On my 1984 Caravelle GL the driver's side had the convex mirror and the
passenger side had a flat one. I searched hi and lo for a cheap convex
mirror for the passenger side but finally had to get a dealer part. This is
in the UK. I understand that in the US the mirrors are usually the other
way round - ie the driver get the flat mirror and the passenger the convex
one. This makes more sense. I think your setup and my original setup were
anomalous.

1984 Caravelle GL, 7/10 seater, 187k miles

Lionel Tun
ark@saqnet.co.uk

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> From: Bill Collins <wb6otg@intrex.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Mirror Mystery
> Date: 08 April 1997 00:44
> 
> Now that I have my '84 Westy running, I noticed something strange.  The 
> Driver's side mirror is slightly convex, providing a nice wide view.  
> Since I thought a convex mirror on the driver's side was not allowed on 
> US cars, this seemed a bit strange.  Then, I noticed that the passenger 
> side mirror was flat, providing a nearly useless view.  I tried swapping 
> the mirrors, but couldn't quite adjust them to the correct positions.
> 
> So, a few questions:
> 
> 1) are the two mirrors on an '84 Vanagon interchangable?
> 
> 2) Is the normal position for the mirror vertical (like mine are), or 
> horizontal (like they were when I swapped them)?
> 
> Perhaps they were taken apart and re-assembled differently to end up this

> way.
> 
> Bill