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Old 12-12-2008, 01:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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+)

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Old 12-12-2008, 01:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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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.

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Old 12-12-2008, 01:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 12-12-2008, 01:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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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.
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Old 12-12-2008, 02:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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(like that 5-panel one that costs $100+)
Or you could buy one for a golf cart should be cheaper I suppose.

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

You could make a custom mirror out of these eh?

Theres others on there, I just went to universal
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Old 12-12-2008, 02:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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WINK on Ebay
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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.
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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) :



Here is my complete mirror configuration :



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.

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Old 12-12-2008, 06:08 PM   #10 (permalink)
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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.

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