Best $2.18 you can spend on your car. 

"RacinBob" (racinbob) 12/02/2015 at 19:13 • Filed to: None

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Blindspot mirrors are the best insurance you can buy for your rear quarter panels! You know if someone is lurking back there with just a glance. Get your’s today!

Here’s the view using mine. Photo taken with HTC Droid Incredible. Pretty excellent for a 5 year old phone!

Bonus points if you can guess my car’s make, year and model ......

Here it is with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

pjhusa > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:19

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Not a fan. I have a relative who sticks these on every single car he owns.

EVERY. SINGLE. DARNED. CAR.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:19

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THE SHARPNESS

SO SHARP

Sam > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:22

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I usually get by with just a shoulder check. Though this morning my driver’s side rear window was fogged up, so I was making changes relying solely on my mirrors.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:22

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Mine came with them. If you can’t guess what my car is, you’ve probably been living under a rock.

x87172 > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:23

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Ford now has these standard on every car.

I don’t know how I feel about them on sedans. On trucks/vans, they’re a must. In a car, you can just tilt your mirrors outward and look sideways.

A Honda Civic I drove a few weeks ago had this funky warped edge to make the blindspot smaller. Kinda weird.

RazoE > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:24

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I always buy a pair of the round ones. I love them. I first got them out of necessity because I thought I was cool with JDM mirrors on my Supra. Now I get them because they really do elimitate blind spots.

Sam > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/02/2015 at 19:25

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Ferrari F430 Scuderia 16m Spyder?

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:34

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Subaru Impreza. Edit: 2012+

Nisman > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:36

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Is it an Si like mine?!

MM54 > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:42

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I usually just look over my shoulder (habit from the Chevelle only having 1 [tiny] side mirror), but I’ve driven cars with the little mirrors and they are very, very handy.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Sam 12/02/2015 at 19:45

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Pretty damn sure that’s a Focus....My ST has the same mirrors. :p

Oh wait....Nah, that’s a Veyron mirror.

Sam > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 12/02/2015 at 19:51

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Oh man, I’m pretty sure it’s a Chiron mirror.

Urambo Tauro > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 19:52

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My side mirror is shaped in a similar way so it has flat inner sides, but a rounded outer tip. I’m trying to decide whether to put a rectangular fisheye like this on the inside edge of the mirror, or a circular one on the outer edge.

Did you select your mirror or its mounting location first?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Sam 12/02/2015 at 19:53

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No fool, it’s a Type 57 mirror.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 20:08

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Amen!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > pjhusa 12/02/2015 at 20:09

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So does all of my family. Including me. They’re life changing.

pjhusa > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/02/2015 at 20:10

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But they’re ugly!

Sorry, no offense, but it's true.

Brian, The Life of > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 20:20

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OR ... you could just properly adjust your sideview mirrors to show your blind spot, as God intended. If you can see any part of your car in your sideviews, you are absolutely doing it wrong.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Sam 12/02/2015 at 20:56

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Close.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > x87172 12/02/2015 at 21:00

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It’s an answer to the lack of visibility caused by the enormous pillars and high beltlines all modern cars have.

d15b > Brian, The Life of 12/02/2015 at 21:05

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It is a little disorienting to have the mirrors pointed out all the way (aka not seeing the body of your own vehicle). That being said, everyone should have their mirrors set-up properly.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > pjhusa 12/02/2015 at 21:08

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They’re a lot less ugly that a massive dent in the side of your car from merging into someone.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Brian, The Life of 12/02/2015 at 21:14

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Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 21:36

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2006-2011 Honda Civic sedan?

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 22:31

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Always make sure the empty spot you want to merge into is not about to be merged into at the same time by somebody else in another lane!

RacinBob > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 12/02/2015 at 23:32

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2007 Civic Si, one of the first built, how did you know?

RacinBob > Urambo Tauro 12/02/2015 at 23:35

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I don’t really care about high and inside.... Picked the mirror and put it on the inside. Autozone special....

RacinBob > Nisman 12/02/2015 at 23:35

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yes, 07’ sedan!

RacinBob > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 12/02/2015 at 23:37

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sorry, not an imprezza. my 85 year old dad has an outback, and a flat four drone doesn’t trip my trigger no matterhow much I try.....

RacinBob > Brian, The Life of 12/02/2015 at 23:39

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all things are a compromise. Easier said than done as it’s also interesting to see what is at distance.....

RacinBob > pjhusa 12/02/2015 at 23:40

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true, but it’s nice to have a binary input as to whether there is somebody in the blindspot....

RacinBob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 12/02/2015 at 23:41

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before they were used in the indy 500?

RacinBob > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 12/02/2015 at 23:42

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oh, an Si once every decade is enough. I gotta buy race cars with my money, not street cars....

RacinBob > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/02/2015 at 23:45

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ps, I loved the duesenberg museum....

Urambo Tauro > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 23:49

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That’s a good spot, the more I think about it.

Inside or outside edge won’t affect the image on the fisheye very much. It’s more about how I want to use the main mirror. I want the fisheye in the least-used quadrant. Putting it on the inside does leave the outer tip of the mirror available for “full”-sized reflections, which I think is valuable.

I do like to have just a minimal sliver of my own car’s body visible in the mirror as a reference point. So yeah, I think the upper inner corner is ideal.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > RacinBob 12/02/2015 at 23:53

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Once you’d posed the challenge (“Bonus points if you can guess my car’s make, year and model”) I made a quick mental list of every modern car with windowlets built into the A-pillar, then began sifting through interior shots. The beveled (for lack of a better word) window sill gave it away. The edge of the speedometer pod also helped.

brianbrannon > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 01:04

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Or just learn how to properly set up your mirrors...

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 08:31

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So do I. It’s the stuff dreams are made of.

Nisman > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 14:47

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Me too! Mine is black with 110k miles and running great except for a misfire when it’s cold. How is yours holding up?

RacinBob > Nisman 12/03/2015 at 19:00

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68,000 Miles rattle free. looks and drives like new. About the only bummer is it was getting 6000 miles to the quart and recently dropped to 2000 miles. I use Mobile 1 5 - 20 . My wife’s ‘02 si has 190,000 and still gets 6,000 to the quart. My one guess is most of my driving is 4 miles or less, whereas she averages 20 miles a trip.

Nisman > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 19:22

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Mine is the same, I think mine uses about a quart every 6k. Mobil 1 synthetic since new. The only rattle is the drivers door panel when the bass drops.

RacinBob > Nisman 12/03/2015 at 19:36

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Yep, those Si’s wear like iron. I would definately look at a new one next year, the biggest reason I might not get one is I have a perfectly good Si now.

PS, scanguage - the best toy you can get for an SI

Nisman > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 19:42

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That’s cool. I don’t like the new ones at all. The redline is the best thing about our cars.

RacinBob > RacinBob 12/03/2015 at 19:46

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Most people never see 8000, except when they botch a 4 - 5 shift......

BTW, my other (race) car is a type r......