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Old 08-14-2009, 11:18 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by botsapper View Post
People have mentioned many times about cleaning & adding a boatail to OEM side mirrors or making an optimal mirror shape replacement.

I studied it w/ simple models & viewed the inevitable sun reflections that could hamper vision. The other concerns are snow/dirt buildup, internal/exterior fogging, material hazing, inherent design clearances. This could be aftermarket addition or OEM replacement.

Any thoughts & other concerns?

All of those designs would distort the light coming into the mirror from behind, so it won't matter that they are open toward the driver
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