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RuffEL · 09-03-2009, 09:26 PM

OK....i know ya'll know how bad that blindspot is...im a fanatic about driving and looking over my shoulder to make SURE no car is in my driver side blindspot....and that area is just a wall looking back there...

suffice it to say ive just forced myself to make sure to remember the last car i passed and wait to see em in the mirror....but!......

I hear there is a safety feature out there that has a light on your side mirrors that senses and warns you when someone is in your blindspot so you dont make a potentially fatal mistake....

has anyone heard about these, and if so can it be put in a camaro?

Cheshirelaugh · 09-05-2009, 03:58 PM

Others have discussed the side mirror blind spot issue. Someone else pointed out this website as an excellent guide for how to adjust your mirrors. It works great for me.

www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

patriotpa · 09-05-2009, 04:17 PM

Stick a blind spot mirror on.

SGOS252382 · 09-05-2009, 04:28 PM

Yeah, I found that I must do a double take (full turn around) to check the lane next to me before moving over. The Camaro does have a bad blind spot.
Letting someone else (not familar with the car's blind spot) drive the car is a little scary.

*CamaroSpike23* · 09-05-2009, 04:56 PM

in addition to already having my mirrors set so I can just barely see my car in them, I seriously have analytical OCD. I memorize where cars are at in relation to myself. like a mental radar on the road.

HDDAN · 09-09-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

in addition to already having my mirrors set so I can just barely see my car in them, I seriously have analytical OCD. I memorize where cars are at in relation to myself. like a mental radar on the road.

The proper way to set the mirrors is to park with a big flat area behind you and adjust both outside mirrors so that when you can no longer see the car behind you in the rear view mirror, you will see it in the side mirror. You do not want to be able to see the car in both the side and rearview mirrors at the same time, but you should be able to see the car tranition from the rearview to the side mirrors. You should also look out of your windows before changing lanes because when you can no longer see the cars in the side mirrors, they are beside you. You should not be able to see the side of your car in the outside mirrors. That is not what they are for.The visibility problem that I am having with my 1SS is backing it into the garage. The rear visibility is terrible. That is the price for the stylish wrap around rear fenders. I have hung tennis balls from the ceilling to help with this. By the way, I love my car and I will adapt to it.

Michael_Js · 09-09-2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by patriotpa

Stick a blind spot mirror on.

+1

Crowley · 09-09-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RuffEL

OK....i know ya'll know how bad that blindspot is...im a fanatic about driving and looking over my shoulder to make SURE no car is in my driver side blindspot....and that area is just a wall looking back there...

suffice it to say ive just forced myself to make sure to remember the last car i passed and wait to see em in the mirror....but!......

I hear there is a safety feature out there that has a light on your side mirrors that senses and warns you when someone is in your blindspot so you dont make a potentially fatal mistake....

has anyone heard about these, and if so can it be put in a camaro?

My wifes CX-9 has these built in. Very nice .. a light lights up in the mirror if someone is in your blindspot .. if you use your blinker, an audible sound is made as well

. I think all new cars should have these .. they are wonderful!!

Crowley

Missile Man · 09-10-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheshirelaugh

Others have discussed the side mirror blind spot issue. Someone else pointed out this website as an excellent guide for how to adjust your mirrors. It works great for me.

www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

Have always adjusted side mirrors this way. Allot of manuals say to adjust so you can just see the side of the car.................. not so much. I don't think the person who wrote that has ever been in a car..................

I believe they recommend adjusting side mirrors this way in order to ensure you'll turn head around and look, don't trust the side mirrors/over cautious. The blind spot is fairly big though.

five-oh · 09-11-2009, 12:14 AM

I've used this method for many years...totally eliminates the blind spots. Other people that have driven our fleet cars after me think I'm an idiot, but I never could understand why I would want to look at the side of my car in my mirror and then turn my head completely away from the road in front of me to make a lane change.

I read in another publication an easy way to set the mirrors up this way. While parked, line your head up in the middle of the car and adjust the passenger mirror until you can't see the edge of the car. For the driver's side mirror, put you head against the side window and do the same. Works for me, at least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheshirelaugh

Others have discussed the side mirror blind spot issue. Someone else pointed out this website as an excellent guide for how to adjust your mirrors. It works great for me.

www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

09-03-2009, 09:26 PM	#1
RuffEL Semper Fi! Do or DIE! Drives: '10 camaro 1SS, '02 silverado 1500 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Schertz actually... Posts: 301	that horrible blindspot on driver side mirror OK....i know ya'll know how bad that blindspot is...im a fanatic about driving and looking over my shoulder to make SURE no car is in my driver side blindspot....and that area is just a wall looking back there... suffice it to say ive just forced myself to make sure to remember the last car i passed and wait to see em in the mirror....but!...... I hear there is a safety feature out there that has a light on your side mirrors that senses and warns you when someone is in your blindspot so you dont make a potentially fatal mistake.... has anyone heard about these, and if so can it be put in a camaro?

09-05-2009, 03:58 PM	#2
Cheshirelaugh Drives: 2010 SIM Camaro Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 326 View My Garage	Others have discussed the side mirror blind spot issue. Someone else pointed out this website as an excellent guide for how to adjust your mirrors. It works great for me. www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/ __________________ 2G1FT1EW7A9109480 2SS/RS SIM w/ Sunroof Ordered 10/13 Built 5/15 Delivered 6/19 Picked-up 6/22

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SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	Yeah, I found that I must do a double take (full turn around) to check the lane next to me before moving over. The Camaro does have a bad blind spot. Letting someone else (not familar with the car's blind spot) drive the car is a little scary.