Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 22:01:06 +0100 From: "Mary Parry" <Jlparrynopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: wacky mirror problem...
The classic 900 has the best driver's mirror of any car I have ever driven.....by the time a vehicle has gone from the edge of the mirror it is clearly visible from the driver's position, infact there is a small overlap.......why the step backwards with the ng900? John Parry '88 900i "KeithG" <noonenopsaml.com> wrote in message news:75f87.6425$Iq4.2409338nopsamoon.columbus.rr.com... > Been there and agree totally. Mirrors in general do not have enough outward > adjustment on the driver's side to be of true value. I have gotten into > arguments over this and most people want to see the LR fender in the mirror. > I always ask, "Why, it will be there anyway, just imagine its presence and > view it AFTER you get out of the car." The convex LH mirrors are not allowed > by DOT spec, though you can get one from Europe and install it if you want. > They are installed as OE in Europe on your car. As for further adjustment, I > have not taken one apart to see what is possible. I sold the '96 900SE drive > and got a '92 900T. Its mirrors adjust a bit further out, at least from my > driving position. > > KeithG > "Kenneth S." <nimrodnopsams.com> wrote in message > news:3B617B67.1290nopsams.com... > > Not quite the same problem, but I'll ask the question anyway. > > > > I find that the driver's side mirror on my 1996 900SE doesn't turn > > outwards enough for my taste. At the end of its reach it still shows > > the area just alongside the car, and a blind spot remains. It is easy > > to miss a car overtaking on the driver's side, a few feet to the left > > and just behind the car. I don't have this problem on my Miata, where I > > can adjust the mirror to exactly what I want. > > > > I've thought of two solutions: > > (1) Find some way of getting more adjustment on the driver's side > > mirror, although I don't know how to do this, and I'm reluctant to risk > > breaking it. > > (2) Ask the dealer to install a convex mirror on the driver's side, just > > as on the passenger side mirror. It seems to me that European cars I've > > rented often have convex mirrors, but I don't know if U.S. regulations > > prohibit convex mirrors on the driver's side, since I've never seen it > > in the U.S. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > Everett M. Greene wrote: > > > > > > "Nate t. G." <ngoddardnopsamnect.net> writes: > > > > > > > on my way to work this morning, something caught my eye, and it > was the > > > > glass portion of my right side rear-view mirror starting to fall > > > > off.fortunately I was able to pull off and then easily/gently detach > it, so > > > > it didn't fall and shatter. the mirror housing, and the backing plate > that > > > > the mirrored glass attaches are still in place just fine. > > > > anyone ever hear of this? also, anyone have any idea how to > disassemble > > > > the mirror assembly so I can work on it in detail? ideas on how to > > > > re-attach the glass mirror part. > > > > > > Model? Year? Country? > > > > > > I had one of the outside mirror heads on a 1985 U.S. 900 > > > start to come loose. The adjusting linkage was the only > > > thing holding it to the vehicle. It appears there is a > > > shear pin holding the mirror to the vehicle (safety > > > requirement to protect pedestrians?) that broke. > > > > > > I attempted to get at the pin to replace it, but the > > > mirror appears to be a one-piece molded assembly that I > > > was unable to "crack". I finally put a couple of sheet > > > metal screws through the walls between the two parts. > >
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