Has anyone done anything that works to help improve the blind spot when the top is up? I usually just floor it and assume nobody can keep up; however, there's 6 lanes of craziness out here and you never know. Any suggestions?

On a lighter side, does anyone know of a good way to train your dog to sit in a bucket seat?

 

"Hail Mary" before changing lanes?

I adjusted my mirrors wider away from the body and that has helped, you just have to get used to trusting the mirrors. There is enough there that all three mirrors can cover your rear view. However, some on this board have installed the Muz JDM left hand mirror, which is convex like the right mirror for us which has a wider field of view. Muz is board sponor and you can find the link in the marketplace. It's hard to trust a mirror, but I'm *starting* to get used to it.

Be careful with your pup in the passenger seat, remeber than airbag can kill a dog Don't mean to be a downer, just hate to hear of the poor thing not knowing what hit it.

 

Wicky is right. If you adjust the mirrors far enough away from the side of the car, there is zero blind spot. But you have to get good at driving your mirrors.

As far as training your dog to sit in a bucket seat: get him a harness and run the seatbelt through the top strap of the harness. Then lock the seat-belt (read the instructions on installing a child's seat in your owner's manual) to keep him in place. Now if he goes crazy and starts crying and scratching... you're on your own. Mine love "Doggie Bag" treats, especially the steak flavor :-D

 

Muz Mirror. PERIOD.

 

Order the Convex Left Hand Mirror from Muz.

http://www.australia-goldcoast.com/cgi-bin...oduct=jdm_parts

It greatly improves visibility to your left, which I think is the primary problem. I don't have much trouble seeing traffic to my right out of the back window.

 

Cool, thanks for the advice. Convex mirrors it is. I was hoping someone would have a better solution than those tacky stick on things. I love this site, get some rear speakers, better mirrors...all neato! And penny (my dog), didn't make me buy the car for it's safety features. She's one of those rebel dogs that like life in the fast lane. j/k We don't go far, mostly down the street to the dog park since I don't have a car with a back seat anymore.

 

For those of you with the Muz convex mirror, do you feel it is safe? Do you not have issues judging distance to the cars on your left? I'm surprised that people have such a hard time seeing out of our car. With the proper mirror settings, it's much easier to see out of than my other cars.

 

There is a short adjustment period right after you install the mirror. Everything seems strange and far away, but that goes away very fast. After that, there's no problem judging distance. You just start to reinterpret the image you see in that mirror.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CBeyond
[B]There is a short adjustment period right after you install the mirror.

 

Which have saved my ass countless times on just about every convertible I've ever owned. To date, not once has anyone said, "awesome car except for those tacky round 1.5-inch $1.50 side mirrors."