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Solomon Grundy Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2004 Posts: 747 Location: Silicon Valley
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:36 pm Post subject: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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Update: The item below will be sold through copellos
Please go to John
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=10200
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Over the decades as Things brake on my car from daily use there are a few items I have found to replace or upgrade them so I can continue to role though life in a VW Thing. One item I found to be very hard to find are the mirror extensions. The side mirrors get bumped and hit and the extensions need replacing over all the long adventures in my car. I have found that the aftermarket ones being offered are of low quality and the threads at the tip brake off. This rather difficult issue of the tip broken an inch down a small shaft is no fun to extract. Fortunately, I have friends in a machine shops that have the easyout and other tools that can take the broken tip out so I can still use my original parts; not an easy task. So I was very pleased to find one of my buddies at Bugorama who has his own machine shop, and in the past refurbished my Karmann Ghia door hinges to better than new, is now making 181 mirror extension out of high grade stainless steel. I was so excited about his new item I decided to buy a set and use them as one of the raffle prizes at Things West 2017. Although these are not chromed they are quite nice. The aftermarket ones you can find online are about $40 for one, and the OEM units are nearly unobtainium.
_________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
VW 181 Archive: https://sites.google.com/site/jeffgilleland/vw_archive
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germanbilly Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2013 Posts: 378 Location: Victorville
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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I would like a set and might even be looking at 2 sets.
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Solomon Grundy Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2004 Posts: 747 Location: Silicon Valley
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:49 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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COOL I will keep you posted, and a big Thanks to Germanbilly for being the master judge at Things West 2017, you rock. Hope to see you next year my friend. _________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss
VW 181 Archive: https://sites.google.com/site/jeffgilleland/vw_archive
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[email protected] Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2003 Posts: 510
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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Sure, count me in for a set. Cliff W. in western Pa. |
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IBTHING Samba Member
Joined: May 05, 2011 Posts: 9 Location: IMPERIAL BEACH, CA
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:15 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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I will take two also...also how about the printed vw 181 emblems also...as seen at BlackStar 2017...
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wbailey2112 Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2015 Posts: 483 Location: Grove City, OH
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 4:58 am Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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I have a set of stainless steel extensions that I purchased from Kubelmann a couple of years ago. Used with a high quality set of standard bus mirrors they work and look great. The stainless and the chrome looks very good together. The extensions will most likely outlast the mirrors.
Unfortunately he has lost his source for machining his version and therefore he currently has none for sale. |
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copellos Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 937 Location: sonora ca
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 6:14 am Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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These extentions pictured are mine...and are only adv thru me..they are not adv thru thing parts...
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kubelmann Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:45 am Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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That is the exact mirror extension I worked for years with various designs to create and offer to VW folks. I have a small number of the originals remaining and have located a machinist to do a production run but,,,,,,, Now sadly, they are being copied by another machinist. That is part of the free market scenario (I suppose) |
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copellos Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 937 Location: sonora ca
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Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2017 8:06 am Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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Yep .... |
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Solomon Grundy Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2004 Posts: 747 Location: Silicon Valley
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kubelmann Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2003 Posts: 3266
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2017 6:20 am Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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Serendipity is alive in the VW Thing world. I have located a new machinist and a new production run of my ( "ORIGINAL" Since 1996 ) RoMTOC Stainless bilet CNC VW Thing mrror extensions are being produced as we speak... Like many things, quality VW Thing parts come and go but newcomers are always welcome to freshen up the crowd... |
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MConstable Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 1822 Location: Saint Charles IL
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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kubelmann wrote: |
Serendipity is alive in the VW Thing world. I have located a new machinist and a new production run of my ( "ORIGINAL" Since 1996 ) RoMTOC Stainless bilet CNC VW Thing mrror extensions are being produced as we speak... Like many things, quality VW Thing parts come and go but newcomers are always welcome to freshen up the crowd... |
I'd like to buy a set but don't see them on your site _________________ 1974 Thing |
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copellos Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 937 Location: sonora ca
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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I just finshed a new batch of mine |
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waxhead Samba Member
Joined: January 19, 2004 Posts: 946 Location: Philly 'burbs
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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Where can they be purchased? I don't see them listed in your ads. _________________ Mike B. |
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copellos Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 937 Location: sonora ca
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: New high quality Stainless Steel Thing mirror extensions |
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I have the mirrors up..as complete mirrors |
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