How many others out there really hate the inside mirror ? The sacrifice of forward vision is way too much. Dangerous in fact. What's visible through the windshield is typically more dangerous to you than what's coming up from behind. I'm 6 feet tall so maybe some of you who are built a bit closer to the ground may not loose as much visibility since you can look out below the mirror better than some of us. The whole thing could be so much smaller with a bit of re-engineering.

I know that a certain amount of the bulk is due to the electronic stuff in there and the auto dimming. But, when you look in the mirror, the actual portion that provides a view out the rear is a very narrow slit. I'd love to see the electronic mounted elsewhere and even a manual dimming mirror.

 

Get the non-autodimming mirror and install it instead.

 

I never knew that one existed. Do you know if the top to bottom dimension is much shorter ? Those little push buttons still have to go somewhere.

 

im 6'2" and have no problems with forward vision i actually have trouble seeing behind since im too tall and i dont get to see the horizon from behind, i can only see like 20ft behind me unless i slouch.

 

im willing to trade

 

If I look beyond the rear view mirror I see the tops of tress. Lots of important things to see out the front window but tree tops are not one of them.

 

^^^ midget lol

 

The non-autodimming comes in the older base models. There are no buttons. It is significantly smaller than the Homelink/autodimming mirror.

It's about 9½" wide and 2½" tall at the center point. I'd be glad to trade you mine too You'll probably find it to be a better deal to buy one from the dealer and try it, I believe they were around $75. The part number is 96321-2Y900

I agree with you that it can be distracting as it causes a small blind spot to the right side. You can try adjusting it higher as both ends of the connecting rod articulate. Then you'll probably be looking down out the rear window instead of straight back. I know it took me a while to get the right position and I'm only 5'11".

 

OP, thats why I've taken mine out

 

It's funny how something like that can bother you so much for so long and then one well thought out answer provides a simple solution.

I also didn't realize that the rod could be adjusted at both ends ( stupid assumption on my part). I pushed the mirror all the way up to the headliner and then tilted it slightly to regain the site out the rear. Ockham's Razor says the simplest explanation or strategy tends to be the best one.

Many thanks.

 

I know how you feel. The first time I started fooling with it I wasn't sure how hard you could force it because the ends are very tight. You don't want to break it, obviously.

When autocrossing, I push the mirror all the way up so it faces the roof, that gets it totally out of the way for full visibility.

 

Love mine, never noticed a decrease in vision from it, typically most drivers look forward and are not worried about airplanes dive bombing them (BTW i'm 6'1)

The only prop with mine is that when tracking your car, you can break the mount out of the glass, its heavy and puts a nice load on the mount under high and long G corners.

 

get a broadway mirror.

 

I had my windshield cracked and the guy who replaced the glass moved it higher up. Makes a world of difference.

 

You weren't the first for this issue/fix (and I probably wasn't either...)

 

I hear they are great for autocross!!!

 

Since I use the side mirrors more, I purchased a drivers side mirror from Australia. Like the passenger side mirror, it is convex. My field of view is much greater now.

It does take a little getting use-to though. Anytime I let someone drive my car it frightens them.

 

hmm was never visually obtrusive..if anything the a-pillars can be bad when i make left turns especially when there are pedestrians crossing

 

you know the mirror is adjustable right? I"m also 6' and I have no problem seeing out the front, I even have my escort x50 mounted below it and still no issues.

 

im 6'-3" no problems with the mirror, its adjustable ? thats news to me thx for the info i never tried pushing it up lol