Blind Spot Spot - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yar Is Word · 03-15-2009, 01:21 AM

Hello!
Which of these do you think is the best spot for visual improvement/safety to position small blind spot mirrors?
1 vertically left side
2 bottom left corner
3 bottom right corner
4 top center
5 top left corner
6 top right corner

YAR1S · 03-15-2009, 01:36 AM

I have mine in the bottom right corner (#3) so it doesnt affect my view but it helps me greatly at the same time....

I've only ever used these on my yaris and they help so much! ( I do a lot of HW driving).

yaris-me · 03-15-2009, 03:46 AM

My choice is #1.

nemelek · 03-15-2009, 07:33 AM

I found no real need for a blind spot mirror for the Yaris. Besides using the mirror I do a quick over the shoulder glance. On my truck and other vehicles that I have owned I like position #2.

ddongbap · 03-15-2009, 07:54 AM

If you don't physically turn your head when changing lanes, during a driving test in California, you'll get docked pts.

firebob · 03-15-2009, 09:49 AM

#3 but move it more into the corner.

I like the fish eyes that are adjustable. I put them on the lower inside corner of the mirror. I was always told that you should be able to see your own car in the lower inside of the mirror when there adjusted so you have a reference point. I use a 1” fish eye on both of my Yaris outside mirrors.

Arkhangel · 03-15-2009, 11:13 AM

I use the method explained on this page http://www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/

eTiMaGo · 03-15-2009, 12:00 PM

^ same as arkhangel, most efficient use of the mirrors...
But I am still tempted to add one of those extra fisheye mirrors, position 3 (inside bottom) would be best as it's less likely to block your normal view

firebob · 03-15-2009, 03:03 PM

I have never heard of setting them up like that so thanks. I like the looks of that but it would be a pain with switching back and forth with the wife and I driving.

blacksandiegovitz · 03-15-2009, 03:26 PM

Is it just me or does the yaris have the WORST blind spot of any other car you've driven???

nemelek · 03-15-2009, 04:20 PM

I have owned cars with far worse blind spots.

supmet · 03-15-2009, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blacksandiegovitz

Is it just me or does the yaris have the WORST blind spot of any other car you've driven???

Really?? This thread has me confused. If someone has their front bumper aligned with my rear bumper, that is the ONLY blind spot, and I can still see them if I look over my shoulder. There are no true blind spots in the yaris, at least for me.

PHXDEMON · 03-15-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddongbap

If you don't physically turn your head when changing lanes, during a driving test in California, you'll get docked pts.

+1 I personally don't trust an extra mirror to replace actually checking your blind spot.

LtNoogie · 03-15-2009, 07:56 PM

I can't tell the difference between 4 and 5. I have my spot mirror in the upper left corner of my mirror.

I also set my mirrors per the link posted by Arkhangel.

firebob · 03-15-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtNoogie

I can't tell the difference between 4 and 5.

I was thinking the same thing but didn’t want to say it.

TLyttle · 03-16-2009, 12:58 AM

Wow, PK you got that right!

Our Yaris is a foxhole compared to our 245 Volvo; man, there ARE no blind spots on that thing...

YarisSedan · 03-16-2009, 12:59 AM

Just get a broadway mirror and no blindspots at all anymore

ellenbetty · 07-03-2009, 06:23 PM

I have #3 right in the corner. I have adjustable 3 inch round mirrors on my first Yaris. I have 3 inch fixed round mirrors on my second Yaris. I like the larger 3 inch, some call them "pickup truck" size mirrors.

03-15-2009, 07:33 AM	#4
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	I found no real need for a blind spot mirror for the Yaris. Besides using the mirror I do a quick over the shoulder glance. On my truck and other vehicles that I have owned I like position #2. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

03-15-2009, 09:49 AM	#6
firebob Drives: 09 yaris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 236	#3 but move it more into the corner. I like the fish eyes that are adjustable. I put them on the lower inside corner of the mirror. I was always told that you should be able to see your own car in the lower inside of the mirror when there adjusted so you have a reference point. I use a 1” fish eye on both of my Yaris outside mirrors. __________________ 09, 3 door lift back, auto. I live on the road with my wife. We travel as needed for our work and drive up to 4,500 miles in a bad week.

03-15-2009, 11:13 AM	#7
Arkhangel View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 399	I use the method explained on this page http://www.linquist.net/motorsports/tech/mirrors/ __________________ The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. --Tom Clancy

03-15-2009, 12:00 PM	#8
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	^ same as arkhangel, most efficient use of the mirrors... But I am still tempted to add one of those extra fisheye mirrors, position 3 (inside bottom) would be best as it's less likely to block your normal view __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

03-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#9
firebob Drives: 09 yaris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 236	I have never heard of setting them up like that so thanks. I like the looks of that but it would be a pain with switching back and forth with the wife and I driving. __________________ 09, 3 door lift back, auto. I live on the road with my wife. We travel as needed for our work and drive up to 4,500 miles in a bad week.

03-15-2009, 03:46 AM	#3
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	My choice is #1.

03-15-2009, 07:54 AM	#5
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	If you don't physically turn your head when changing lanes, during a driving test in California, you'll get docked pts.

03-15-2009, 03:26 PM	#10
blacksandiegovitz Your mom goes to college View User's Garage Drives: 08 Vitz Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Just chillin' out brah ! Posts: 1,434	Is it just me or does the yaris have the WORST blind spot of any other car you've driven??? __________________ Garm is permanently high because he is the king of smokin' deals!

03-15-2009, 04:20 PM	#11
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	I have owned cars with far worse blind spots. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

03-15-2009, 07:56 PM	#14
LtNoogie View User's Garage Drives: '08 Bayou Blue LB AT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: West Hills, CA Posts: 2,517	I can't tell the difference between 4 and 5. I have my spot mirror in the upper left corner of my mirror. I also set my mirrors per the link posted by Arkhangel. __________________ aFe Intake \| Blitz Supercharger \| Megan Header \| TRD Exhaust \| NST Pulley Set TRD Shocks/Struts \| Tanabe NF210 Springs \| TRD Sway Bar \| Motegi TRAKLITE wheels \| Kuhmo Ecsta XS R1 Concepts slotted rotors \| Carbotech 1521 brake pads \| stainless steel brake lines \| Seibon vented carbon fiber hood

03-16-2009, 12:58 AM	#16
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	Wow, PK you got that right! Our Yaris is a foxhole compared to our 245 Volvo; man, there ARE no blind spots on that thing...

03-16-2009, 12:59 AM	#17
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Just get a broadway mirror and no blindspots at all anymore __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

07-03-2009, 06:23 PM	#18
ellenbetty ellenbetty View User's Garage Drives: 2 2007 Yaris 3 door liftback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stow Ohio Posts: 182	I have #3 right in the corner. I have adjustable 3 inch round mirrors on my first Yaris. I have 3 inch fixed round mirrors on my second Yaris. I like the larger 3 inch, some call them "pickup truck" size mirrors.

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