blog continues to amaze. I even learned a new word, "What a pillock!"

Steve
87 Syncro GL 

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On May 19, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>        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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