Does the rear view mirror block your vision?
 

I find the placement of the 8's review mirror perfectly blocks my view of cars coming from the right at an intersection. I have caught myself twice heading into an intersection with a car sitting in the lanes on the right who I never saw. I have to resort to ducking down below the mirror to see if it is safe to go. I think they should have moved the mirror up and inch. Anyone else?

This is the inside mirror, right? The mirror is adjustable. Look at the arm that it is fastened to and you will see a joint in it. Push the mirror up out of the way. This has been covered several time before so a search would have provided this information.

Never had that problem. But my spoiler blocks a lotta cars from my view. I don't usually rely on the mirrors that much anyways. I'm always turning my head to make sure.

Are you aware the mirror is double-hinged? You can move it up a bit.

That said, I still have a little trouble seeing past it at times. Maybe move your seat lower if it's comfortable.

Thanks, I give it a try.

no, but i find that the driver's side side view to be completely blocked by the rear, driver's side cabin chassis and often have to look more than once to the mirror before changing to the left lane.. passenger's side view is fine though.

Even pushed all the way up, I'm completely blocked looking at right-hand apexes and cross-traffic from the right. I'm getting tired of doing the gooney bird thing trying to look around the rear-view. Think I'll mount a second windshield plate above the current one and move the mirror base up that inch and a half.

Had the same problem in the 3rg gen RX-7. The Sparco Evo took care of that problem, though.

And I'm only 6'...

Hmm, never had a problem with this..

If there was no one in-front of or behind you on the left .5 seconds ago, it should be clear to your left, no?

Just be 5'4 like me, you'll see under damn near everything. :rofl:

^ +1 being short does have a lil something going for it. :hahano:

Yes - it blocks mine :(

6'1" and it's too big for track days

definitely blocks mine

6'5. :sadwavey:

The passenger mirror is the worse . Unfortunately it doesn't go out far enough for me.

i guess being 'average' height helps in this case, none of the mirrors block any views for me

i'm 5'10"

i guess it also helps that i adjust the seats so that it is at its lowest seat height, and that i don't pull the seatback up to almost vertical...

5'11 and don't have that problem.

Only when I am making a right turn it does block my view some what.

I'm 6'1", and even after adjusting the mirror and seats, it still blocks the view somewhat. I duck now to look under it. Its almost a natural habit now when i look right.

5'4" on a good day, never had a problem with the mirror

I dont have a prob with that mirror. I sit all they way down and all the way back. I push my mirrors all the way out and up. That way I dont have a blind spot and if I do I have to turn my head anyhow. In fact I just went out and got a bigger mirror! :Eyecrazy:

I have the same problem -- I put the seat all the way down, and back as far as it will go, and I tilt the mirror up as high as it will go, but I still can't see around it to the right. I think they just don't build cars for people who are 6' 2" tall like me :-). My Chrysler minivan has the same problem.

jwitzer, let me know if you do move your mirror up. I'd like to know how it works for you and how hard it was to do. I have the Homelink/auto dimming mirror, so it might be more complicated to move the wiring, but I plan to keep the car for a long time, so it might be worth the trouble.

-- Michael

most people don't know that there are two hindges, so the center rear mirror can move up quite a bit. By default, most will come with it at a very low position. I was getting into near accidents because of it.

Also the rear visibility can also be awkard - this is easily fixed by getting the bubble mirrors installed on your side mirrors. I can glance and immediately see if i'm clear to make a lane change. Just make sure your mirrors are positioned so you don't see much of your side doors, otherwise it's not angled out far enough.

The wiring shouldn't be a problem. The black plastic clip that covers the wires slides up and down sufficiently to enable the move.

What I'm worried about is the new windshied mount sticking to the "tint".

My mirror is as far up as both hinges allow. And if you can see ANY of your car in the side view mirrors, they're not out far enough. They're not there to see behind your car, but beside it. That said, I, too, have the passenger side view mirror as far out as it can go. I could use just a little bit more.

If it's any solice, they just don't build motorcycles for people who are 5'4" tall like me. (-:

I drove my friend's uncle's and the mirror was fine for me. Of course I am only 5'6" so that might be why.

I think I found a simple and free solution. Can't believe I didn't think about this before.

I rotated my rearview mirror 180 degrees (so it's now "upside down"). I can now move the mirror up until it touches the headliner/wire track and the view is much better.

The only button I use on the mirror is the center HomeLink, so very little behavior modificaiton is needed.

When you turn your mirror, be careful to note which way would untwist rather than twist the wiring.

Of course, I still want the Sparco Evo...

aha! that's the difference! i have the non-Homelink rearview, which is noticeably thinning than the homelink ones, maybe that's why i don't notice any view blockage, regular rearview mirror for the win!! :ylsuper:

I have the Homelink mirror, and find it is much larger than needed (the buttoms could be a lower profile.) Even with the mirror pushed up all the way it blocks my vision. It is especially bad one track days etc. Very hard to look ahead through the corner and keep your eyes up when all you can see is mirror.
jwitzer your idea of turning it over is brilliant.. I never thought of that.. have to try that on the way home tonight.

Now, if we can just find something to cure the blind spots caused by the "B Pillars of Doom" as I call them, and I might not drive in constant fear of 4-way stops and merging....

There's a way you can set your side mirrirs so the blind spots go away without you needing to turn your head.

Your homelink mirrir is double hinged, move it up.. I have homelink AND a radar detector under it with no visibility problems.

This was always a problem on Miatas too (even more so, since there's very little windshield real-estate to begin with). The solution - turn the mirror upside down! This allows you to place it so it almost touches the rubber seal along the top. Of course, that is, until you get a roll bar, and have to move it back down into the center again to see anything out the back :mad:

6' yes blocks my view as described.

Trust me, I've sat through enough descriptions at various drivning schools on various theories about setting the side mirrors that I have tried them all. But that those damn B pillars are still an issue. Well, it's the combination of the B Pillars and the seat backs since I like to be fairly upright when I drive.
Which is a challenge in this car as I am 6' and have the moonroof.

Well, maybe it's different you're 3 inches taller than I am.. but I also sit straight up and down when I drive. THe only time the B pillars are in my way is when I'm diagonal in a turn lane trying to merge into a lane. I can't use mirrors in that situation.. Otherwise, by having the mirrors out further than normal I can scan the entire side by moving my head so I can see close to or further from my car through the mirror.. Also, I guess I am mostly passing vehicles so I know when they are beside me.

Might be part of it... and I pretty much keep my mirrors all the way out... I guess it depends on the situation.. it's mostly when turning lanes merge that I have a problem.

Thanks, jwitzer, for your "spin the mirror around" idea! It definitely helps. Basically, it takes the Homelink buttons out of the way and adds about that much extra viewing space under the mirror. Fortunately it doesn't look too silly either :-).

Now I don't have to duck as much when getting onto an on ramp!

-- Michael

DOes spinning the mirror around confuse you when you use Homelink?

Well, the buttons are now in a different spot, so you do have to get used to that. But the only time I've really had trouble finding the right buttons is in the dark, and that is just as hard now with the mirror upside down as it was before. So I don't think it has made the situation any worse.