Mirrors
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I once thought folding mirrors was a great feature on a vehicle.
Being able fit in tight spaces seemed like a great idea.
My Grand Cherokee has a function where the mirrors fold automatically when leaving the vehicle.
Then someone smacked the side of the front door of my GC in a parking lot.
After a stay at the body shop and 800 bucks later it occurred to me the mirrors might have saved me if they had been extended.
I no longer set the mirrors to fold.
OTOH, folding mirrors might be great for parking in someone's garage.
OTOH, scrapes to the mirrors would be helluva lot better than scrapping a body panel.
Pick your poison...
Being able fit in tight spaces seemed like a great idea.
My Grand Cherokee has a function where the mirrors fold automatically when leaving the vehicle.
Then someone smacked the side of the front door of my GC in a parking lot.
After a stay at the body shop and 800 bucks later it occurred to me the mirrors might have saved me if they had been extended.
I no longer set the mirrors to fold.
OTOH, folding mirrors might be great for parking in someone's garage.
OTOH, scrapes to the mirrors would be helluva lot better than scrapping a body panel.
Pick your poison...
Melting Slicks
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The passenger mirror sticks out more than the driver mirror and as mention above are on long stems. I don't see the folding feature adding any significant benefit unless the stems somehow bend in. The folding feature is just one more thing that potentially will cause problems or break.
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From: Hockessin Delaware
My history with and without folding mirrors.
1. I also have a Grand Cherokee. It has folding mirrors. The previous GC didn't and my wife literally tore the mirror off backing out of the garage.
2. I hit the mirror on my C7 during a momentary lapse of attention and scraped the paint off of it. I did it pulling INTO the garage. Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to admit that? LOL!
1. I also have a Grand Cherokee. It has folding mirrors. The previous GC didn't and my wife literally tore the mirror off backing out of the garage.
2. I hit the mirror on my C7 during a momentary lapse of attention and scraped the paint off of it. I did it pulling INTO the garage. Do you have any idea how hard it is for me to admit that? LOL!
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I did the same thing but didn't scrape any paint or damage it any way!
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From: St.Paul MN
I can see how they would be helpful in your own garage but otherwise worthless. The LAST thing you want to do is SQUEEZE your Corvette into a parking spot so some yahoo teenager in his 92 Ford Taurus can casually rail his door into your Corvette coming out of the store.
FACT - folks don't care about other people's property like they use to. Folding mirrors are a waste inmo.
FACT - folks don't care about other people's property like they use to. Folding mirrors are a waste inmo.
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