Broadway Rearview Mirrors - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tinma · 07-22-2013, 01:47 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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!

View Poll Results: Which Mirror do you have?
300mm Straight Mirror	12	27.91%
300mm Convex Mirror	14	32.56%
300mm Straight Mirror with Blue Tint	6	13.95%
300mm Convex Mirror with Blue Tint	11	25.58%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

07-22-2013, 01:47 PM	#1
tinma Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: '13 BRZ Location: Canada Posts: 495 Thanks: 479 Thanked 172 Times in 117 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	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?

07-22-2013, 03:23 PM	#4
Mr.Jay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Drives: FRS :D Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 545 Thanked 699 Times in 438 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	won't this pretty much make your heated mirrors effective cancelled out? __________________ Out of the FRS game

07-22-2013, 03:34 PM	#6
JDKane527 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: Asphalt Scion FR-S Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 499 Thanks: 274 Thanked 215 Times in 136 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	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 __________________ Asphalt Build Last edited by JDKane527; 07-22-2013 at 10:19 PM.

07-22-2013, 04:16 PM	#8
FRSfan111 Sideways and smiling! Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: First 86 FRS 5/8/2012 (second US) Location: Oregon Posts: 941 Thanks: 17 Thanked 273 Times in 179 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I prefer convex, been using broadway mirrors in all y cars since 2009. Ill never go back to Oem lol __________________ My build http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...08#post1283608

07-22-2013, 01:52 PM	#2
STV3 Señor Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Rockland County NY Posts: 1,607 Thanks: 1,103 Thanked 1,322 Times in 645 Posts Mentioned: 17 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	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

07-22-2013, 10:12 PM	#10
jimmy4thenguyen Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: Whiteout FRS Location: Chapel Hill NC Posts: 115 Thanks: 46 Thanked 30 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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

07-22-2013, 10:51 PM	#11
Wes Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: JRSC'd Asphalt FR-S Location: SoCal Posts: 1,317 Thanks: 868 Thanked 436 Times in 260 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	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.

07-24-2013, 04:38 AM	#14
FriedRicr Woop Dee Woop Woop Woop Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Raven 6MT FR-S Location: Boston, Ma Posts: 285 Thanks: 434 Thanked 63 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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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