Corrected the blind spot...
 

Finally took care of the blind spot on the drivers side..
I tried adjusting the mirrors in various recommended ways but to no avail..
I purchased the Rexpeed wide mirrors. They are both convex and polarized with
a bluish tint. Looks great against the raven color and is very effective! Completely eliminated the blind spot. Not too radical to where everything is small and distant.. Enough to give you a slightly wider view where you need it.
These have the OEM mounts so you just pop off the OEM and pop these in.. Can go back to stock just as easily.. Sweet !:happyanim:

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:thanks: I've been considering getting these mirrors and your picture has sold me on them. The blue color should also look good on my ultramarine.

How is the removal of the old/installation of these mirrors?

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...id-blind-spots

Haven't had a problem with blind spots in ANY car since I started doing this.

Here's a video for you. Very simple.

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvxSLvP3wek"]NEW Rexpeed Mirrors for Scion FR-S And Subaru BRZ - Install - YouTube[/ame]

very easy.. 5 min tops

There is a definite blind spot with the stock mirrors on the FR-S/BRZ even adjusted per the above. I notice it very strongly compared to my previous vehicle, which was a Ram 2500 with trailer mirrors.

I hope, if you don't think there is, that you pay very close attention when you change lanes. And that I'm nowhere nearby.

I really wish they were available without the blue tint. I think it looks really lame.

Pretty nice. I prefer the Broadway 350cm wide rear view mirror available in regular or convex.

This is good and way better then most folks! How often do you pull up behind a car and you can see drivers face in their sideview mirror and think to yourself.. "If I can see you from here in that mirror, you're doing it wrong."

I don't think the illustration goes far enough however, under the assumption that your rearview mirrors works.

I don't like Figure 2 or Figure 5. The side view mirrors are not for seeing behind you. If you can see behind your car with your sideview mirror then you aren't seeing enough of the lane next to you. In my car, I cannot see the sides of my car with my sideview mirrors, as it's "just out of shot". Why so wide? Because doing the "over the shoulder look" when merging on a freeway is a great way to rear-end the car in front of you when they peg their brakes for no reason (which happens almost every day around here because people think merging is done with the brake pedal).

I set my mirrors when at a stop light with other cars around me. Easy way to make sure all angles are properly covered.

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edit: That's what I get for skipping the reading. Figure 2 and 5 are the "doing it wrong" examples with 1 and 4 being the correct examples.

side view mirrors arent supposed to show the side of your car. its supposed to show the lane next to you. thats the common problem with majority of drivers.

I'm sure you'd be just fine if we met on the road. :burnrubber:

Perhaps my height or seating position comes into play, but with my mirrors adjusted correctly, I don't have any problem seeing a vehicle as it transitions from my rear-view mirror to my side-view mirror to my peripheral vision. I still look over my shoulder if I'm yielding to an off-ramp, because if traffic is a few lanes over it won't be in the mirrors. But I can see anything in the lanes next to me, which is what matters when merging and changing lanes.

Spend money on fancy mirrors if you want, I'm good. :iono:

Figures 2 and 5 are there to show the "traditional" way that mirrors are adjusted, which is not ideal. Figures 1 & 4 are the correct way to set your mirrors.

Rear view is for behind you, side view is for next to you. It's a simple concept.

I believe they also come in a yellow tint.

What happens to the heated function of these mirrors?

because of the wider view.. I kept the side visible for a reference point..
I can now see very clearly cars approaching my left side where there was a bad blind spot before no matter how it was adjusted. It is a good solution for me.. dont see why there cant be more than one way to get the view you need..

you can get the heated version for a few dollars more.. works the same as OEM

Thanks for pointing that out. I missed that. I guess it makes sense why I didn't like 2 and 5. :)

I just turn my head, it's a bit cheaper.

I have these as well and I wouldn't conclude them to 'completely' eliminate the blind spots but they do help a good amount

The left side gives maybe 30% more viewing area but the right side mirror appears to almost be the same as stock visibility range maybe +5% more

i dont think there is an issue with blind spots in this car either but im tall so when i sit very far back and my vision is coming from pretty high up in the cabin, it is near impossible to see the curbs when i try to parallel park with properly adjusted mirrors. this might be an option.

Cutting off your roof will also take care of the blind spots. There are many ways to fix a problem, but not all of them are going to be practical. Like many others I am cheap and lazy and if I can fix a problem for free and with minimal effort I'm going to go that route.

I'm glad you're happy with your mirrors. They sure are sexy looking. :thumbup:

Nice! I love my Rexpeed mirrors :thumbsup:

Well, now, that seems simple ..... but it's made out of plastic, I'm sure I'd break it ..... :bonk:


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As a MC rider, bet you could hide a bike in the "blind spot" that those mirrors have, too.

Maybe... But not as easily as with the stock mirrors.. I always watch out for the cageless two wheel riders and give them lots of room.

It's easy .. Even I was able to do it without breaking something!

there is no blind spots if you position the mirrors correctly

you shouldn't be seeing your car in your mirrors.......you won't be hitting yourself

they need to be far out so when you tilt your head to the left you can see the edge of your car in the mirror, and if you position yourself in the middle of the car, and look into your right mirror, you should be able to see your car only then

i'm 5'2'' and don't have any problems with the blind spots.....i do shoulder checks as well to be 100% sure that nobody's around

they will teach you this at any advance driving school

I want these but im iffy about how the blue mirrors would look with ultramarine. Anyone have this? thoughts?

Got this mirrors too recently with turn signals added. But I didn't buy it cause of the blind spot you speak of. I've been driving my brz for nearly two years and never realized about that blind spot. lol

You really need two mirror settings. Out wide for highway driving so you can see what's going on in the lanes next to you, and closer in where you can see the side of your car for backing up and parallel parking. I'm hoping the Rexspeeds will allow good rearward vision for both of these needs.

How many of you don't do a head check as well? Do I need to add the FR-S/BRZ to the list of cars to stay far a way from when riding?

Head check is difficult due to the big blind spot obscured by pillars.

I must be some sort of freak of nature then.

Glad someone had some sense! :thumbsup: That's where these mirrors came in handy for me. Wider view that avoided the blind spot and still had some of the car showing to line up. Gotta see what you're lining up against the curb/parking lines!

The blind spot on the driver side isn't at all hidden by the B pillar unless your seat is all the way back and leaning pretty heavy. If you're a normal size and sitting like a normal person, the blind spot is perfectly visible if you put your chin to your shoulder. The passenger side requires leaning forward a little bit to see the blind spot.

The problem most people have is they are used to looking for their blind spot behind the B pillar (in most sedans). In the twins with the long window that goes further back, you just need to look over.

TL;DR

Do your head checks people

Your body size and seat position do affect your ability to look backward effectively. I'm 6'2" with long legs and need to have the seat all the way back. If I turn my head like I do in my other cars all I see is the pillar in that critical spot. I'm planning to get the Rexspeed mirrors to increase my safety. Right now the only way to look back is to lean my upper body way forward and then take a quick look.

I'm not arguing that the curved mirrors don't help, I plan on getting some myself. I'm making a point that the shoulder check is important regardless of what mirrors you have. People seem to think they can install these and never check their blind spots again.

Works ok with brz? Rexspeed?

Yes.. They also have heated versions.