twas_brillig
Jedi Knight
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We had our BJ7 on the road for a bit a few years ago, and I found that I could not safely change lanes on the driver's side with the top up as I just couldn't see past this impossibly huge blind spot. I talked to a shop about door mount and fender mount mirrors but didn't really like either approach. However, lucked out and ran across a rectangular mirror that mounted to the vent window (no commercial intended here, but it's part number MRS112 at AH Spares in Jolly Olde), and it made all the difference in the world although the mounting bracket didn't allow quite enough lateral adjustment for my driving position.
Subsequently, I bought a round one for the passenger side and really liked the wider view I got from it (MRS113). It also could be fully adjusted laterally, so I replaced the driver's side rectangular mirror with a round one, although I prefer the aesthetics of the rectangular.
Initially I seemed to have trouble focusing clearly with the new mirror (dunno if it's my variable lense bifocals or some other aspect of this driver), but today I did five or six hours on the highway and it felt quite natural.
I had the top down and the tonneau cover on, but the tonneau balloons enough (we don't have the snaps to hold it down behind the seats) such that the original interior mirror was useless - however, my two quarter-light round mirrors gave me all the rearward/sideways visions that I needed both during daylight and in the dark.
Easy to install and adjust; highly recommended in this chap's opinion. Doug
Subsequently, I bought a round one for the passenger side and really liked the wider view I got from it (MRS113). It also could be fully adjusted laterally, so I replaced the driver's side rectangular mirror with a round one, although I prefer the aesthetics of the rectangular.
Initially I seemed to have trouble focusing clearly with the new mirror (dunno if it's my variable lense bifocals or some other aspect of this driver), but today I did five or six hours on the highway and it felt quite natural.
I had the top down and the tonneau cover on, but the tonneau balloons enough (we don't have the snaps to hold it down behind the seats) such that the original interior mirror was useless - however, my two quarter-light round mirrors gave me all the rearward/sideways visions that I needed both during daylight and in the dark.
Easy to install and adjust; highly recommended in this chap's opinion. Doug