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Originally Posted by RiCharlie Well i disagree with you brother..there is a serious blind spot on the right rear and adding additional vision on the left is always a plus..but

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Old 07-31-2012, 03:00 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Well i disagree with you brother..there is a serious blind spot on the right rear and adding additional vision on the left is always a plus..but not if the object is reduced in size as the case with a convex mirror..

i have my mirror positioned very slightly downward and inward. from that position i can see anything driving up to me from behind and over the next lane. the actual blind spot is so thin from my perspective. If i lean forward a lil and look out right right window. you can quickly check if a car is riding the spot. if he is? you will see his headlights instantly with a minor tilt forward. its so, minor that i don't even foresee it as a problem. especially considering the overall length of the car makes speculation incredibly simple when using the mirrors and very mild body adjustments.

Anyway i pm'd you the most practical solution without sticking ugly azz
convex mirrors to the Z.

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Side mirror placement helps, as does a back up cam. Check out this article from Car and Driver:
How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver
I started using this after I saw this thread... don't know how I ever lived without it! Awesome!
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I had a thought.,..maybe its not even a matter of "blind spots" or proper setting of the mirrors..Maybe, even with proper adjustment, I just want to be able to see and extra 20 or thirty degrees to either side, especially on the passengers side.. .without having the small image of a convex mirror..

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Even when the mirrors are positioned correctly, there is very little overlap between each one. I also tend to set far back and the b-pillar does block a lot. You can't tell if someone from the far right/left lane is switching over at the same time as you. The worst is looking towards the passenger b-pillar while changing lanes.



Going faster does solve this though, lol.


I saw this a while ago. A new mirror similar to how a disco ball works that offers a wider field of view.
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Side mirror placement helps, as does a back up cam. Check out this article from Car and Driver:
How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver
I know I'm late to the party, but I'm glad this was the first response. It drives me nuts that so few people know this.
It really drives me nuts, when I leave a dealer or somewhere and they readjust them incorrectly.
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I saw this a while ago. A new mirror similar to how a disco ball works that offers a wider field of view.
Damn, that's cool
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My daughter has a mirror like that on her inside rear view mirror. While it does give a wider range of view, objects are going to be smaller. So I'm 50/50 on it. Because when I drive her car, I have to focus longer on the mirror longer to check for motorcycle riders and this only gets worse at night.

But then again, I don't have young eyes
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Or you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...
Spot on.
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with my craftsquare, shoulder check is a thing of the past. i just glance over (dont even move my head for driver side) and if there's no car in the reflection, there's no car.
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RiCharlie sorry the thread went off topic a little but I understand exactly what you're talking about. If you do decide to build one of the small angled mirrors with a flat mirror I would sure like to see it. I think it would work. I use the small convex one on the lower left of the passenger side mirror. It seems to help quite a bit...sure things are smaller but it covers the area just outside the stock mirror (which is adjusted correctly). Actually I find I use it more than the stock mirror.

My problem is when backing out of a parking space at the mall. The blind spot I have a problem with is from both sides but primarily on the passenger side...I use the small porthole window behind the passenger seat but still don't feel confident and the passenger seat is usually blocking it. I only hope if someone is coming they will give way and stop or honk to let me know they are there. I haven't found a way, other than a passenger, to be able to see if anyone is coming (whether in a car or on foot). I can't think of any way to improve this. A backup cam wouldn't help and the side mirrors sure aren't any help. Suggestions?
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I saw this a while ago. A new mirror similar to how a disco ball works that offers a wider field of view.
that's the same concept as wat comes with the craftsquare mirrors. it is wide angle view, thus no need to shoulder check. one does need to learn how to know distance though as objects in mirror ARE much closer than they appear.
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My problem is when backing out of a parking space at the mall. The blind spot I have a problem with is from both sides but primarily on the passenger side...I use the small porthole window behind the passenger seat but still don't feel confident and the passenger seat is usually blocking it. I only hope if someone is coming they will give way and stop or honk to let me know they are there. I haven't found a way, other than a passenger, to be able to see if anyone is coming (whether in a car or on foot). I can't think of any way to improve this. A backup cam wouldn't help and the side mirrors sure aren't any help. Suggestions?

Back into to the spot and you never have to worry about that.
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or wire up a secondary camera with split view used in japan for the front of the car, i guess. monitor using aftermarket HU, use video-input.
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that's the same concept as wat comes with the craftsquare mirrors. it is wide angle view, thus no need to shoulder check. one does need to learn how to know distance though as objects in mirror ARE much closer than they appear.
Do the power features still work with the craftsquare???
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Do the power features still work with the craftsquare???
no, it's manual. once i got it setup, i rarely change it so it's not a problem for me.

the down side is if this is going on a dd, if you lock it down at the position you like (race mode they call it) and someone bumps it with their fat arse or purse, it could potentially break the mirror. it's not a fragile mirror, but a big enough bump who knows.
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