Drivers Side Mirror Question
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Drivers Side Mirror Question
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?
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?
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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?
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?
Last edited by Jimbeaux; Aug 12, 2007 at 10:28 PM.
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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?
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?
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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.
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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.
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.
