I've been trying to reduce the blind spots on my E - since they're considerable, and the height of the car and the design of the seats/pillars/headrest, etc. makes looking over my shoulder not as efficient as in most cars. I found that I had to really strain my neck and look,
I tried adjusting the mirrors as per some of the tutorials posted here, and really didn't like it for some reason... Personal preference, but I need to see my whole side in one mirror rather than having it split between the rear-view and the side-view.
So my attempts moved to improving my side-mirrors. I tried the stick on convex mirrors, and now the Multivex full mirrors.
Here's the stock view.
They offer the most correct distance representation (stock mirrors are perfectly flat on the driver's side), and hey, they're free
but in traffic, especially at night, I was afraid of merging into someone beside me, or worse, slamming into the guy ahead of me b/c i was too busy looking over my shoulder.
Note the location of the two light posts for comparison with the "after" picture below.
Here's the view with the stick on convex mirrors.
These work great, and are only about $2 each. But they require you to focus on a spot about 2" across - so it's considerably more of an effort than just glancing at a side mirror. And again, not something i want to be doing for extended periods of time while speeding along in dense traffic. (sorry for the pic, my camera didn't like focusing here for some reason - i'm sure the setting sun didn't help)
And finally, here are the Multivex mirrors.
These are full mirror replacements (stick on, but they cover the whole side mirror). They have a progressive curve built in, so closest to the driver they're nearly flat, and furthest away they're very 'curvy', giving you the best range of vision. They're expensive ($85 or so IIRC) but for me worth it.
As you can see, the multivex mirrors show a lot more than the stock ones - look at how much you can see beyond the two light posts.
That's it - just wanted to share :grin:
I tried adjusting the mirrors as per some of the tutorials posted here, and really didn't like it for some reason... Personal preference, but I need to see my whole side in one mirror rather than having it split between the rear-view and the side-view.
So my attempts moved to improving my side-mirrors. I tried the stick on convex mirrors, and now the Multivex full mirrors.
Here's the stock view.
They offer the most correct distance representation (stock mirrors are perfectly flat on the driver's side), and hey, they're free
Note the location of the two light posts for comparison with the "after" picture below.

Here's the view with the stick on convex mirrors.
These work great, and are only about $2 each. But they require you to focus on a spot about 2" across - so it's considerably more of an effort than just glancing at a side mirror. And again, not something i want to be doing for extended periods of time while speeding along in dense traffic. (sorry for the pic, my camera didn't like focusing here for some reason - i'm sure the setting sun didn't help)


And finally, here are the Multivex mirrors.
These are full mirror replacements (stick on, but they cover the whole side mirror). They have a progressive curve built in, so closest to the driver they're nearly flat, and furthest away they're very 'curvy', giving you the best range of vision. They're expensive ($85 or so IIRC) but for me worth it.


As you can see, the multivex mirrors show a lot more than the stock ones - look at how much you can see beyond the two light posts.
That's it - just wanted to share :grin: