But when correctly positioned, the mirrors negate a car’s blind spots. This can be disorienting for drivers used to seeing the flanks of their own car in the side mirrors. The paper advocates adjusting the mirrors so far outward that the viewing angle of the side mirrors just overlaps that of the cabin’s rearview mirror.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper in 1995 suggesting how outside mirrors could be adjusted to eliminate blind spots. With the factory install of the mirror, you cannot move the mirror far enough left to accomplish this. >Īs you can see here, the mirror plate is attached to the white articulating base plate at 4 points: 2 hooks (orange) & 2 clips (green).Ĭlick to expand.This. Once I have the pieces on my workbench, I was able to devise a kludge. Do take extra care of the electrical wires that are attached and not sever them accidentally. I disassembled the base plate in order to study it and for illustration. The articulating base plate is left alone and still attached to the rest of the assembly. Notice for this DIY you will only need to detach the mirror plate from the assembly. For how to do that, look to another thread that I've found here: Fortunately taking the mirror assembly apart was rather simple. I recently traded my '14 Premium for an '17 Limited and immediately noticed the limitation of the current gen Outback side-mirrors. I will not be liable for anything that may be the result of or from attempting this modification. Sorry for reviving an old thread, but I came up with a DIY fix for this.ĭisclaimer: Perform the DYI at your own risk.
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