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blind spot mirrors, who got them please comment and post pics.

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Old 10-15-07, 07:58 AM
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Default blind spot mirrors, who got them please comment and post pics.

hello everyone, i was wondering if anyone in here have blind spot mirrors for thier 2nd gen IS, i had mine for 5 months now and am very tired of the blind spot, i almost gotton into a couple accident becuase of it. so please if u got blind spot mirrors please share your thought, if you have comment please post. or any suggestion as too what i can do to help with the blind spot problem. thanks
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I don't have pic but yes I have them on both mirrors. You can see all side blind spots.
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Yeah they work just fine, get the smaller ones if you don't like them that much. It's slightly noticeable but practicality and safety is probably a bigger problem.
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Originally Posted by dojoman
I don't have pic but yes I have them on both mirrors. You can see all side blind spots.
does it throw off the car??? thats wat im afraid the most.
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They don't "throw off the car" at all IMHO. There are many sizes and styes to chose from. I have small, round, adjustable blind-spot mirrors placed in the closest lower corner, on all my cars. No matter which size you decide is right for your car (after all, it does boil down to personal taste), they all work very well at eliminating blind spots.
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have you tried one of those broadway mirrors? i had em in my last car and they covered the blind spots well. i'd use em on the is but they don't really fit cuz it hits the garage door opener buttons.
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I would not try the broadway mirrors, since the factory mirror is very used full to see which direction that the car is facing. I would use the small blind spot. I don't think it will throw off the car.
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no blind spot if you turn your head
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Sorry but I dont understand how you're supposed to get a picture of a blind spot
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How do you guys have blind spots? Our mirrors are HUGE...(come on its not like you use them anyways, everything should be so far behind you that you can just look in your rear view mirror)
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I dont have any blind spots really, Im sure its there but I dont have any trouble.
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^ i agree. you must have your side mirrors in toward your car. a car on either side (lane) of you should approach in your rear view, then fall into position in your side mirrors. then as they start to pass you, the front of the car will be in your periphery. today with some of these giant cars, i can see them in my side/s and my periphery! it's the honda fit that i can't seem to tune my mirrors to.

look up droptopgal's pics, she has the circle mirrors on her new car.
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i had the Broadway mirror when i was driving a civic. there are two reasons why i wouldn't use it:

1. The compass
2. The auto dimming feature

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I guess you can adjust the outside mirrors angle to see blind spot since our cars have huge rabbit ear mirrors.
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Adjust your side mirror outwards on both sides so that your mirrors cover your usual blind spot. You will then have a blind spot in the area about 1-2 feet just right next to your car body but if a car is that close to you, it's probably too late to avoid.


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