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Mar 11th, 2024, 16:10 | #1 |
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Is passenger side mirror useful?
My '68 122 estate wagon (picture is not my car, but mine is getting there) has only a drivers side mirror on the door, in the same position as those on the car in the picture. Included in the collection of parts that come with my project is a passenger side mirror. As I am going through the body work on this car, I am wondering if I want to mount the mirror or not. For those of you who have driven an estate wagon, do you find passenger side mirrors useful or necessary?
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Mar 11th, 2024, 16:16 | #2 |
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I would fit it. Being an ex-trucker, anything that improves vision has to be a plus!🤔
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Mar 11th, 2024, 17:07 | #3 |
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Found it hard to get a good location where the quarter light frame didn’t block the view ended up changing both to a high mount position on the window frame but I’d definitely rather have one than not
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Mar 11th, 2024, 17:17 | #4 |
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Definitely agree. When I bought a new Mini in 1978, it came with a DDM only and a blank for one on the passenger door. I managed without a PDM for a while, but later fitted one for the reasons 'Moomoo' stated.
Now more than 40 years on, we have far more traffic, more multi-lane highways, with vehicles merging from the left, often at speed, that I think a PDM should be seen as almost an essential fitment. As an aside, some of the best mirrors that I have found on any car were the wing (as opposed to door) mirrors fitted to my 144. I did supplement them with a small overtaking mirror that clipped onto the quarter light frame, but they were unbeatable for both field and depth of vision. They did ideally need two to set up correctly, and were difficult to fine tune, but once properly adjusted were among the best that I have used. Regards, John.
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Mar 11th, 2024, 19:01 | #5 |
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As others have said I would definitely fit the passenger mirror, especially as you have the opportunity to do so before painting is finished. The only proviso I would make if it was me: is that the mirror would need to be period correct and match the one on the drivers side.
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Mar 11th, 2024, 23:44 | #6 |
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I have a PDM on my '67 wagon. It is located on the door, symmetrical to the driver's side. It is mostly worthless. I do like a mirror on that side.
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Mar 12th, 2024, 02:15 | #8 |
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I think, when I get one of my seats back together and installed, I'll tape a mirror to the passenger door and see what kind of view I get. I am all for having a better idea of what's over on that side of the car. With a wagon, at least, there is a lot of glass and less of a blind spot.
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