How To Properly Adjust Side Mirrors For No Blindspots in ANY CAR!!
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- 👋 Today we teach you how to properly adjust your vehicle side mirrors to avoid blindspots all together! We also install a great new product to widen your field of view even more!!! In todays video it's time to show you how to properly align your side mirrors to have ZERO blindspots and never deal with hidden areas again! This is a common question we get asked all the time and especially in smaller vehicles that we review, like the Chevrolet Camaro. We drive so many cars and currently own an Audi R8 and the GTR and don't have any visibility issues with either car. If you properly adjust your mirrors, you can see from the video, how well that can give you the visibility needed to have no more blind spots! In addition, if you install wide angle mirrors, like we did on the Tacoma, that basically gives you a wider view and opens up so much space surrounding the vehicle. I love that fact too that if I had a trailer on the back (which is every now and then), I could see around it without having to have an additional mirror strapped onto the stock one, or one of those zoomed in mirrors. This provides the truck with a factory look being one solid piece and yet provides you with the best visibility possible! Very easy and quick to install!
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I self-discovered this method about 10 years ago.
Since then I argued with many “all-knowing-driving-instructors” that it is in fact possible to setup your mirrors with no blind spots, at least on all the cars I owned.
…They were always in denial.
I’m glad to see that someone else can confirm this wonderful technique!
Thank you for sharing!
That’s interesting! Hard to argue how well this works! They were sticking to the books lol
American cars are typically huge in comparison to Asian or even European cars. The example car in this video is a gigantic truck almost double the size of the GTR which was almost out of vision when it was next to it anyway... which sort of is the point instructors have to make. Perhaps the phrasing used is outdated but the purpose remains the same - safety above comfort. You're not going to be constantly focusing on all 3 mirrors at all times while actually driving so it's much, much better to teach a novice driver to check whether it's safe multiple times than to teach them what effectively leads to complacency.
Clickbaity title complaint aside, there are benefits and drawbacks to adjusting mirrors this way so claiming that this is the proper way and guaranteeing zero blind spots is disingenuous to say the least. For example, being able to see more of your car is useful when you're going to be parking in packed parking lot when compared to an empty driveway in the suburbs. Not being able to see where your rear wheels are will make parking in a packed parking lot significantly more challenging(which is something that a novice driver is evaluated for where I live)! You also need to take into account that you're going to be moving your head around enough to alter what you end up seeing in mirrors which is something that cannot be ignored when adjusting mirrors, e.g if you change the radio station in the GTR and check the mirror with this configuration you'll mostly see blue skies, not the enormous truck trying to pass you at high speed.
It's preference but instructors have to teach safety above all else.
Thank you for your perfect explanation and demonstration of adjusting the side mirrors. I LOVE IT.
Thanks! Learned this trick a long time ago and it's so helpful!
Wow this was a very useful video. Have to adjust the mirrors like that. Thanks for the vid.👍
The GT-R looks so good in the rear view mirror 😍
Glad you liked it! Not often the GTR is in any cars rearview lol ;)
Sounds simple, however well done and informative 👍🏽
Thanks for the tips guys this is awesome.
Glad you liked it! Been wanting to make a video like this for many years now. These wide angle mirrors were the perfect opportunity
Always on top of the car game! Bros Four!!
Glad you liked the video!
That was excellent. Thanks and best wishes.
Glad you enjoyed this video!!
thank you so much, i was so nervous cos i bought a new car yesterday but realize it doesn't equip with the blind spot sensors which i extremely depend on them in the past few years, it's better to trust your eyes than the sensors!!
This should help for sure!
Very helpful bro i tried it after i watched this. Love your gtr bro ill be owning one soon, i don't know how but I'll be having my gtr soon.
Thanks! Just keep working towards your goal!
Thanks bro's I definitely learned something. I've always had my door handles in view.
Glad you liked the video! Yeah push them out like this and it really helps out a ton!
This is a lovely and informative video.
Glad you think so!
Nice education... I learned something nice.
Glad you liked the video! Been wanting to make a vid like this for a long time
Thanks for the info!
Any time!
Nice one Gents. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks, you help me alot ,excellent job
Glad to help!
Other youtubers also give pretty much the same tip about having the panoramic view, but they say to adjust the left mirror while leaning all the way against the window, and adjust the right mirror while leaning over the center console. You seem to suggest adjusting mirrors from just a more neutral sitting position. Which way is better?
Nature position is much better. Because when you're driving, you're never leaning all the way to the window. Don't adjust things bases off a non natural way you'll move your body in the car ;)
This is the best video on blind spot.
Glad you liked it!
This was handy!
Glad to help! Been wanting to make this video for many years!
Superb!
Thanks a lot!
I usually have my mirrors like that too for my blind spots. My rule for the perfect angle is if u lean as far as you can from your seat to the right and to the left (close to your window) without acutally being out of place in your seat, thats where the mirros should be. And if i were to lean to the side both ways all the way, in my side mirrors i can see the side of my car
Exactly! You don't need to see your own car in the mirror since it never changes lol
Just got 370z and this helped a ton
Glad it helped you out!!
Getting the proper view from mirror adjustments may seem like it's very easy but it can get tricky. Try going on mountain roads!
Yeah it takes a bit to get them perfect but makes a huge difference!
I knew I was doing something wrong, my car had to many blind spots , almost wrecked a couple times !
Thanks bro !!!
No problem 👍 Yeah it's pretty cool how poking them out solves so many issues!
I will definitely try that🤣🤞
It definitely helps for sure!
Sorry for the late reply cause of I’m busy bye cool 😎 video and finally THE GTR IS BACK
Glad you liked the video! Have some GTR content in the works for more
@@BrosFOURRSpeed ye ☺️ thx
I always depended on looking over my shoulder until I got a Corvette. Now I have to use this method
Yeah I still do that. But with them poked out like this, you have even more ways to see around to where no car is ever that bad
An officer taught me this 5 years when I started driving he said you should basically have a full on Panorama view of what's behind you
Nice! Yeah people don't know this and just have half their own car in the view and complain about blind spots!
like this, looking for better mirrors for mine
These are pretty cool for sure!
My Audi a4 exterior mirrors are way too slanted when parking next to kerb it’s too easy to hit it, only auto aligns left side but the right side you have to manually configure it so annoying is there better fix for this?
I prefer seeing a bit of my vehicle. Gives me a point of reference. Sometimes I drive in different positions (ie left arm over top of steering wheel or 10:2 )
Keep in mind you should just know your vehicle is at the edge of the mirror. It never changes so you don't need to see it. Just know your car starts at the edge and you'll be perfect
A reference for what? Your car doesn't have to be anchored to your field of view. It's a waste of useful space that could be spent looking at more of the road.
@@FylixAerou you’re thinking looking more of the road and space, what about pedestrians and cyclists?
@@UA-camVerifiedAdmin I'm not sure what this question means. You should have no trouble seeing cars and other things approaching you with this mirror setup.
My comment was made toward the person insisting using their car as a reference to the road (inside their mirror), which is wasted mirror space that could be used to see more of everything else.
@@FylixAerou What about reversing and turning all the wheel all the way at the same time? The conventional way allows you to see how close the rear end of your car is when reversing in tight situations.
Nice video
Thanks!
Glad to know that I was always right, all along. I was doing this from the day I started driving, and idiots kept insisting that I can't see anything that way WHEN I COULD SEE LITERALLY EVERYTHING.
Nice! Yeah this makes it so simple. Even small mid engine cars are easy to see out of when doing this
Perfect
Yeah this is super helpful!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Indeed it is. Greetings from Mozambique 🇲🇿 😀
3:07 I think you just saved me from always moving in my seat to check my blind spot. 💀 and I mean moving in a sense of “way-too-much” lmao
Yeah this helps a ton!
thats a big beautiful truck. but does this work if the other car is a smaller car?
As far as visibility? It definitely helps no matter what size vehicle it is!
Very cool Wide angle mirrors 🤘🏽 guys
Yeah these were a great upgrade!
Nice
Thanks! Been wanting to make a video on this for a while!
Ok very good now can you explain and show how will you do parallel parking with the left side mirror so outside ????
Easy, you use your right mirror for that 😂
Thanks but I guess my question was not well formulated, I meant if you have the right side so outside how do you manage to do the Parallel parking and make sure don't bump the curb?
@@jmartinezortiz Ahh, you can change it for that. I very rarely ever parallel park where I live so it does effect me. But if you have too, just adjust the mirror for that and then back for driving.
w vid thanks for pro tip
Glad you liked the video!
Question when adjusting mirrors this way: how do you gauge if you can change lanes safely? Do you not change lanes if you see a car in your side mirror? Because it’s not pointed towards your blind spot? Or are you safe as long as the car in the other lane is on the top half of your mirror? What’s the method of using the adjusted mirrors?
With the mirror popped out you'll know if a car is right at the corner of your car. If so, that'd be an unsafe lane change. So you want to make sure a car is far enough away to make a safe change
In the gtr if u want to reverse with that adjust ment and u can't see the car behind u (u don't have a rear view can and sensor) so now what do u do ?
The GTR has a backup camera. But like any car you can look through all your mirrors and they still help you see back. West case I'll manually dip the right side mirror to help me see when backing close to a curb
You guys did quite a few tutorial videos on how to drive manual cars, can you also do one on automatics?
My cousin and aunt would find that useful lol.😳
Good tip on the mirror adjustment! I always set my mirrors so that they are aimed parallel to the car's side.
I still turn my head to check blindspots when I switch lanes though.
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Here's a video I did on what not to do in an automatic.
Glad you liked the vid! I still check over my shoulder, but it's nice to know the mirrors always have the other cars in view.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed For sure, the wide angle mirror worked a lot better than oem on your truck. It is always a good idea to shoulder check, I do it especially if I know a motorcycle rider is near my vehicle when I switch lanes.
The next problem is dealing with other drivers who don't do mirror and/or shoulder checks, that is almost all of the drivers here central FL.
So does this set up work for parallel parking and being able to gauge whether you are in your lane and seeing the lines on both sides?
Maybe. But you'll want to be using your rearview camera and looking over your shoulders too for that
just use those stick on blindspot mirrors for parking
I just started driving. My problem when I do this is I have no reference as to where the other car is to mine so I do not know if it's safe to merge or not. That's why I keep the tail of the car in the mirror. Can someone explain what Im doing wrong
Think about it. You don't need the reference where your car is. Your car will always be attached ;)
Just know your car is just outside the mirror frame and it never changes because obviously your car is still what you're in
This is how I was taught to adjust my mirrors.
Not everyone was unfortunately
One major thing to consider is the size of the vehicle beside you. In the video you show a tacoma (a bigger and longer vehicle) and therefore it is visible in the mirrors. But now take a mini Cooper, you still leave the potential for a blind spot right where that C pillar (typical blindspot) is since the Cooper is a lot shorter (won't be visible in the rear view) and won't be visible in the side view mirror since it is such a shorter car. Another thing to consider is highways (multiple lanes, and the space between vehicles can vary). Per the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), ideally you would have your mirrors an extra 35% outwards as compared to seeing the side of your own vehicle. The easiest way to achieve this is by leaning your head against the left window (for your drivers side mirror) and adjusting it such that only a sliver of your own vehicle is visible. As for the right hand side (passenger side mirror) position your head under the rear view (middle of the center console and do the same -- position the mirror such that you see just a sliver). This will indeed limit you from seeing far back with your side view mirrors, but that's what the rear view is for, the side view mirrors are used to mitigate the blind zones. You should anyways always be aware of your surroundings.Personally, I find that the sweet spot for me is where when I lean my head against the door or center myself on the console, seeing the front door handles is the perfect sweet spot between blindspot mitigation and visibility. If anyone is interested in the mathematics behind this approach with a fully fleshed scholarly report, check out: The Geometry of Automotive Rearview Mirrors - Why Blind Zones Exist and Strategies to Overcome Them. Author(s): George Platzer.
That's not true, we tested this with our motorcycles as well and you could see it fine. Smaller cars are still easy to see..When the mirror is adjusted properly like we showed, you can see the car in the rear view and in the side mirror at the same time, regardless of the size of the vehicle. If you want to set your side mirrors that far out and it works, great.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Respectfully, I have been a truck driver for over 15 years, biker myself, with millions of miles under my belt (not saying you don't have your own experiences, but I've seen a thing or two as well). My comment does not serve as an argument, merely an insight for anyone interested in knowing some more specifics about a PROVEN way to adjust your mirrors to mitigate blindspots (through a peer reviewed scholarly mathematical report -- the math is objective and not subjective like opinions). It was something an instructor had told me when I was getting my CDL, has never failed me yet! But to each their own as long as you feel confident, are aware, and keep others around you safe!
@@user-jt4sz4rc4r Preach Brutha, saw another fella make the same point. Agreed.
Are your suma performance mirrors blue? They don’t look blue in the video…but on the site they only offer blue?
No they were normal. If you get polarized mirrors they'll be blue. I don't really see the point of that
@@BrosFOURRSpeed bummer, i have a civic and they seem to only carry blue ones!
2018 mustang GT 300A pkg
Is that the car you own?
I always have my mirrors like this
That's good! It makes such a bit difference when you have them adjusted right!
@@BrosFOURRSpeed fosho I drive big rigs and same goes for them as well the wider your mirrors the better
I liked to keep my mirror to where I could I could see my wheels a little bit when I had an older car with a bit taller mirrors, that way I could gauge parking against a curb, but in my sedan right now I can't do that though it's thankfully equipped with side cameras so I use those for parking, It took me a while to realize that having my mirrors angled the same way I did for my crossover in my sedan wasn't necessary and actually ineffective
Yeah that can help a lot in a big truck
Some people say with this mirror setup that you don’t need to check blindspots, what do you guys think?
I still do, but I'm still getting used to how much you can see with them. I wouldn't tell you to not check for blindspots because that's an easy check to do, but these definitely open up your view to where you really don't have any, but I still check some for safety.
As someone who's driven with this setup for years, I haven't had to do a head check since I started driving. Check your mirrors often and you'll develop a constant awareness of your surroundings. Cars passing you are always in your field of view.
Plus don't you hate when other drivers don't use their turn signals and sometimes they turn their signals right as they are turning and as you trying to pass them in the fast but they cut you off. I live just outside of Atlanta and it's growing rapidly fast like too fast and people are moving out of Atlanta because it's becoming the new Hollywood and everyone is moving here from this nation and around the world. So people drive like they drive from wherever they are from... ridiculous though.
Yeah dumb drivers are always annoying. I don't like it when cars are coming at you in an intersection and turn at the last second with no signal. If they signaled I could have gone lol
Next, how to use your turn signal.
That ones pretty obvious lol, we get tons of comments on visibility, people don’t know the trick to it, glad you know how to do it.
Ya that’s pretty obvious haha
Don't forget to top off your blinker fluid. =)
He's not driving a BMW, no instruction needed.
I'm very short so my seat is adjusted all the way forward, and it's a must to turn my head in order to see the side mirrors. 😂Someone could really create a video, "How to drive if you're five feet tall"
haha. Maybe you can make that video! Could do well ;)
Does this mean I wouldn’t have to shoulder check if I adjust my mirrors on my sister’s car ?
You can still double check. But you'll have extra visibility with your mirrors adjusted properly to where you should never miss a car in your 'blind spot'
@@BrosFOURRSpeed but do I have to use my shoulders if my mirrors are adjusted like this
Up to you. I don't always since I know the side mirror and rearview shows me everything. But can't heard to shoulder check. You're the one driving and taking on the risk, so you can make that decision
@@BrosFOURRSpeed ok thanks I mean ya that’s true I guess it’d just be easier if u didn’t have to check your shoulder I know sometimes accidentally I turn at the same time as checking my shoulder that’s only sometimes and it’s accidental cuz I’m a new driver I just got my license
@@alexispeterson39 yeah you’ll learn the best ways over the years. But once you really know your car, you can rely more and more on just the mirrors
Maybe a test with a vehicle that is not super wide, super tall, and super long would have been better.
Why though? A Tacoma isn’t that big of a truck. If it works this well on a truck, it’ll work just as good on smaller cars. Plus this is the vehicle we were working on lol!
@brettsherman7810 Agreed.
But why are official driving schools saying that you need to see both your handels on your car and 2/3 of the road and 1/3 of the sky?
I was never taught that when learning to drive so it could just be the person you had. I don’t think everyone teaches that way.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed i'am probably in a different country. And it is a question that you get when doing your exam.
@@jordycuyt4979 Interesting. We don’t have a written test for getting a license, just a driving test.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed we have both. Before you even want to take driving leasons or so you have to take a theoretical exam and if you pass that you get to drive with a driving school or with someone that has their lisence for atleast 8 years. Then after 3 months of learning you can do your driving exam. But also at that exam before you start the examinator asks a couple of questions as where for example the oil is. And also to turn on your blinkers etc. And questions as to how to hold your steering wheel and how your side and inside mirrors have to stand.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed sorry i mayby forgot to mention i'am not from the US. But i would asume that most things would be similar but aperantly they're not. I'am from Belgium.
I have to disagree a bit. If you don't see ANY of your car in the mirror, you have no idea how close you are to the other car, especially when parking, at the very least, the rear door handle should be visible.
I don’t agree with that. You always know exactly where your car is so pull easily be able to tell where another car is.
@@BrosFOURRSpeed Only if you're a skilled driver, not everyone is, I've seen plently of people take 4-5 turns to get out of a parking spot I get out of in 1-2. Just saying for the general population, seeing a bit of your car is better because you don't have to think about your car being at the end of the mirror, you see it and there's no additional focus needed so you can focus on what's in front of you better. But, we don't have to agree to have an opinion.
@@lidge1994 true. But those people probably shouldn’t be driving lol. But when you turn your head slightly that’s when your car should come into the mirror view. So head straight you won’t see your car, but once you start turning your head that’s when you’ll see it. That will give you the best field of view. And it’s still good for people to practice the best habits from the beginning
good tips, but you should've tested with a cyclist or a small motorcycle, not a huge truck. of course a huge truck will never be in your blind spot no matter how you adjust your mirrors. you shouldn't give the impression that you can adjust you're mirrors to completely get rid of the blind spot, a motorcycle could be there. always check your blind spot people.
Yes that is a good point of course, but when you have the mirrors properly adjusted, it will take the blind spots away because you can always see behind and to the side. We ride motorcycles and yea they can still be hidden anywhere on the road, but obviously you still need to look and be mindful of that.
You're supposed to be monitoring your Rearview Mirror to see Anyone closing on you.
If I adjust it like this, I fear that I won't see motorcycles splitting lanes, which is legal here.
You should see them better. The edge of your view should line up with the side of your car. so you see 100% of what's happening next to you
@@BrosFOURRSpeed I can't see the lane divider line where the motorcycle is when splitting lanes. I dunno, maybe see the motorcyclist's upper body only?
That is the SAE Method-- it is recommended by numerous authorities. It is wrong to think it eliminates *all* blind spots. You are really displacing or trading the blind spot for another. For example, recently I had a dog run up alongside my car right in the middle of busy traffic. The dog must have escaped from a vehicle... Just before I was going to enter the unprotected Left Turn area upon the green to make my Left Turn, I noticed an odd shadow coming in low on my Left Side, and it appeared off my mirror which at that time was set to the Standard Method. Had I had the mirror set to the SAE method, I wouldn't have noticed the dog. I alerted the opposing traffic of the dog. Now that could have been a child, a person or a bicyclist. So I think the SAE method, while great for covering your Blind Spot upon lane changing--it would be a good idea to set some Blind Spot mirrors that cover the Standard View at the lower rear and side of the car.
Never heard of that, just adjusted them to what I thought was best, works very well. Obviously a small object around any vehicle would be very hard to see no matter how the mirror was angled. Mirrors weren’t designed to see straight down for a situation like that.
9:46 it is Porsche with and E at the end, not A like apple. Check on Google "Porsche detsche Aussprache" and you will hear the difference. Sorry, but the English pronunciation just sounds so bad compared to the original German one.
I hear it so many ways to be honest. As of now I say it like Porsh-ah