Z3 Mirrors - Is it just me or ...............................................

[billysally208]

Hi Everyone, Apologise if this has already been asked (and I pretty sure it will have been) is it me or is there a terrible blindspot in the drivers side door mirror - was on the M1 this morning and twice I cars overtaking me and I was unable to see them in either the interior mirror or door mirror - I have tried the mirror in every position - I do like to see a small section of my rear quarter in the mirror, but wherever I positioned it I seemed to have a blindspot. Tried every combination of seat and mirror positioning but couldn't get it right.
Any pointers please.

 

[Jack Ratt]

It's not just you, I drive my Zed as if I'm riding my old motorbike and keep looking over my right shoulder. You could try fitting one of those things that widens the field of view

 

[billysally208]

I have put one of those small round convex mirrors, that stick on the original mirror, but the images in that are so small it's not a lot of help. Like you I am looking over my shoulder, but having an old neck/shoulder war wound it aint easy.

 

[hard top]

Never had a problem to be honest, drove using my wing mirrors all the time as the wind deflector was up under the hardtop.

 

[5harp3y]

Never had a problem

 

[littlefeller]

i have never noticed, but then i dont drive on the motorway in the zed that often, im prob going to keep looking now and drive into the back of someone its funny really, the stuff you dont notice till someone else points it out

 

[Dino D]

On the motorway in find adjusting them more 'outwards' so you don't see the rear wing at all helps.

Driving faster than all other traffic totally eliminates the problem

 

[mwpe]

I noticed this in the early days and have got into the habit of looking over my shoulder when pulling out.

 

[Low Rider]

Me to being an ex motorcycle rider I always look over my shoulder

 

[TWO]

I've always fitted a 'blind spot' mirror....whatever car I've owned. Better safe than sorry

http://www.halfords.com/motoring/ca...car-accessories/summit-blind-spot-car-mirrors

 

[billysally208]

Me to being an ex motorcycle rider I always look over my shoulder

Thats fine with the roof down - but not much use with it up

 

[Antm72]

Not really noticed to be honest but again i probably as matter of course check and double check by looking over the shoulder.

 

[mwpe]

Even with the roof up a quick look over your right shoulder will show you anything in your blind spot. Funny thing is I have never noticed this problem when driving on the continent and traffic approaching on the other side.

 

[motco]

On the motorway in find adjusting them more 'outwards' so you don't see the rear wing at all helps.

Driving faster than all other traffic totally eliminates the problem

I agree. Why do you need to see the side of your car? You know what it looks like! Set the door mirrors so that the car's rear wing is just out of sight and if you regularly check their setting, you know where the image represents and it should show that transition between interior and exterior mirrors. Of course the over-the-right-shoulder look is still a very good practice.

 

[AllyZ32.8i]

Hi, I never had an issue with regards to blind spot, as I do tend to turn my head and check most of the time. But generally there are blind spots in most cars.

 

[oldcarman]

Never met a car I didn't like nor one that didn't have a blind spot. Most street rods here use an additional peep mirror which attaches to the door frame unfortunetly can't work in a zed! JIM

 

[motco]

It was a Canadian safety expert who made me reassess my attitude to exterior mirror angles.He said that you should always position the door mirrors as far outwards as possible to avoid blindspots. The argument went, as far as I recall, that the narrow area that might be termed a blindspot between the inside edge of the door mirror and the extremity of the interior mirror is more easily dealt with my slight head movements than the relatively massive area that's invisible if the mirrors' areas are half occupied with car body.

 

[Dickymint]

you would have thought in this day and age that there would be part of the mirror a small lcd and a small micro fisheye camera in the outside edge of the mirror surround cost would be a couple of £

 

[Grumps]

I noticed this in the early days and have got into the habit of looking over my shoulder when pulling out.

I noticed that Mike when following you through France on route back to the tunnel!

 

[oldcarman]

As my Canadian expert has said it is what our provincial gov't insurers preach in their infomercials. I use both methods the avoiding the side of the car and turning my head. No perfect method as there's always somewhere that someone can hide from your view. Drive defensively!! JIM