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When testdriving the 8, the ONLY thing I didn't like about the car was the visibility due to the wide C pillar. And I literally can't see out the drivers side rear back window because of the headrest. My Probe GT '94- had excellent visibilty- due to it being all glass.

Lanechanger is a small convex mirror that attaches on top of your rearview mirror. I have the lanechanger 1 or 2- don't know- but now they also sell a 3 model.

I pulled the lanechanger out of the Probe and put it in the RX8 and the problem was solved. No more blindspot, and I don't have to look over my shoulder to change lanes.

http://www.lanechanger.com/

I can't recommend this product enough- especially for our cars.

Bulldog6670

Wouldn’t that cover up the Homelink buttons and the eye for the auto-dimming feature?

I've set my mirrors up the BMW way as previously discussed in other threads and I have no blind spots at all.

5Gen_Prelude

Most people don't adjust their sideview mirrors properly which gives rise to these inventions. I have my rearview mirror bordered on one side by my head. The sideview mirrors are NOT supposed to line up with the side of the car. By moving the sideview mirrors to a point where they BARELY overlap with whats in the rearview mirror, you can eliminate all of your blindspots up to 180 degrees behind you.

Genom

Yeah, I saw several of those posts with instructions on how your actually suposed to set up the mirrors and while it does take some getting used to (as all new things), it really wipes out the blind spots. I can follow a car across the entire rear view into both lanes next to me and can see them at all times. If it's not in my mirrors it's more than a lane away. I really like this setup!

labrat

Thanks guys for the great tips on setting up the mirrors. I followed your directions, and wiped out the blind spots. I now feel much more secure.

5Gen_Prelude

Good job - it does take awhile to get used to change but it makes so much difference. Here's another tip:

Keep your hands on 9 and 3 on the steering wheel with your thumbs just above the spokes. As you turn you will eventually run out of room on your lower hand, keep your hand on the wheel as low as you can go and allow the wheel to slide through your grip. As you turn the other way, keep your hand where it is until the spoke hits your thumb and brings up your hand.

Now, if you need to turn your wheel past the point where your top hand meets your lower hand, take your lower hand off the wheel, and grab the wheel so your thumb goes just below the spoke on the other side (since it's upside down at this point). Now that you have a grip of the wheel with your new position, rotate your other hand so that your thumb never leaves the wheel. Now why all this? In a slalom course, this technique allows you to always now where your steering wheel is because at least one hand was always anchored to a specific place on the wheel (ie your thumb above the spoke). The cranking of wheel technique most use isn't horrible, but you can lose your way in a slalom course. Like the mirrors tip, it just takes time to get used to it and then you realize how handy it is (in an emergency no less).