Hi Eric,

I guess your rear view mirror is NOT electrical. Am I right?

dan

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 6:54 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

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