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Old 08-05-2011, 08:34 AM
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Question Blind Spot Mirrors

Does anyone know if "custom" blind spot mirrors exists for the WK2?

Of course I don't have Blind Spot Detection and although I do set my side mirrors out I thought this extra feature might be worth it.

I dislike the standard round mirrors but have seen "custom" fitting ones on other vehicles such as this. Thanks.


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Re: Blind Spot Mirrors

Your mirrors have the auto-dimming coating, so finding something like this would likely be much more difficult. I hear a lot of mirrors in Europe come like this stock.
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Old 08-05-2011, 09:00 AM
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Your mirrors have the auto-dimming coating, so finding something like this would likely be much more difficult. I hear a lot of mirrors in Europe come like this stock.
You're right....I thought about that plus the heating feature. The ones I'm talking about are "stick-ons".
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Re: Blind Spot Mirrors

I test drove a 2011 ford explorer with those integrated blind spot mirrors.
I hated it, they freaked me out! I found them to be more distracting while i was trying to change lanes. I didn't know what the hell i was looking at!......LOL maybe because they seem to be a little bigger than those round stick on ones? Also could be since it was the first time i was in a car with them.

I'm sure it's just one of those things you get used to
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I test drove a 2011 ford explorer with those integrated blind spot mirrors.
I hated it, they freaked me out! I found them to be more distracting while i was trying to change lanes. I didn't know what the hell i was looking at!......LOL maybe because they seem to be a little bigger than those round stick on ones? Also could be since it was the first time i was in a car with them.

I'm sure it's just one of those things you get used to
Thanks for the feedback. I've never used these before but I can see why they might be distracting.
I'm not convinced about them anyway and if I did find them I would attach them temporarily just for a try.
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Re: Blind Spot Mirrors

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Thanks for the feedback. I've never used these before but I can see why they might be distracting.
I'm not convinced about them anyway and if I did find them I would attach them temporarily just for a try.
I've used them on all of my cars and I personally didn't find them distracting. They're really cheap and if you only peel a small piece of the backing off you can easily remove them after your trial run. The hardest part is finding one that's low enough profile so that it doesn't stick out too far.
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Re: Blind Spot Mirrors

Ebay has several kinds of blind spot mirrors including the small square ones, just type in Blind spot mirrors.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PCS-Adjustable...item5ae1799c54
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Ebay has several kinds of blind spot mirrors including the small square ones, just type in Blind spot mirrors.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PCS-Adjustable...item5ae1799c54
Thanks...I did find those but I'm looking for something more "custom" that fits flush.
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Re: Blind Spot Mirrors

Those ones as pictured, as far as I know, are only on Ford products, I think it would be hard to find a similar aftermarket set.
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Those ones as pictured, as far as I know, are only on Ford products, I think it would be hard to find a similar aftermarket set.
You're right, I do see them on many Ford trucks/SUVs. But I have seen a Ram with it so that's why I thought they might be available for the Jeep, but I just can't find any.

I'm not sure if it's an add-on or the mirror is manufactured that way.
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