R55 I hate my rear view mirror!
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I've been thinking about that possibility. You could mount one by the third brake light maybe. I just question how well they would work at night. Of course I don't speed much at night so my paranoia about who's creeping up behind me wouldn't really apply. They are tiny these days. I wonder if one would fit inside the assembly with a small hole drilled for the lens to see through. I guess I'm swinging by the dealership at lunch today.
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Some states such as Virginia REQUIRE the interior rear view mirror so beware if you remove it. In Tennessee there is no requirement so you're ok.
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Yeah I know. But the way I look at it....if I am doing something stupid enough to get pulled over and the LEO wants to bend down far enough to see that I do not have one....I deserve the ticket.
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My fault. I did a search for mirrors and didn't notice that the thread was vehicle specific.
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I'm a new MINI driver (R56) and I hate the rear view mirror because it *is* too small for full *rear* viewing, which has nothing to do with seat height (or removal of every seatrest in the car) in my case/opinion. It's just a micro mirror. I do not feel safe freely moving around on the road w/o more information. Of course I didn't use it much, if at all, during the exciting test drive and now I am sorry. I've been scouring the internet for options since the day I brought it home. If anyone locates a viable option, please advise.
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@the psycho therapist:
I picked up a Broadway (<--brand) panoramic mirror from Way Motor Works two MINIs ago. It clips onto the front of the OEM mirror. The pics below aren't my MINI but shows the device in place. Now I couldn't live w/o it. (BTW: This solution does not resolve the OPs issue- in fact may make it worse).
I picked up a Broadway (<--brand) panoramic mirror from Way Motor Works two MINIs ago. It clips onto the front of the OEM mirror. The pics below aren't my MINI but shows the device in place. Now I couldn't live w/o it. (BTW: This solution does not resolve the OPs issue- in fact may make it worse).
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* Driving our clubbie around town as a daily driver, the location of the mirror is not an issue for me or my wife (we're both 5'7"). But on this vacation in the Tennessee mountains while attacking the twisties, I've been experiencing the exact same frustration as the OP with the mirror an annoying obstruction during hard right turns at speed. If I drove this way every day, I'd be ticked off, and find some way to deal with it. Fact is, though, we hardly ever drive this way.
*The rear-visibility issues mentioned by some in this thread bothered us for exactly one day, after which time we got very used to it and enjoy the exceptionally generous 360 degree vision the clubbie provides. I think the barn door issue is more a psychological one. You can still see everything you need to see behind you, and then some, due to the expansive glass area along the sides of the car. That being said, I did add the $500 rear park option to our 2013 clubbie just to alleviate my fears of backing into a low guardrail or little kid when exiting driveways.
*The rear-visibility issues mentioned by some in this thread bothered us for exactly one day, after which time we got very used to it and enjoy the exceptionally generous 360 degree vision the clubbie provides. I think the barn door issue is more a psychological one. You can still see everything you need to see behind you, and then some, due to the expansive glass area along the sides of the car. That being said, I did add the $500 rear park option to our 2013 clubbie just to alleviate my fears of backing into a low guardrail or little kid when exiting driveways.
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