No wing (fender) mirrors for me, thank you.
Reid Trummel
Portland, Oregon
100, 100M, Ski-Master
>From: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
>To: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>, "John Miller"
><healeys@n4vu.com>, "Freese, Ken" <Ken.Freese@Aerojet.com>,
><healeys@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Fender Mirrors - Flat or Convex?
>Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 19:36:44 -0500
>
>I like them a little ways up the fender to on the door, I suppose the field
>is wider if it is closer, but the fender mirror is pretty much in my sight
>all the time without taking eyes off the road, with a door mirror I see the
>car right as it hits my blind spot, with the fender/convex arrangement I
>pretty much see the whole lane from right beside me (on whatever side the
>mirror is on) to a good way back>
>
>I don't need to know if there is a car coming up on the lane behind me to
>the inch, I just want to know it is there.
>
>Convex works better for me, obviously there are as many opinions on this as
>type of beer or wine you like, brunette or blond, etc. but in regards to
>the
>original question it is easier to replace the current mirrors with convex
>than drill new holes and fill the old, that is what I would try first.
>When
>I got my car it had flat mirrors mounted forward, I switched to convex and
>liked it much better, but I have had other LBCs set up that way too.
>
>Greg Lemon
>54 BN1
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