Pintobay

I have seen posts for the decal that says, "Object in Mirror is Losing" that is supposed to replace the "Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear".

I just noticed today as I was driving my car that the passenger mirror says this, but the driver's mirror has no message on it.

Is that normal?

johnodrake

Yes, very normal - for those that have bought the decals

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Sven

Yes, but be careful what you wish for!!

Jimbeaux

You've just entered "The Twilight Zone"

Vette_DD

Yes, that's normal. I think that's normal for just about every American car I've driven for the last 20 years.

Sven

Here's the place to find 'em ... http://www.nakidparts.com/id21.html ... Ed's The Man!!

Duck916

It's a holdback to the old days when power mirrors were a rare luxury. Since the passenger-side mirror was too far for most drivers to adjust it, most OEMs usedconvex glass to offer a wider view range in the hopes it would be useful even without adjustment. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111 mandates the warning language if a convex mirror is used.

dansdrm

FortMorganAl

And before that there was only the driver's outside mirror until '75. You had to add your own passenger mirror if you could find one that matched.

The convex mirror on the right is not only easier to see without correct adjustment, it is easier to see period. Being farther away makes the view smaller. I remember the ones that weren't convex and it was more like looking through a pin hole. Anything out there had to be in just the right spot to see it.