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Default 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.





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