Wing Mirror
Wing Mirror
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With the advent of reliable ,ultra small video cameras and similar screens why can they not be used instead of wing mirrors? Less liable to damage, less aero drag and possible cover of blind spots. I understand that current law does not allow them.





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"current law does not allow them"
Um, seems like you've figured it out.
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Rod
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If all the manufacturers think it is a good idea why is pressure to change not applied? Is there a down side?
OK Greg, Silly question as we are now looking at politicians changing law to make it better!
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If my wing mirror gets broken, I can replace it myself for the price of a round of drinks and the housing is easy to bodge with duct tape to get me home.
Reversing the question - given that it is not allowed, why should a manufacturer spend money lobbying to get this requirement changed?
Matt
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Pat
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Also as mirrors are normally the widest part of the car, removing them reduces overall width.
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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Rod
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When visibility got bad, on my 1939 Hillman you just wound the windscreen out and lent forward!!
Sandy
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Higher priced similar cars come with backup cameras as standard. It wouldn't surprise me to find that some of those vehicles already have inputs for wing cameras; the increment at the screen system is just a couple of channels in a multiplexer chip.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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If I where to install mirrors I would much rather have them right by the normal line of sight and in the range passed through when doing the turn the head check to double check the mirror view, ie on the appropriate side A pillars.
Also the rear view (other than reversing cameras) should be dedicated to one function otherwise when we quickly need to check rear view we may be blind due to other functions.
That involves extra screens.
Just because OEM charges thousands for an option or an accessory, that does not indicate much about the real cost other than it costs less than the charge and often a huge margin less, like $100 cost, $2000 charge. I have even seen high charges for an upgrade where the "upgrade" part has a lower cost than the std part. Electric vs mechanical exterior mirrors springs to mind. Also probably electric vs manual windows.
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