Hi Eric,

There is a long rambling story about my van which I am not ready to put to
paper quite yet.  The ending to the story is getting rosier but I still do
not have my van back from getting its body and paint restoration.

I will be able to enlighten the list as to my adventures in a few weeks
time.  As for the hole for the rear heater - are you also looking for a
stock plastic vent?

Bruce

On Thursday, March 28, 2024, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes!
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> I can be patient!  And I now know how to remove and install the rear view
> mirror in a Vanagon!
> But, I’m curious as to your parts source.  Maybe like Alistair you will
> obtain a parts van for dismantling?
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> And, is your van back from the paint shop and ready for spring travel?
>
> Eric Caron
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> On Mar 27, 2024, at 9:59 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Eric if you are patient, I have a brown rear view mirror to send along
> to you but not likely for another 2 or 3 months.  It will be either from an
> 85 or 86 Westy.
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> Bruce.
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> On Thursday, March 28, 2024, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Sometime being blind is a pain in the butt.
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>> I had some mirror bits and wanted to to try to create a healthy brown
>> rear view mirror.
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>> I took a stem and froze it to make the ball smaller.  I took a brown
>> mirror with no stem and warmed it in the house over night.  I put a bit of
>> WD 40 on the ball and with a little effort popped it in.  Once the temps
>> equalized it worked perfectly.
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>> I proudly presented my mirror to my wife, who said, nice work, only it’s
>> black!
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>> Ugh.
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>> So, between a worn out damaged brown one and my working nice black one, I
>> sadly install the black one.
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>> And, I am still a bit proud that I was able to repair the interior mirror
>> even if I did get the color’s wrong.
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>> Still on a quest for a brown one.
>>
>> Eric Caron,
>> 84 looking a bit nicer lately even with the black rear view mirror.
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