blinding night glare

[burt ragio]

Our rear view mirror has an auto dimming feature but the rear view door mirrors I find can be blinding with ones headlights from the rear. Does any one know of a solution conversion or spray coating ?

[KillJoy]

Window Tint on the front windows?

KillJoy

[the_pack_rat]

My Town Car has that ...

It is a nice feature.

I wish all my cars had it.

[RCSignals]

...................the rear view door mirrors I find can be blinding with ones headlights from the rear. Does any one know of a solution conversion or spray coating ?

Try adjusting them outward a little more.
How much of the side of the car do you see reflected in those mirrors now?

[ahess77]

Try adjusting them outward a little more.
How much of the side of the car do you see reflected in those mirrors now?

What he said.

I have been designing/engineering exterior mirrors for 15 years now. NHTSA has done studies that show only 6% of people correctly set their exterior mirrors to minimize the blind zone.

Ford actually has one of the best indirect field-of-view of any carmaker, when the mirrors are set properly and with only 30 degrees of head movement (OK for old people) you can see even a short motorcycle in adjcent lanes.

To set the exterior mirrors properly do this:
Turn your head toward the mirror and move your head about 6" cross-car toward the mirror.
Set the mirror to just see the edge of the side of your car.
Repeat for the opposite mirror.

This means that in normal driving position you cannot see any part of your car. There will be a sliver of area not visible between your interior mirror and exterior mirror, but not enough to hide a motorcycle. As well, there will be a sliver of area not visible between your side view mirror and perhiperial vision, but not enough to hide a motorcycle.

This mirror setting will greatly minimize the nighttime reflectance of following vehicle's headlamps to your eyeballs.

http://www.parceng.com/newsletters/030201.html

Aspheric glass, that is legal in European countries, allows you to set your exterior mirrors to see your car and not have any blindzone. However, it is illegal on the left-hand side in the United States (only flat is allowed), please write your congressperson and complain.

[MarauderMark]

My Town Car has that ...

It is a nice feature.

I wish all my cars had it.

I'm blacked out but am going to get front done as well so i don't have to hide behind the sunvisor.

[Bluerauder]

Try adjusting them outward a little more.

That would be my first solution. Just a small adjustment will move the spot away from your eyes a little. The other solution is to mash the "Go Pedal" and put some distance between you and the offending headlights in the side mirrors.

I notice that this problem is most evident when someone pulls up close behind you (and slightly off center toward the driver's side) at a stop light. Usually an SUV or pick-up truck with higher headlights. When it bothers me, I adjust the mirror to reflect back toward them temporarily. :rolleyes: Once I am rolling again, I reset the mirrors to their original position. Wish I had the mirror & seat memory buttons that is on the Freestyle. Sure would make it convenient to do the reset. :D