Hi Bruce,

        I hope the story has a happy ending and look forward to the update.

Not looking for a stock plastic vent.  I actually have one but it is very large and would take up a lot of room under the seat or sort of stick out several inches.  I suppose I could try to cut off just the front vent part but for that effort a piece of wood might be just as good.

        I was interested in hearing what others might have done. 

Here’s hoping you have your van back in a few weeks and are posting your own projects.

Eric.
  

 

> On Mar 28, 2024, at 6:44 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto:ericcaron96@comcast.net>> wrote:
>> Yes!
>> 
>>      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?
>> 
>> And, is your van back from the paint shop and ready for spring travel?
>> 
>> Eric Caron 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mar 27, 2024, at 9:59 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com <mailto:beeceetee@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> Bruce.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thursday, March 28, 2024, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net <mailto:ericcaron96@comcast.net>> wrote:
>>>> Sometime being blind is a pain in the butt.
>>>> 
>>>> I had some mirror bits and wanted to to try to create a healthy brown rear view mirror.
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> I proudly presented my mirror to my wife, who said, nice work, only it’s black! 
>>>> 
>>>> Ugh. 
>>>> 
>>>> So, between a worn out damaged brown one and my working nice black one, I sadly install the black one. 
>>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> Still on a quest for a brown one. 
>>>> 
>>>> Eric Caron,
>>>> 84 looking a bit nicer lately even with the black rear view mirror.
>>