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Old 03-21-2010, 02:52 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Old 03-21-2010, 03:41 PM   #32 (permalink)
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i'd rather have no mirror at all, to me this worth it just to make the car road-legal
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Of those who've actually tried using inside-the-windowglass mirrors, how well does it work?

Are such mirrors adequate from a safety aspect, or too limited in field of view?

How do the cops and regulations deal with this?
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Old 03-21-2010, 09:59 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Of those who've actually tried using inside-the-windowglass mirrors, how well does it work?

Are such mirrors adequate from a safety aspect, or too limited in field of view?

How do the cops and regulations deal with this?
My 17" rear-view convex mirror is my rear-view HQ because there are virtually no blind spots :



I have an exterior bicycle mirror only on the driver's side. It is usable by day but not as much at night. You can also see one of my two interior side-view mirrors. The interior side-view mirrors are also convex. Otherwise, they would not be useful. The interiors are insurance but are rarely used in practice. The rear view mirror is just too good.
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This is my overall setup :



In terms of cops, I am pretty sure I was followed in my drivers "blind spot" at least once. However, because I don't have a blind spot, I watched him in my mirrors. I think he measured up my setup and realized that I was going above and beyond "the spirit" of the law, so he left me alone.

When you do this stuff, you will have to acclimatize to the new mirrors. Once you get used to it, however, I think you are actually safer than OEM. Convex is *everything*.

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You didn't get pulled over for having all those Pokemons?? Around these parts that gets you 15 to life.
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cosplay?....wow. anyway.
i have near the same setup as cfg83 minus all the stuff he has on the drivers side. i have a similar mirror on the passenger side. i mounted it onto the windshield instead of the door because every time the door shut, it would redirect the angle of vision. i have it pointed right at the blindspot. the center rearview mirror i have has retractable pieces making it near 20". i never really used the passenger mirror all that much before anyways but i do always turn my head when switching lanes.

i just picked up another free mirror to do another mirror delete on the driver side. the plan is to screw on a motorcycle mirror to the completed delete plate.

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GREAT FIND!!! I did not like my loss of visability when I removed my passenger mirror so I reinstalled it. If I like this as a replacement I will do the same to the drivers side!
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