Blind spot elemination idea

[RiCharlie]

I was thinking today that there is a very simple solution to the problem of blind spots but I don't know where to buy this product..or if it even exists..

I installed a small rectangular convex mirror on the drivers side mirror. Now it greatly increases the field of vision.. I can look into the mirror and see everything from the rear of the car to something at a very steep angle away from me....almost beside me..

But the problem is that all the objects in this mirror are very small..and easy to miss if you don't look carefully..so here what I want and I am sure someone somewhere must know where I can find it..

If that small mirror were flat instead of curved that would solve the problem..

You could use the main mirror to see objects that were behind but not at a sharp angle and use the small mirror to see objects that were at a sharp angle from you ..and because they would be seen larger in this type of mirror they would be easy to spot with just a quick glance ..thus eliminating the problem of a concave mirror.


This might even work on the passengers side..I once installed those curved blind spot mirrors on the passengers side but realized objects were so small in it that they were nearly impossible to see. A flat blind spot mirror working along with the regular side view mirror might eliminate the problem here as well..and this is a serious one..

Anyone know where I can buy a flat blind spot mirror? I am thinking of just buying a curved one...they sell for about three dollars..and cutting a flat mirror and fitting it inside..but cutting glass is no easy thing for me..

Is a small flat blind spot mirror that sticks on the regular mirrors available?

[djpathfinder]

Side mirror placement helps, as does a back up cam. Check out this article from Car and Driver:
How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver

[bigdog1250]

Or you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...

[sparky]

Originally Posted by bigdog1250

Of you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...

^^ I agree. After 30 years of driving I finally bought into this when I got the Z and saw (or didn't see) how bad rear and side visibility was.
It's taken a bit to get used to but now that I have there is no need for stick on mirrors or such.

[cooltoy]

Nissan should have installed a blind spot warning system like many other vehicles do.

[BeemaaZ]

Originally Posted by bigdog1250

Of you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...

This works for me too but not when I am coming out from a driveway with cars parking on the side street. Motion sensors on both sides of the car would be a great feature for our Z's.

[SPOHN]

Stay in the throttle and keep ahead of everyone.

[Davey]

Originally Posted by SPOHN

Stay in the throttle and keep ahead of everyone.

This works.

Really adjusting your mirrors as noted above will eliminate the blind spots.

I just pull up to my other car which is parked on the street and back up until I can't see it in the rear-view, and then adjust the side-view so that I can see the car... Put a parked car in the "blind spot" and adjust your mirrors so you can see it. Essentially it's a wide angle and you can't see any of the Z's quarter panel in the mirror. Then do the same for the driver's side. If you can't see the car in your rear-view, you'll see it in the side view.

[bigdog1250]

Originally Posted by BeemaaZ

This works for me too but not when I am coming out from a driveway with cars parking on the side street. Motion sensors on both sides of the car would be a great feature for our Z's.

True, but motion sensors won't help when a car is quickly approaching down the road. Sensors are better for slow moving things, not a car coming at you at 30mph - senors would basically be useless. All you can do is back out SLOWLY and hope someone sees you.

[frost]

Originally Posted by bigdog1250

Of you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...

This. Every time these threads pop up, I think "what blind spot?"

Originally Posted by cooltoy

Nissan should have installed a blind spot warning system like many other vehicles do.

How about no? I'd rather have a lighter SPORTS CAR than nissan adding weight/costs installing safety devices to cater to people who can't do things like use their mirrors correctly.

[kidkotic2001]

Originally Posted by djpathfinder

Side mirror placement helps, as does a back up cam. Check out this article from Car and Driver:
How To: Adjust Your Mirrors to Avoid Blind Spots - Feature - Car and Driver

This took me a while to get used to but it works, I live by it now every car that I own I make sure my mirrors are set up like the site mentions.

[cooltoy]

Didn't need an article to figure that one out many years ago.

Too bad shoulder checking is impossible in this car.

[kenchan]

with my craftsquare, shoulder check is a thing of the past. i just glance over (dont even move my head for driver side) and if there's no car in the reflection, there's no car.

[Felix 808]

Originally Posted by bigdog1250

Or you just set your mirrors correctly (so you don't see the side of your car in them) and you will have no real blind spots...

Originally Posted by sparky

^^ I agree. After 30 years of driving I finally bought into this when I got the Z and saw (or didn't see) how bad rear and side visibility was.
It's taken a bit to get used to but now that I have there is no need for stick on mirrors or such.

Also I have found that adjusting the seat to a little bit of a recline position helps with visibility outback. With all the above mentioned, I can track all sides of the car in the mirrors

[sonic370]

the stock mirrors can be adjusted it just takes time to get use to them....

why nissan made them the size of ford f-250 truck mirrors gets me...
their almost like air brakes