Eric,

As one who has had many years of experience taking care of brown Vanagon
plastic--as you have--I have to wonder if there is something inherently
lacking in other plastic colors, at least from the 1980s, that is present
in black. Look at any black vanagon mirror. It's likely perfect after all
this time. Look at any brown vanagon mirror. You can't, because they didn't
last long enough. Might we still be better off painting black parts for
longevity? Or have things changed?

Jim

On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 5:52 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
>         Vanagain has both the small and large part of the steering column
> new.  I purchased one from Jim several years ago and now have patched
> together my old one as well to serve in my 84.
>
> One of these days I hope to grab one of Kens column covers!  He has both
> black and brown as long as they last.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
>
> > On Apr 15, 2023, at 9:24 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > I need the plastic shield that goes under the steering column. Mine is
> > cracked beyond repair. Anyone got one of these they care to part with?
> > Don't know about size but my van is a '91 Carat.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John
>