I almost hit a car the other day. The car was on my blind side. I this see it at all. Has anyone used those little blind spot mirrors that you add to the mirrors?

Oh man. Where were you like a week ago? Those little mirrors were a hot topic around here for a while, as was the concept of "blind spots". It seemed to me that the people that use them like them, and the people that don't make fun of the people that do. Pretty much like everything else in the world, I guess.

Adjust your mirrors correctly. You shouldn't be able to see the side of your car in the mirrors when sitting straight. I adjust them by leaning my head on the window to adjust the left mirror and about the same lean to the right to set the right mirror. While leaning either way set the mirrors so you can barely see the side of the car. Takes some getting used to...

Haven't hit anyone in my blind spot yet... But I like blind spot mirrors. Probably because I've been driving trucks that needed them since I was a kid.

It's just like they always say... Once you go convex, you never go back to the regular kind!

I havent seen many vettes with those mirrors. I will try the suggestion of setting the mirrors where I can barely see the side of the car. The thing is too people are always trying to pass me. I guess they see a vette and just cant help themselves.

The center mirror is the worst. Its huge.

Here's a link to last month's blind spot thread.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1571...-post4217.html

I personally don't like the looks of the small extra mirrors on my outside mirrors, so I adjusted my outside mirrors so I don't need them. I do also check the area next to me after I use the outside mirrors.

i agree. most drivers don't understand that the mirror should be adjusted so that you don't or just barely see the side of the vehicle. the more side of the car you can see, the less area around you is visable.

Probably 90% of drivers have their mirrors adjusted incorrectly. They have them all pointed straight behind them. Adjusted that way, you have to turn your head to see beside you or use those little convex stick on mirrors. Those mirrors can work for you during the day but at night or in the rain those little mirrors are useless. If you adjust your outside mirrors properly you don't need the stick ons.

The inside mirror is for looking behind you, straight back. Both outside "side" mirrors should be turned all the way out to look beside you, not behind you. There's been a lot of discussion about how far the side mirrors should be adjusted out but for me "all the way out" on both sides works the best.

To change lanes you should first check your inside rear view mirror to see if anyone is overtaking you. If no one is approaching, you then check the side you are moving to in the side mirror pointed out. If that mirror is clear you can safely more into that lane. You will find that as a car leaves your view from the inside mirror, the car will be picked up by the side mirror. There is no blind spot.

Turning your head to the side to check is not needed and is actually less safe because it takes your eyes off the road from in front of you and when you turn your head to the side most drivers inadvertently let their cars drift in that direction.

If you use your side mirrors for backing up and parking, it's very easy to hit the adjustment switch so the mirrors point down the side of your car for that purpose. You could even program that into memory position two. Just don't forget to move them back to the "out" position after parking.

now that's what i call an explaination. well said WWC.

Have had them on all my cars. The 2 inch one on my side and the 3 inch on the other side.

I laugh when I see people do the opposite. How the hell can they see in that small mirror...they can't!

Lane changes, look thru rear view, then glance at the small mirror, I've never had a problem. Drove a friends 'vette without the small mirrors last month and it wasn't fun at all.

that's great, until you need to back up and see down the side.

This procedure works really well - seems to cover all the blind spots.

Assume your normal driving position behind the wheel. The car should be parked on a flat level surface.

Adjust the inside rear view mirror so that you can comfortably see the view behind you
without stretching or straining. The mirror should be set to see as much of the road and as
little of the rear of your car, as possible.

Adjust the left-side exterior mirror until the image in the mirror picks up where the interior mirror leaves off. If you do this
correctly, you should see very little, or none of the left rear fender of your car.

Adjust the right-side exterior mirror in the same fashion as step.

Sweep your view from the far edge of the left side mirror across the center mirror and over to the right side mirror. You should
have the fullest panoramic view possible.

If they're adjusted properly, that's not a problem. Just lean a little and you can see the whole side of the car.