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Subject:Re: non power mirrors
From:Mark Belanger
Date:Wed, 8 May 2019 21:12:52 -0700

I still prefer the stock look of '91 power mirrors, but that's the best
I've seen of the third-party options.

-MB

On Wed, May 8, 2019 at 7:53 PM Ben Eisenbraun <bene@klatsch.org> wrote:

> On Sat, May 04, 2019 at 02:21:49PM +0000, mike riley wrote:
> >anybody have a recommendation for a set of outside mirrors, non power,
> >that hopefully come with gaskets?
>
> I installed a set of the Land Rover Defender mirrors over the weekend.
> You can get them on Ebay for about $110:
>
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Volkswagen-Type-2-T3-Vanagon-Side-Mirrors-Set-With-Adapter-Brackets-RH-LH/153139269807?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D9ce4028961254239a769dab99af8393c%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dlo%26sd%3D323789633962%26itm%3D153139269807&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A269930ad-7204-11e9-a495-74dbd18007a0%7Cparentrq%3A9a78e90f16a0ac3cbee938c3ffe2f5ca%7Ciid%3A1
>
> I put up some side-by-side photos of the old and new here:
>
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/51341112@N00/albums/72157708339592775/with/47018789404/
>
> They don't come with gaskets, but it's pretty simple to make some T
> shaped gaskets that fit under the Rover brackets from some rubber sheet.
>
> You can also buy the heating elements for these mirrors for about $40 if
> you ever drive your van in a cold climate.
>
> They are less expensive than the truck mirrors, easier to install, look
> pretty close to stock and have a much better field of view than the
> originals.
>
> -b
>
> --
> it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that
> follow it.                                     <benjamin franklin>
>

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