Rear-view mirror mod for tall people.
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Rear-view mirror mod for tall people.
I'm tall, (6' 2",... but with a lot of that being torso).. and my biggest issues are usually sunroofs and rear-view mirrors.
The mirrors in today's cars are mounted WAY too low,.. and they are usually infected with auto-dimming,.. which is poor at best,.. and blinding at worst. (Most only dim 14% instead of 30%,.. and they may take 10 seconds to do so).
In my 997 Turbo I found that the bottom of the auto-dim mirror was a full 3.75" below the dome light as seen from my driving position (shows differently from the camera's height).
Turning it upside down helped,.. raising it 1/2" further up, and making the shape of the mirror better match the shape of the rear window.
Upgrading to the manual mirror from a base Carrera raised it another 1/2", to just 2.75" below the dome lights. Who-hoo. Now I can turn right without having to lean into the passenger seat.
Mirror was forty bucks on Ebay used.
The mirrors in today's cars are mounted WAY too low,.. and they are usually infected with auto-dimming,.. which is poor at best,.. and blinding at worst. (Most only dim 14% instead of 30%,.. and they may take 10 seconds to do so).
In my 997 Turbo I found that the bottom of the auto-dim mirror was a full 3.75" below the dome light as seen from my driving position (shows differently from the camera's height).
Turning it upside down helped,.. raising it 1/2" further up, and making the shape of the mirror better match the shape of the rear window.
Upgrading to the manual mirror from a base Carrera raised it another 1/2", to just 2.75" below the dome lights. Who-hoo. Now I can turn right without having to lean into the passenger seat.
Mirror was forty bucks on Ebay used.