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Sorry, a rather mundane low-tech topic: for over 40 years I've had slightly convex rear-view mirrors mounted way forward on the front fenders of all my cars. These were sold by Lucas in the 60's and I continue hoarding and using my few remaining originals. Reason: I simply have NO BLIND SPOTS, and with the mirrors straight in front of me I move my eyes, not my head. These mirrors have a large radius of curvature which allows complete coverage of the adjacent lanes yet with minimal distortion s.t. distances of adjacent cars can still be judged. BTW, these types of mirrors are standard equipment on London and Japanese taxis.
Recognizing that I don't want to affect the aerodynamics of my Insight (even though I still have a brand-new-in-the-box 40-year-old pair of beautiful streamlined convex Talbot mirrors that I should use before I die), I'll probably eventually install an inside camera/LCD monitoring system; however, I'm about to go on a 2000-mile trip in my two-week-old 2002 Insight and need a quick fix, because I've already had a bad experience with that port aft... uh, LEFT REAR blind spot. The right side mirror coverage seems ok, only marred by that (expletive) CYA warning about images being closer than they appear...
I already tried a clip-on convex inside mirror, but that blind spot remained.
I have found some small stick-on convex mirrors which might tide me over - they're not excessively convex and are even adjustable after they're stuck on, which is nice. They were cheap enough so I bought two sizes: 2"OD and 3"OD.
Now, for the really dumb question:
These mirrors are intended to stick onto the existing outside rear-view mirror. Ok, so where EXACTLY do I put them? Outboard top, bottom, or center, or inboard top, bottom, or center, and why?
I will welcome the experience and opinions of this illustrious group (if you can keep from barfing over the question).
JoeS.
Recognizing that I don't want to affect the aerodynamics of my Insight (even though I still have a brand-new-in-the-box 40-year-old pair of beautiful streamlined convex Talbot mirrors that I should use before I die), I'll probably eventually install an inside camera/LCD monitoring system; however, I'm about to go on a 2000-mile trip in my two-week-old 2002 Insight and need a quick fix, because I've already had a bad experience with that port aft... uh, LEFT REAR blind spot. The right side mirror coverage seems ok, only marred by that (expletive) CYA warning about images being closer than they appear...
I already tried a clip-on convex inside mirror, but that blind spot remained.
I have found some small stick-on convex mirrors which might tide me over - they're not excessively convex and are even adjustable after they're stuck on, which is nice. They were cheap enough so I bought two sizes: 2"OD and 3"OD.
Now, for the really dumb question:
These mirrors are intended to stick onto the existing outside rear-view mirror. Ok, so where EXACTLY do I put them? Outboard top, bottom, or center, or inboard top, bottom, or center, and why?
I will welcome the experience and opinions of this illustrious group (if you can keep from barfing over the question).
JoeS.