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Yup, you read that correctly.
Some of us (me included) don't want to attach exterior mirrors on our cars.
Not on the wings, the doors nor using the clamp on the vent window type.
Those of us who drive without exterior mirrors and rely on the dash mirror, have learned how to do it, and most likely have become quite accustomed to it.
For years I've been playing around with small blind spot mirrors. Trying to find good places to attach them inside the car with double sided tape, velcro, magnets, bazooka bubble gum, what ever I have laying around. Problem with the small blind spot mirrors is that they distort the image and distance too much.
Those who follow my posts, know I try to think outside the box, or I MacGyver some way to hide things or make it look clean and simple.
Here's what I came up with.
It's a product from Pilot Automotive, called: The Ultimate blind spot mirror.
According to the directions, it attaches to the windshield or windscreen if your cars British, with double sided tape. Once installed it's adjustable by sliding the arm up and down the notched bracket, plus the shaft rotates and head pivots on a ball end. I tried it and it works great. The mirror has just the right amount of curve so as not to make you nauseous like the little round stick on convex mirrors you tape to the outside mirror. This mirrors distance reflection is about spot on too. It does what it's supposed to do. It shows you cars that are to the side of you, in your blind spot, with the clarity like a side mirror.
I personally don't like things attached to my windscreen and wanted to see if I could attach it somewhere else. What I MacGyvered was actually pretty simple for a BJ8.
I took the unit apart so as to use only the two pieces, the mirror and the stem. I ground a little off the side of the stem edge so I could place it farther down on the edge of the dash top. The bottom of the stem already has a hole where a machine screw was inserted. Great, I'll use the same hole for my sheet metal screw and lock washer. I placed a nut in the stem hole so as not to break the plastic when I tork the screw in.
Then it was just a matter of finding the proper place against the edge of the dash, drill a pilot hole there and screw it in. The mirror and stem are solid and light. One screw holds it in firmly in place; it doesn't vibrate or move. I've been driving with it for a while and it works just fine.
All that being said, this project is a what I'd call a band aid approach. It doesn't perform as an exterior mirror would, yet it does show the blind spot that the exterior mirror misses. If you've learned how to rely on your dash mirror, this will help with your blind spot.
Some of us (me included) don't want to attach exterior mirrors on our cars.
Not on the wings, the doors nor using the clamp on the vent window type.
Those of us who drive without exterior mirrors and rely on the dash mirror, have learned how to do it, and most likely have become quite accustomed to it.
For years I've been playing around with small blind spot mirrors. Trying to find good places to attach them inside the car with double sided tape, velcro, magnets, bazooka bubble gum, what ever I have laying around. Problem with the small blind spot mirrors is that they distort the image and distance too much.
Those who follow my posts, know I try to think outside the box, or I MacGyver some way to hide things or make it look clean and simple.
Here's what I came up with.
It's a product from Pilot Automotive, called: The Ultimate blind spot mirror.
According to the directions, it attaches to the windshield or windscreen if your cars British, with double sided tape. Once installed it's adjustable by sliding the arm up and down the notched bracket, plus the shaft rotates and head pivots on a ball end. I tried it and it works great. The mirror has just the right amount of curve so as not to make you nauseous like the little round stick on convex mirrors you tape to the outside mirror. This mirrors distance reflection is about spot on too. It does what it's supposed to do. It shows you cars that are to the side of you, in your blind spot, with the clarity like a side mirror.
I personally don't like things attached to my windscreen and wanted to see if I could attach it somewhere else. What I MacGyvered was actually pretty simple for a BJ8.
I took the unit apart so as to use only the two pieces, the mirror and the stem. I ground a little off the side of the stem edge so I could place it farther down on the edge of the dash top. The bottom of the stem already has a hole where a machine screw was inserted. Great, I'll use the same hole for my sheet metal screw and lock washer. I placed a nut in the stem hole so as not to break the plastic when I tork the screw in.
Then it was just a matter of finding the proper place against the edge of the dash, drill a pilot hole there and screw it in. The mirror and stem are solid and light. One screw holds it in firmly in place; it doesn't vibrate or move. I've been driving with it for a while and it works just fine.
All that being said, this project is a what I'd call a band aid approach. It doesn't perform as an exterior mirror would, yet it does show the blind spot that the exterior mirror misses. If you've learned how to rely on your dash mirror, this will help with your blind spot.
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