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> 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.