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It's the illusion you see
Drives: 07 Yaris Sedan Aero Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brossard, QC
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I don't have problems with the rear head rests in my sedan. they can slide all the way down pretty well.
I find the rear view mirror hiding cars on my right when crossing + intersections. I also find the driver side's A pillar hiding my lines when turning left. |
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The driver's head rest. Its all the way down, but when I do a head check behind me I really need to crane my neck to see behind it. I know I should just use my mirrors for this, but I've just gotten used to double checking everything by turning my head.
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![]() Drives: Electric Blue Yaris 5 door Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Canada
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Rear view blind spot
My rear view mirror creates a blind spot to the front right. This week it caught up with me. I did not see a vehicle at a 4 way stop. I ended up running into it and totaling my Yaris. Personally I am done with Toyota. All it would have taken is a joint to raise the mirror so tall people could see without interference.
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Location: Australia
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![]() I was watching a video on You Tube though the week that shows how you should set up your side mirrors - in the old days you set the side mirrors up so you could see along the side of your car as well, but now things have changed - it was interesting and I learnt a lot (good old You Tube). Also how the old placement of your hands at the 10 and 2 position (as in the face clock) is now "old news" - the 9 to 3 position seems to be considered best - why? Because if an air bag goes off your hands will hit your face at the 10 & 2 position, but if you have them at the 9 & 3 position they hit the sides and deflect away from the face. So things change a bit as technology improves. I do admit the headrest takes some getting used too, in the first three weeks I have had my seat up and down, back and forward etc - and finally have a comfortable position. I found also the brake higher than my old car and more sudden too, so it just takes time to get used to all these things. I think a month and you are finally all relaxed. ![]() |
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Location: Australia
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Actually, I have a slight issue with the mirror too - lucky for me I am short so it is not a vision out the windscreen issue - but in the mornings when driving to work - sometimes the sun shines between that gap between the top of the windscreen and the mirror - I do wish it was just a little bit higher - but then I guess I might not be able to see out the back window - which would defeat the purpose - but compared to my old car, the mirror does seem a couple of cms lower I think? But I just duck a little bit to compensate. |
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Location: upper midwest
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I'm a bit tall (6'4") and I have a solid blind spot to my front right as well. I know it's there, however, so I'm extra vigilant when looking that way.
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Yes, the outside rear view mirrors are small and triangular, probably for aerodynamics . I would like to see bigger square mirrors, and I wonder if there are any other Toyota mirrors that would fit. I stuck on some small round convex mirrors to increase visibility. I also stuck a wide angle plastic lens on my rear window. See the backup camera thread.
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It's true, the Yaris does have a lot of blind spots...
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Set your mirrors up properly an you'll reduce them by about 90%.
Set you drivers side mirror up so you can just see your rear door handle with your head touching the drivers window. Set your passenger side mirror up so that you can barely see the rear door handle when your head is moved the the middle of the car (over the console) It feels weird at first but it has saved my ass countless times when making a lane change. I found this tip in a men's health magazine years ago. I will never go back to my old way.
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Except for the A-pillars, the Yaris seems good to me. The mirrors are good and there is no reason to have rear blindspots. It did take a while to get used to the A-pillars as they can hide pedestrians at opposite corner of the intersection. Now I lean forward a little to make sure it's clear. Only other surprise was the mirrors do not show 2lanes over as well as you would expect (think merging onto freeway and looking at fast lane). Every car has more or less visibility in certain areas, and it's just getting used to it to make sure you see what you need to.
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I find many other drivers have a "Blind Spot" that specifically prevents them seeing an approaching Yaris when they want to pull out from the kerb. This blind spot occurs even if I have the headlights on in the Yaris.
The people with this blind spot also seem to be incapable of driving at any speed more that half the posted speed limit.
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I must say, that I do think my 3-door hatch is very hard to see out of, especially in the rear quarter area because of the thick 'c' pillars. Coming from a Festiva with those impossibly thin pillars and low belt line to the Yaris was a challenge at first. Unfortunately thin pillars are probably never coming back.
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But yes, the Festy's are greatly unappreciated, and tough as nails. Engine was never apart, and had the original clutch when I sold it. Here in SoCal I've seen them around with no rust; love to get my hands on another one. (Actually, my name here on YW was the name of my Festy, DeathEgg).
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