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Christ · 12-08-2009, 07:13 PM

Next time I'm down in HBG, PA, I'm going to DOT to talk to them about it. According to the Vehicle Code in PA, you only need one mirror "mounted in such a way as to afford a rear view of the vehicle being operated for not less than 200 feet."

That, to me, justifies using only the OE windshield mounted mirror, with no side mirrors, provided you have a rear window with a clear view.

Someone else on this forum apparently had an issue with it, because they got a Fix-It in Southern PA, and the officer quoted the "Original Equipment" rule, which I still haven't been able to find in the PA Inspection handbook.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	Next time I'm down in HBG, PA, I'm going to DOT to talk to them about it. According to the Vehicle Code in PA, you only need one mirror "mounted in such a way as to afford a rear view of the vehicle being operated for not less than 200 feet." That, to me, justifies using only the OE windshield mounted mirror, with no side mirrors, provided you have a rear window with a clear view. Someone else on this forum apparently had an issue with it, because they got a Fix-It in Southern PA, and the officer quoted the "Original Equipment" rule, which I still haven't been able to find in the PA Inspection handbook. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"