Hi Jeff,

        darn your messages keep going to my junk box.

I also have a brown rear view mirror that is sun damaged on my 84 and will likely replace with a used black one I found.  My 85 brown one is fine. 

What do you mean by the lip on the dash? 

My 85 dash is all vinyl but my 84 is just on the front edge.  I have a dash rug on both to protect them and I think it helps with sound.  They are also great for catching items as you can velcro anything to them.

I sort of wish someone would do a 3 D printer of a brown mirror back that could just snap over the old one.

        But, a fix is in my future.

I’m pretty sure Ken at Vanagain has replacement rear view mirrors and their may be a brown option.  But, they are not stock.  I’ve seen something like that at other venders but they specified black only.

A close brown spray paint would be fine with me other then I have to find someone to do it so I try to find brown, or live with black replacements indefinitely.

Eric Caron 

> On Apr 16, 2023, at 6:50 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> My rear view mirror, and a lip on the dash, both brown (1985) have also suffered greatly :). Are they available new anywhere?  I couldn’t find anything.
> 
> Thanks
> Jeff
> 
> 
>> On Apr 16, 2023, at 6:48 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> 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
>>>