[T2] Beetle rear view mirror -> into a late bay

[Stuart Zickefoose]

69 only rearview mirrors have a snap in longer stalk....

Stuart
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On Nov 6, 2013, at 9:39 AM, John Burneskis <john.burneskis at gmail.com> wrote:

> I replaced my '78/'73 bay stock rear view mirror with a [longer stalk]
> beetle rear view mirror.
> 
> ( Great news - thanks for sharing...  SO WHAT ! ! ! }
> 
> Well, when I looked in my rear view mirror to see the traffic which was
> behind me, I could not see but a few hundred feet.  I could not 'see to the
> horizon'.
> 
> This is symptomatic of a sagging rear . . . { <- in the VW ! ! !}.
> 
> In my case, I had replaced my bay seats with Vanagon seats, where I sat
> HIGHER, which skewed the viewing angle.  I would have to hooch way down,
> crick my neck to see ALL the traffic behind me..
> 
> The problem is that, although the beetle rear  view mirror snaps in
> perfectly, the longer stalk actually touches and presses against the
> windshield.
> 
> My simple successful solution, putting the stalk in a workbench vice and
> using heat on the stalk, was to BEND the beetle rear view mirror stalk so
> it was a *comfortable distance* away from the windshield.
> 
> I just wanted to share . . .
> 
> Barry Burneskis
> Springfield VA
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