Type 44 Outside Rear View Mirrors

[Kneale Brownson]

I keep my passenger side mirrors adjusted so that I can see at least a 
third of a car in the adjacent lane before I loose them in the inside 
rearview mirror.  I have to make a concerted effort moving to the right to 
be able to see the side of the car in the outside mirror.  I do the same on 
the driver side:  I have to put my head real close to the window in the 
door to be able to see down the left side of the car in the exterior 
mirror.  I only change these alignments if I'm going to back up a trailer.


At 09:24 PM 11/19/2000 +0000, Christopher Ritchie wrote:

>The outside rear view mirrors on my '88 5KSQ have blind spots.  I am 
>occasionally surprised by a passing car, especially on the right.  (In 
>Massachusetts it is legal to pass on the right.  It is common in rush hour 
>traffic.  Yes, I usually keep to the right.)  I am an aware driver who 
>keeps a vigilant watch on traffic in the rear.  That is why when someone 
>passes that I didn't see, I am surprised.  The type 44 outside rear view 
>mirrors aren't just that good.  I replaced my RH (passenger) side one with 
>the convex glass of the later '89 and up series.  That helped some.  At 
>one time I had those little convex stick-on mirrors.  But they showed too 
>much, and it was hard to judge the distance of the traffic behind me.
>
>Anybody have a good way to adjust these mirrors?  Presently they show 
>straight back.  If I move my head a little, the just show the side of the car.
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