Rear view mirror blind spot

[ThreePot]

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[VespaGoGo]

I too have noticed the rear view is at face level. This is due (I believe) to a couple of factors.

1) our seating position being very upright and high
2) we have that drooping spoiler in the back that requires the mirror to be mounted a bit lower than normal

Add those two together and you get our unique mirror mount location.

[MiMi]

The mirror mount has 2 articulating points so it can be moved quite high. It is much, much better than on the smart car I had. That required a lot of bobbing and weaving to see around the mirror.

[ThreePot]

The mirror mount has 2 articulating points so it can be moved quite high. It is much, much better than on the smart car I had. That required a lot of bobbing and weaving to see around the mirror.

THANKYOU !!!!

I just went out there and did it. Much better...

That tip could prevent a crash.


I bet I would have noticed the articulation right after I got the mirror off the windshield (face palm)

[VespaGoGo]

Holy crap! You're correct! Thanks! I can't believe I overlooked the usefulness of pivot point.

Lol, threepot. I'm equally as bad. I've actually looked at the pivot point before. I've just never tried to move it.

[ThreePot]

Holy crap! You're correct! Thanks! I can't believe I overlooked the usefulness of pivot point.

Lol, threepot. I'm equally as bad. I've actually looked at the pivot point before. I've just never tried to move it.

Makes me wonder WHAT ELSE I don't have a clue about LOL...jeeze

[db1980]

I am a taller guy too, and yeah, I noticed I have to look "around" the mirror too. It was kind of an obstruction... glad you found this out, I added this thread to the "quirks" thread with other interesting and useful tidbits.

[Minihaha]

I'm 6'3" and found that it does create quite the blindspot in the forward view, so I moved it up as high as possible and found that that view of my rear roof and the kamm-spoiler wasn't very helpful, so I've put it in a middle to lower position and made the mental note to double check the front view. This, if anything is my highest complaint about the car, it's a serious safety hindrance.

[R01k]

Makes me wonder WHAT ELSE I don't have a clue about LOL...jeeze

The other day I accidentally found out that the side mirrors are retractable.

[ThreePot]

I'm 6'3" and found that it does create quite the blindspot in the forward view, so I moved it up as high as possible and found that that view of my rear roof and the kamm-spoiler wasn't very helpful, so I've put it in a middle to lower position and made the mental note to double check the front view. This, if anything is my highest complaint about the car, it's a serious safety hindrance.

I'm just going to see how it is with the rear view removed. I used to drive trucks.