Driver side Outside mirror looks convex?
Jan 10, 2004, 06:26 PM
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Driver side Outside mirror looks convex?
I swear either something happened or I never noticed this before. My driver side rear-view mirror looks convex like one of those security mirrors that are round/convex. When I look at a car behind me the roofline of the car seems to slope, again like a convex mirror.
I swear it wasn't like that before and I haven't done much but drive in the extreme cold weather and gently scrape the ice off it one time.
Anyone else notice this?
I swear it wasn't like that before and I haven't done much but drive in the extreme cold weather and gently scrape the ice off it one time.
Anyone else notice this?
Jan 10, 2004, 06:33 PM
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it's supposed to be like that..it's on the normal lancers too. for some reason i don't think the US dealership broschures say anything about it but i remember i looked for some info on that on a japanese website and it was listed as a standard part 
i guess it's so that you have a wider range of view? it used to bug me but now i seem to be fine with it..
EDIT: after rereading your post..is it that noticible? cuase when i look in the driver's side mirror, the image is not that distorted..
i guess it's so that you have a wider range of view? it used to bug me but now i seem to be fine with it..
EDIT: after rereading your post..is it that noticible? cuase when i look in the driver's side mirror, the image is not that distorted..
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Jan 10, 2004, 06:57 PM
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I never noticed it before...just in the last few days and YES it is noticeable almost distracting now that I've noticed it. I ran my hand down it and put a straight edge against it and there is not noticeable curve.
No we have had excessive COLD (-7F tonight) but no heat at all.
I'd like to read any info you found anywhere on that description. I just seems wrong and I too figured something broke in the last few days.
No we have had excessive COLD (-7F tonight) but no heat at all.
I'd like to read any info you found anywhere on that description. I just seems wrong and I too figured something broke in the last few days.
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Jan 12, 2004, 06:07 AM
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OK now I'm confused. I think it MAY be temperature related. I checked it out all the way to work today and I swear it is either gone or not as bad.
Our temps have been single digits for days and today it's in the 20's. I also had the car in the garage (unheated) all weekend which melted most of the ice on the mirror. I did spray the car off last week and both mirrors did freeze over. I did gently scrape it off at that point and I didn't notice it that night.
Could it be that the mirror backing contracts in the cold and causes it to look more convex?
Any warm climate owners noticing this?
Our temps have been single digits for days and today it's in the 20's. I also had the car in the garage (unheated) all weekend which melted most of the ice on the mirror. I did spray the car off last week and both mirrors did freeze over. I did gently scrape it off at that point and I didn't notice it that night.
Could it be that the mirror backing contracts in the cold and causes it to look more convex?
Any warm climate owners noticing this?
Jan 13, 2004, 07:47 AM
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As of today I don't seem to be noticing this problem anymore. Something changed and I'm not sure what.
It is supposed to drop to record low temperatures again tonight. I'll check it again tomorrow and see if the problem returns.
It is supposed to drop to record low temperatures again tonight. I'll check it again tomorrow and see if the problem returns.
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Guys. Almost EVERY car for sale in the US has this, as far as I am aware. Ever notice the "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" warning on passenger door mirrors? The mirror is slightly convex is shape to give a panoramic view...to cut down on the huge blind spot most cars have on the pass side of the car.
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Jan 13, 2004, 09:39 AM
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Originally posted by Secret Chimp
Guys. Almost EVERY car for sale in the US has this, as far as I am aware. Ever notice the "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" warning on passenger door mirrors? The mirror is slightly convex is shape to give a panoramic view...to cut down on the huge blind spot most cars have on the pass side of the car.
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Guys. Almost EVERY car for sale in the US has this, as far as I am aware. Ever notice the "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" warning on passenger door mirrors? The mirror is slightly convex is shape to give a panoramic view...to cut down on the huge blind spot most cars have on the pass side of the car.
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Jan 13, 2004, 11:00 AM
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No it's definitely not that. I don't notice it at all on my passenger mirror and I'm certainly aware of the "objects appear closer" look. This was truly convex looking. With a large truck behind me it looked like a fun house mirror distorting the lines of the truck. I would swear something contracted in the cold or something froze into an odd position. I did spray the car shortly before I noticed it.
I am talking really convex...like I said almost fun house convex. Also it was not a convex look that would improve my vision it was more of a distortion convex.
I am talking really convex...like I said almost fun house convex. Also it was not a convex look that would improve my vision it was more of a distortion convex.
