Hello All,
Does anyone have experience with mounting a rear view mirror to the dash in a removable way? Such as with a removable adhesive? How were the results? I need to lower the position of my rear view mirror and I'd like to avoid removing and bonding the windshield bracket to a lower spot or drilling holes in the dash. Alternatively is there a good recommendation for a mirror that will attach to the stock windshield mount that will hang down lower than standard?
I'd just look into solutions for cell phone holders...
One of the coolest features I liked about the early Datsun Roadsters was the dashboard mounted mirror. It was really cool.
I've driven a couple of cars with dash mounted mirrors and while they were cool looking and excellent for admiring the shoulders of myself and my passenger they were not great for seeing what was happeng behind the car.
How about using a mirror that glues to the windshield?
Thanks all for the comments, I decided to simply chop the stalk on my existing mirror and add an extension. However as many of you probably know (I didn't) there is a spring inside the mirror stalk that holds pressure on the ball joints on either side. The result was an unfortunately butchered original mirror as I cut the spring in half when cutting the stalk. My solution to salvage the mirror and improve the rear visibility is bellow:
The rear visibility is greatly improved, however now the mirror is in the way of seeing curbs, cars, etc in the drivers periphery. The design isn't a total loss though as the mirror can be pivoted to the side to return to the original height. I'll need to give it some additional testing before deciding how to proceed.
In reply to John Welsh :
I have wanted one of these to try out for awhile, however I think I would have to mount it too low on the windshield for it to be useful.
In reply to Datsun310Guy :
Did you find that your view out of the windshield was impaired on the Datsun?