Blind Spot Mirrors?

Anyone have any luck with those cheap little stick-on blind spot mirrors? Still getting used to the huge blind spot on this (compared to my prior VW GTI). Tow mirrors are out of the question, but it seems like the old fashioned stick-on ones might be all i need??

 

Had them, they did a little bit, but still not comparable to towing mirrors. For close to 10 bucks it's one of those things you may as well try. If that still doesn't cut it you can get aftermarket tow mirrors that have the power folding motors (along with BSM) in them, then it's just a little wiring you have to do to put the switch in, if the lack of folding is why they're out of the question for you.

 

I have 3” ones on my tow mirrors. Can see the bottom of my trailer tires.

 

I have the exact same setup. Works great.

 

I've had them on the truck since I got it 2+ years ago and I find them very useful.

 

I learned to drive with those stick on BSM's with my pops. I have since put them on every vehicle I've owned.

 

They are not necessary if you adjust mirrors properly.

 

This is what i used. Hopefully they will have a stock.



https://spottermirror.com/make/toyota/tundra/

 

how are they? likes dislikes

 

While these little aids can be handy there are actually no such thing as blind spots. If you have them they are the result of incorrect mirror adjustment.

If you are like the vast majority of drivers you were taught to adjust your mirrors incorrectly and now you just set them up as you were taught. If you can see the side of your vehicle in the side view mirror it is wrong. Unfortunately this method of adjustment is perpetuated by many instructors, schools, parents and other drivers. No fault of their own. This is what they were taught so they pass it along. Another way to check for incorrect adjustment is if you can see the same things in your side view mirror that are in your rear view mirror. If you can or there is significant overlap they are wrong. Which makes sense. Why do you need to see the same thing in two mirrors? The side view mirror field of view should start roughly where your rear view mirror ends. For most this means rotating them out away from the vehicle a fair bit from where they are now. Takes a while to get used to. Now anything that is in the lane beside you on your rear flank will be visible. So in the case where you are being over taken by a vehicle coming up from behind, you will first see it in the rear view mirror. As it starts to pass you along the side it will move from the rear view to the side view mirror. Then as the rear of the vehicle leaves the side view mirror you will see the front off it in you peripheral vision. So if you can follow a vehicle in this manner then your mirrors are correctly adjusted. The SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) also corroborates this perspective as do professional drivers and racers. Some very light internet searches and you can find a bunch of videos and visuals that show correct vs. incorrect adjustment.

Now all that said there are still several circumstances on the open road where a good old shoulder check and wide view mirrors are helpful (multi lane roadways, proximity to on ramps, etc). However, I will say that there is no such thing as a blind spot.

 

Yep ninety percent if not more of people don't set up their mirrors in the blind spot. real simple...