My passenger did exactly the same thing....the bolt in the arm came loose.
I bought a replacement at a local junk yard for $10.
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon
La Quinta, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles "Luke" Lukey <luke@SEANET.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 3:46 PM
Subject: Fw: Breakdown on the side of the door

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>> From: Charles "Luke" Lukey <luke@seanet.com>
>> To: Vanagon <vanagon@vanagon.com>
>> Subject: Breakdown on the side of the door
>> Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:07 PM
>>
>> The passenger's side mirror on my '88 Wolfsburg Ed Vanagon is laid flat
>> against the door glass.  It moves back and forth freely.  The Bentley
>> manual does not cover this; the dealer wants nearly $300 for a new mirror
>> and his microfiche shows no detail of the affected area.
>>
>> What's broken here?
>>
>> Charles "Luke" Lukey
>> Seattle, WA
>>
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