Removed passenger mirror, but worried about vision
 

To compensate for not having my right side mirror, I got an 18" rearview mirror. It's curved(convex?) and it improved my field of view by at least 50%. But it really messing with my eyes! Having everything so curved is REALLY annoying and I'm afraid that it's going to cause me to misjudge something and get into a crash.

The mirror delete is a 1-2 mpg gain, I believe, and I'm not going to put it back on, but I can't decide to return my new clip on rearview mirror and use my 8-9 inch one, or to do something else...

Any suggestions are welcome, just be aware I don't have a lot of money to spend on an expensive panoramic rearview mirror(like that 5-panel one that costs $100+)

You might be able to buy an additional interior rearview mirror from a scrapyard and glue it besides the existing one. Then you could adjust your mirrors to see on each side.

Just a suggestion.

I returned my convex mirror and exchanged it for slightly more expensive flat one. You really don't want your eyes messed with. Besides I think the law in most places will probably want you to have a flat "one-to-one ratio" main mirror.

Some people are putting a passenger side interior mirror. Others are putting in multi-panel mirrors on the windshield. race cars use "blink" mirrirs or "wink"... something like that.

Or you could buy one for a golf cart :D should be cheaper I suppose.

Otherwise, I'd go with an interior passenger mirror.

Mirrors for Golfcarts

You could make a custom mirror out of these eh?

Theres others on there, I just went to universal :thumbup:

WINK on Ebay
Another one
One more
The Wink mirrors can be had for between $20 and $30 shipped from ebay.

I use these on my golf carts and even installed one in my buddy's Del Sol.

Sulfuric -

I have let people borrow my convex mirrors and gotten similar feedback. From my POV, every mirror change for me has required an "acclimatization period". I like the convex shape because I now have more information than I could have had otherwise. But, the smaller and/or convex mirrors require a "distance adjustment" for me. Also, depending on the context, I still turn my head to verify my lane changes.

The part I don't like is not being able to see the curb when I parallel park. I used to have that when I had a fish-eye mirror on my old side views.

Here's my current Configuration. This is my driver's side mirror mounted on a motorcycle stock (outside mirror for legal purposes) :

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...7&d=1226097168

Here is my complete mirror configuration :

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...8&d=1226097168

The 17" convex rear-view mirror is my rear-view HQ, and the interior side-view mirrors are my "just before lane change" confirmation mirrors.

CarloSW2

Are you hiding on the back seat out of view in that last pic? :)

Ok, well I just returned the 18" convex mirror and got my $10ish back. Now I'm done with a quick fix at a local auto parts(advance auto parts doesn't sell any flat mirrors over 10")and I'm going to check out some online stuff.

MetroMPG -

Yup, no voluntary personal pix on the net. I'm sure they're out there, but I like to stay otherwise anon-ee-moose.

CarloS(tealthy Ninja)W2

When I first got my Geo Metro 1 ltr I removed 70 lbs. I did remove the passenger side mirror but absolutly hated that mod so I put it back on. I still get 50-57 mpg at 65 mph. I might try that inside mirror mod on the pasenger side in the spring....no problem with seeing it since there is no front passengers seat and no passenger to hinder the view of it.

whoops, dead links. here's the mirrors.

4 Panel Mirror 14.99

5 Panel Mirror 14.99

5 pannel mirror 17.99

My Civic never had the pass-side mirror to begin with, until I put it on there b/c my wife wanted it... I still don't use it, so I guess I don't see an issue with not having it.

I think the interior pass-side mirror is the best idea though, visually... I have no previous real-world experience with this, so this input can be ignored.

I bought a "six-lane" mirror off of ebay, and it ended up being this oversized flat mirror, not a convex mirror.

Sad thing was that the way it mounts it won't fit onto my mirror. The clams would only fit onto a mirror that is thin (like the old school metal frame mirrors)

Sean T. -

That's egg-zactly what happened with my 17" convex mirror when it came. The packaging had 1970's dinosaur cars on it (in an LA traffic jam?!?!?!). Instead of returning it, I unscrewed the old-school clamp, drilled 4 holes in the plastic backing, and ziptied it to my current mirror, ricer style. That way, if I want to take it off, 2 snips and it's gone.

CarloSW2

LOL. That's.... inventive. Has anyone ever considered using something like stick-tac? (poster adhesive putty)

Or even using those cool hook things they have at Wally World that don't leave marks on your walls... you just use the 3m double sided adhesive they come with, but when you're done, you can just pull the adhesive off by a strip, and it leaves no marks or mess... You can buy just the adhesive refills for them, and it might be a good thing to try!