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tinma 07-22-2013 01:47 PM

Broadway Rearview Mirrors
 
I know many of you have Broadway mirrors, and I just wanted to see what people think about them and which they would recommend. I am thinking about purchasing a 300mm one (not convex) to try and eliminate those damn blind spots. I havent pulled the trigger yet because after doing a search, I noticed many people have the 300mm convex...im just worried about how distorted everything will look.

Also whats your opinion on blue tinted broadway mirrors?

Will 300mm hit your sun visors?

STV3 07-22-2013 01:52 PM

400mm convex in both of my cars. Never drive with out one, and for your purpose of eliminating blind spots the convex ones are better

tinma 07-22-2013 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by STV3 (Post 1087915)
400mm convex in both of my cars. Never drive with out one, and for your purpose of eliminating blind spots the convex ones are better

I heard that people get dizzy from them lol...which is what was making me move away from the convex. Also makes things a lot farther than they appear? but im sure its something that i can get used to lol

Mr.Jay 07-22-2013 03:23 PM

won't this pretty much make your heated mirrors effective cancelled out?

tinma 07-22-2013 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Jay (Post 1088157)
won't this pretty much make your heated mirrors effective cancelled out?

broadway mirrors r for the rearview (which r not heated). You may be thinking about something for the side mirrors that I am not aware of lol

JDKane527 07-22-2013 03:34 PM

Not sure the size of the OEM one, but the Prova unit installs right over the stock mirror. I have a much greater field of view and the blue tint helps with glare at night. I have the T1R side convex mirrors with blue tint as well.

I like the wide angle of view, and don't stare at my mirrors while I drive. I use the mirrors to basically tell me, Shit you got something there, do not attempt to occupy the same volume of space and time.

http://www.rallysportdirect.com/Prov...2-2011-WRX-STI

Mr.Jay 07-22-2013 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tinma (Post 1088171)
broadway mirrors r for the rearview (which r not heated). You may be thinking about something for the side mirrors that I am not aware of lol

Sorry quickly read the post. I was confuse and mistaken. Thought you were talkin about side mirrors

FRSfan111 07-22-2013 04:16 PM

I prefer convex, been using broadway mirrors in all y cars since 2009. Ill never go back to Oem lol

STV3 07-22-2013 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tinma (Post 1088147)
I heard that people get dizzy from them lol...which is what was making me move away from the convex. Also makes things a lot farther than they appear? but im sure its something that i can get used to lol

Well I don't stare all that long at my rear view when driving so I can't imagine getting dizzy from it lol. And yes the depth of the mirror is strange at first but you get used to it with in a few days. Regular mirrors now look odd to me lol. I've been using Broadway's for about 6 years now.

jimmy4thenguyen 07-22-2013 10:12 PM

i had both the smaller one (straight/blue tint) and the 300mm concave. I think the visibility of the flat one made everything "bigger" and the concave makes things a bit further away. But I like the concave as preference

Wes 07-22-2013 10:51 PM

Go convex, you get more vision compared to the straight one. It doesn't take much to get used to it. I love my convex one, wish it was 300mm though.

Loki2x 07-23-2013 01:13 PM

my mirror just lets me see more of my own interior....

cdo221 07-24-2013 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Loki2x (Post 1090310)
my mirror just lets me see more of my own interior....

+1 on this.. I have a 240mm flat (non-convex) broadway mirror. On the left edge, I can see the side of my head/seat head rest. On the right edge of the mirror, I can see the tip of the C pillar.

With a light window tint or no tint, I love the blue tint on the mirrors. Right now, I have the blue-tinted side view mirrors + tinted windows and I find it a bit hard to see at night. I drive fine and everything, but I think if I could choose, I would go for the non-blue tint (due to my windows already being tinted.).

FriedRicr 07-24-2013 04:38 AM

I'm looking to buy the braodway 300mm convex from PWDJDM .. anyone know if its the same broadway or something different? i'm new to this stuff. and its on salde for like 19 bucks!


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