At 7:59 AM 1/18/99, The Bus Depot wrote:
>> Did the Vanagon ever come with non-electric convex outside right
>> door-mounted mirrors. The kind that says "objects in the mirror
>> are closer than they appear."
>>
>> If I'm reading the catalogue right WCM sells a "convex head" non-electric
>> mirror for the vangon for about $95--ouch. Are there cheaper options?
>
        Yep. See below
>
>These were available in Europe, but very rare in the USA (until the late
>80's, where the power convex ones became standard).  At one time I had an
>opportunity to import some directly from Europe at a price of about $40 each
>(double the price of flat ones), but had to buy about thirty of them.  I
>offered them to the list but dropped the idea after receiving only two
>serious responses from list members.
>

        Odd...I seem to recall that the convex right side mirror REPLACED
        the flat glass version sometime in the late '80s AND that the
        part number remained the SAME! In fact, were the vanagon mailing
        list archives available from that period, one could find the
        message I sent to the list wherein I announced this event...

        For SF Bay Area Vanagoners, I've several of the right hand convex
        mirrors in new condition in my garage, as well as, possibly, several
        of the flat left hand mirrors (one of which might be a righthand
        flat mirror...I didn't look too closely). I'd be happy to let them
        go at a minimal price ;-)...of course, if they've suddenly become
        very rare, perhaps I ought to list them on e-bay.

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