ratsun.818 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Hi guys I just wanted to see what your guys opinion on fender mirrors are? I'm having mixed feelings on mine and might just go back to regular side mirrors. Post pictures please. Quote Link to comment
sebpv Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 sometimes id like them, other times I get reminded that they arent really practical. You cant see in them Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 That's that whole looks vs function question , I am 50/50 on the look of them.... I think it fits the look of your truck.... Even the ones on my doors never really helped.... it's kind of like motorcycle mirrors, there to appease inspection stations but I could never see anything useful out of them.... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 If they were glued on. At least you could return the truck to original. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 One of the biggest mistakes I see when people use them is that they place them where they would be for a right hand drive car or they make them even. They need to be staggered and placed accordingly for a left hand drive car. Yeah, you can still barely seen anything, but it does help a bit. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 May also be the curvature of the mirror or lack of it. When farther away you need curve to increase the field of view. Naturally everything gets smaller too. Quote Link to comment
distributorguy Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I like mirrors that are functional. They look cool, but mostly useless. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Yes, form follows function. If these worked that well all cars would have them. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I dislike fender mirrors. Quote Link to comment
kmc63 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 I think they are ugly and serve no purpose.I further think they look retarded staggered sorry Jesse. Quote Link to comment
Jersey Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 The only fender mirrors that I like are on my Freightliner. Other than that: I'm not a fan. As my Aunt Fern used to say: To each his own. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Rising sun hoods. Hood pins. Hood louvers Mad camber Stretched tires Hella flush Rear spoiler Rear under spoiler Engine brace Oil catch cans. Lill' blue filters Cone air filters MSG ignitions and coils. Polly bushings. Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 OK, I'll chime in....what the hell. While I do like my fender mirrors, I still do the check over the shoulder as I would with door mirrors. Are they safer? I doubt it. Do they look kinda cool? I think so. But then again, it is my car so there. Now I gotta go get me some 12" tires that I can stretch, an engine brace (for a 1200.....bwahahahaha), and figure out just what "Hella Flush" is. All this time I thought that was what happened after my morning BM. 2 Quote Link to comment
2wheel-lee Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Here's an interesting read on fender mirrors. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/18/reference/fender-mirrors/#.WYOUpYTyvIU Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 The real reason for outside fender mount versus door mount rear view mirrors is that until the recent electric retractable mirrors, in Japan the annual license fee dramatically increased once the overall car width exceeded 1.5 meters. Fender mounted mirrors met this restriction. Modern electronically retractable mirrors once the ignition is switched off gave eased this restriction. A secondary requirement was that the outside rear view mirrors had to be visible under rain fall conditions through the area cleared by the wipers or other system. This favored fender mounted rear view external mirrors. Modern designs use directed defog vents to get around this requirement. Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I believe fender mirrors are basically useless, one cannot see much in them. I also wonder if they are actually being used correctly in the first place these days, I could see in back of me fine using my dashboard rear view mirror in my MGTD, I always wondered if the fender mirror was supposed to be aimed at the blind spots instead of too the rear. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Rear view mirror... usually centrally above the windshield or on dash. To view the rear Side view mirrors ... for viewing to the side and behind the driver. I used to get in my wife's car and find the side view mirror cranked all the way to the rear. I told her it's called a side view for a reason. Properly set you shouldn't be able to see your car side without moving your head, but just out from it. Seeing your fender isn't telling you anything. I think she changed this habit. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Asian drivers. Quote Link to comment
sebpv Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I like my mirrors to shows the sides so when i back up into a parking I can clearly see if Im parallel. I turn my head for the blind spots. Quote Link to comment
Moist Lightning Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I like both personally. There are ugly fender mirrors and there are ugly side mirrors. The OEM side or fenders for the truck look great! Cheap fender mirrors or ones that don't belong on a datsun look off. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I can like both.... if done right, just like rims and tires. My biggest dislike is punching holes in the fender, bad enough for screws on the door but you have to have them anyway so the door it is. Fender mirrors are for someone else's car. Quote Link to comment
Rick-rat Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 I don't like them on anything Quote Link to comment
TSKB310 Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 They don't fit everything and quality does matter (especially the mounts)... I have a set going onto my B310 whenever I can get it back into my schedule. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I think they are ugly and serve no purpose.I further think they look retarded staggered sorry Jesse. Well, that is the correct application and it does help in using them. I am putting them on my 510 and don't really give a shit who likes them or not. Quote Link to comment
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