BRZ Blindspot Concerns - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

chulooz · 03-14-2012, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tranzformer

Yeah I agree. Need to see it in person.

Well only way to know for sure is to wait for a test drive.

In person they were too big for my taste/needs. Visibility is more limited with the slanted rear glass, and its tight to get a look out the side. But the mirrors all work fine to see behind/around the car.

dookie11 · 03-14-2012, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tranzformer

Thanks for sharing? Any pics of side view mirrors from driver's seat? Most sports cars are bad, just hope it is less bad than others.

Nope, sorry. The driver and passenger window is big (aka regular sized though), unlike the yucky windows on the Bumblebee Camaro car.

subatoy · 03-14-2012, 11:53 PM

I owned a 370Z with nasty blind spots, simply be more careful, deal done.
know how to set the mirrors and look before you merge right n you'll be good to go.

tranzformer · 03-15-2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dookie11

Nope, sorry. The driver and passenger window is big (aka regular sized though), unlike the yucky windows on the Bumblebee Camaro car.

Did you feel the side mirrors were a decent enough size?

Subaruwrxfan · 03-15-2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dookie11

Pix from my album: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=517

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=516

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=518

... BLindspot is pretty bad.

All pillars are huge. Nothing compares to my first Prelude (1988), which had the best visibility next to a convertible lol.

Ahh, there they are! I've been searching through threads for the last 5 minutes trying to find them! Thanks for posting them. That second pic is about as good as visibility is gonna get from the drivers seat...

dookie11 · 03-15-2012, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Did you feel the side mirrors were a decent enough size?

They were fine mang, dont worry. It's just the rear and side vision when you turn your head.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subaruwrxfan

Ahh, there they are! I've been searching through threads for the last 5 minutes trying to find them! Thanks for posting them. That second pic is about as good as visibility is gonna get from the drivers seat...

Yup. Just about as good as it gets hahaha. Guess we'll just have to deal with it though, cuz Exige didnt even have a back window LOL.

Gaiakai · 03-15-2012, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dookie11

Pix from my album: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=517

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=516

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/album...&pictureid=518

... BLindspot is pretty bad.

All pillars are huge. Nothing compares to my first Prelude (1988), which had the best visibility next to a convertible lol.

Damn that second pic is nasty... I'm sure quite a few of us have seen how badly the Camaro was bashed because of its blind spots. Hopefully the Zx6's bigger window size makes up for it. View out the windshield was pretty nice though imo, with the hood so low.

Buggy51 · 03-15-2012, 12:32 AM

Wow :/ the blind spots are pretty bad

ashtray · 03-15-2012, 12:32 AM

Somehow I get the feeling that I'll be able to use the rear side window, as I usually have the seat back or reclined a bunch. In my Miata with the soft top up, I have trouble seeing to merge. Hardtop has zero visibility issues though as I can turn my head to the LEFT and see out the rear window to the lane NEXT to me.

Hoping the BRZ isn't bad bc with good visibility you can weave in and out of traffic- I mean DRIVE SAFER.

Dark · 03-15-2012, 12:32 AM

My IS has the worst blind spot of every car I've owned. I don't think this will matter at all.

nibor33 · 03-15-2012, 12:49 AM

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

/thread <--- just kidding, I've wanted to do that since I first saw it on this forum.

Anyway, C&D ran this story a couple of years ago. I had learned to adjust my side mirrors that way about 15-20 years ago at a Skip Barber driving school. Once you get used to it you'll never want mirrors back the old way. Only drawback is when you borrow other people's cars, you will need to mess with their mirrors... they get really mad at you.

Side note - if this is your first car or your first sports car, or if you're nervous at the prospect of driving a fairly neutral RWD car, consider something along the lines of a Skip Barber driving school (way before you do a HPDE). I would say it probably saved my life at some point, and it was a ton of fun. They teach you a lot of basic car balance and handling but not in a boring way at all.

ashtray · 03-15-2012, 01:04 AM

Adjusting mirrors for blind spots can be dangerous on a highway in CA. Once you adjust the mirrors so you can't see the edge of your car, you create a thin blind lane right around where the lane markings are. Too narrow to really be dangerous, except for the motorcycles that fly down that narrow gap between cars when you're in traffic. Inside rearview is useless - all you see is the big SUV behind you. If your side mirrors are angled out at all, potential for a lane change fatality.

(I adjust my mirrors so the side of my car takes up 5% of the mirror. Some idiots adjust it so half their car is visible.)

switchlanez · 03-15-2012, 01:09 AM

86fanatic · 03-15-2012, 01:11 AM

Those blind spots do look pretty bad, but it's all about the angles, seating position, mirrors, etc.

Can't wait to finally get into one and see how it drives and if I can even get comfortable in those seats.

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subatoy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Drives: subatoy Location: Atlanta Posts: 667 Thanks: 32 Thanked 198 Times in 106 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s)	I owned a 370Z with nasty blind spots, simply be more careful, deal done. know how to set the mirrors and look before you merge right n you'll be good to go.

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Buggy51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Drives: Put Put Location: CA Posts: 607 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Wow :/ the blind spots are pretty bad

03-15-2012, 12:32 AM	#23
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Somehow I get the feeling that I'll be able to use the rear side window, as I usually have the seat back or reclined a bunch. In my Miata with the soft top up, I have trouble seeing to merge. Hardtop has zero visibility issues though as I can turn my head to the LEFT and see out the rear window to the lane NEXT to me. Hoping the BRZ isn't bad bc with good visibility you can weave in and out of traffic- I mean DRIVE SAFER.

03-15-2012, 12:49 AM	#25
nibor33 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: SSM BRZ-L 6MT (gone) Location: SW FL Posts: 68 Thanks: 31 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	http://www.caranddriver.com/features...id-blind-spots /thread <--- just kidding, I've wanted to do that since I first saw it on this forum. Anyway, C&D ran this story a couple of years ago. I had learned to adjust my side mirrors that way about 15-20 years ago at a Skip Barber driving school. Once you get used to it you'll never want mirrors back the old way. Only drawback is when you borrow other people's cars, you will need to mess with their mirrors... they get really mad at you. Side note - if this is your first car or your first sports car, or if you're nervous at the prospect of driving a fairly neutral RWD car, consider something along the lines of a Skip Barber driving school (way before you do a HPDE). I would say it probably saved my life at some point, and it was a ton of fun. They teach you a lot of basic car balance and handling but not in a boring way at all.

03-15-2012, 01:04 AM	#26
ashtray As Seen On The Internet Join Date: Apr 2011 Drives: 2003 WRX, 2013 BRZ, 442 Location: SoCal Posts: 852 Thanks: 23 Thanked 251 Times in 159 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Adjusting mirrors for blind spots can be dangerous on a highway in CA. Once you adjust the mirrors so you can't see the edge of your car, you create a thin blind lane right around where the lane markings are. Too narrow to really be dangerous, except for the motorcycles that fly down that narrow gap between cars when you're in traffic. Inside rearview is useless - all you see is the big SUV behind you. If your side mirrors are angled out at all, potential for a lane change fatality. (I adjust my mirrors so the side of my car takes up 5% of the mirror. Some idiots adjust it so half their car is visible.)

03-15-2012, 01:11 AM	#28
86fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: auto Location: us Posts: 243 Thanks: 5 Thanked 43 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Those blind spots do look pretty bad, but it's all about the angles, seating position, mirrors, etc. Can't wait to finally get into one and see how it drives and if I can even get comfortable in those seats.

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