Vanagon ‘floppy mirror syndrome’ CURED!

[dbeierl]

[Gnarlodious]

I just stop at a drippy conifir and smear some resin on it.
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Vanagon ’83 diesel AAZ w/Giles injection, 5spd 4.57R&P+TBD and a '78 diesel Rabbit

[mcswain2332]

If gowesty's mirrors worked as advertized this thread wouldn't exist. I'm frustrated with my purchase and like many others apparently, I'm modifying my "no flop" mirrors as well. They make/modify a lot of great stuff but they should rethink their mirror claims.

[Typhon2222]

[dhaavers]

^^^ Either one; thickness is not the critical dimension - you just tighten it down until snug.

OR: swing by a real hardware store on your next beer run, and save the shipping...



- Dave
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[Typhon2222]

[michaelasnider]

It's a rubber washer, so unless it's tiny you should be able to force it over the bolt.

I put the washers in mine as well as touched up the plastic with Krylon fusion, the mirrors no longer flop, and look brand new!

A great idea, such a simple fix for such an irritating problem.

[llilibel03]

So I did the rubber washer trick and thought I had cured the floppy ears but then my passenger mirror flopped again. I guess I overtightened the nut and the bolt/pin pulled out. Is this fixable? I have epoxy or gorilla glue, but something tells me neither will hold the bolt in there when I tighten it enough to stop the flop.

[E1]

My mirrors shared the "Syndrome" when first buying the bus and being afraid of breakage. Mirrors moved as I watched.

Finally I just very carefully cranked them tighter, and wrapped a wide-ish wire tie around the footing so the wire tie's "buckle" is in the same position the mirror always flops to.

Now I tighten a skosh and replace the tie every year or so.
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’84 “Westfailure”/2.1 Digijet/5.43 Ring & Pinion/Peloquin/D-rated BFG KO2s

[Ahwahnee]

I glued the hex pin, I added the rubber washers, I drilled and inserted a roll pin... that last one did finally cure the mirror of any movement (also any future adjustment.

Finally I got new mirrors (which included a convex driver's mirror) and now all is well as I start on the next 33 years and eventually deal with the flop again.

[E1]

[Tom Powell]

I used superglue and bought aa set of spares from the classified.

Aloha
tp

[chrisfreemanca]

[Ahwahnee]

[chrisfreemanca]

[roscoePcoaltrane]

the plumbing selection at the hardware store carried a thicker 1" washer @ 1/8 and 3/16 hole. I went to the nuts/bolts/section and found 1/16 thick with larger hole. It worked great. I also added a flat washer between the spring and nut.
Crank it down and wahlah!
...on the GW "no flops"
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1985 automatic subyvanagon
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[khughes]

[Ahwahnee]

I finally cried 'uncle,' on this one. After years of trying the many tweaks ( roll pins, thicker washers, rubber washers, thicker rubber washers, etc) I have gone with the Land Rover mirrors that mount with an adapter made specifically for the Vanagon. Heading to SoCal in a couple of weeks and I guess I'll know then if that is the answer.

Mirrors with adapters available on eBay and elsewhere. Replacement mirrors (cheap) sold on Amazon.

[space]

glued mine
70mph with big wind = no flop

[khughes]