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Old 09-23-2009, 04:46 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wagonman76 View Post
I read about this in a Cartalk article. Makes sense. I set mine that way.

However I still end up turning my head most of the time. Because depending on the weather I might have 1 shirt on or 4 shirts on, or boots or not, changes the position I am in relation to the mirrors. And the only way to really set them properly is to be on a straight level piece of highway, which I don't get unless I am going downstate.
You're supposed to check/adjust your mirrors each time you get into your car, before starting it.

Also, it doesn't really matter where you are when you set your mirrors, since you always set them using your vehicle as a spatial reference.

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