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LH aspheric mirror report.
Thanks to “REM Seattle” for his instructions on mirror R&R, everything went O.K. I was a little surprise in fact on just how easily the mirror popped out, it took very little effort.
“It is easy to replace the current mirror by just carefully prying off the current mirror, disconnecting the two defroster wire, connecting the new mirror wires, and then pushing the new mirror on until it snaps in place. The mirrors are held into the side mirror assembly by a plastic 'snap' ring on the back of the mirror.”
- Some observation about the mirror design.
Saab P/N 48-18-050
Looking at the two, side by side, you can see that flat one is a lot thinner that the aspheric mirror. You can also see the extent of the bending of the aspheric mirror.
The flat mirror has a rib on the outer end, perhaps to provide a dead stop to keep the mirror from being easily popped out by someone pressing on the end of it.
The distortion of the LH aspheric mirror is much more obvious than the RH aspheric mirror, from the driver position.
Due to the curvature of the aspheric mirror, it tucks back into the mirror housing a lot more that the flat mirror. When the mirror is fully adjusted outward, the outer 10% of the mirrors view is blocked by the mirror housing.
- Driving report.
At first the distortion is very noticeable but I found that after a few miles I quickly adjusted to it. Evan though the mirrors full field of view is lost in the fully adjusted position, it provides more coverage than the flat mirror, no blind spot. I intend to try different adjustment positions to try and maximize field of view and angle of view. I think it is a worthwhile change.
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