Another Near Miss ...
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I dont know if I can take this any more. I had my second near miss this morning with my 3 week old C230K. This is really scary.
I DID CRANE MY NECK TO LOOK BACK AND CHECK.
There is just too big a blind spot in our C230K folks. I am thinking of the round thingy that stick to the side view mirrows for better "hind sight" I never used one before - never have the need.
Can some one please suggest a nice and FUNCTIONAL one?
Much Thanks
Peace
I DID CRANE MY NECK TO LOOK BACK AND CHECK.
There is just too big a blind spot in our C230K folks. I am thinking of the round thingy that stick to the side view mirrows for better "hind sight" I never used one before - never have the need.
Can some one please suggest a nice and FUNCTIONAL one?
Much Thanks
Peace
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where in fairfax are you? i might see your car on the road some time.
as far as mirrors, there's been a lot of talk over the last few months about the european-style side mirror replacements. see this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...threadid=10625
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as far as mirrors, there's been a lot of talk over the last few months about the european-style side mirror replacements. see this thread:
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...threadid=10625
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It's Benzer again...
Session - I work in Chantilly. I take rt 66 every Rush hour against the traffic. Once awhile I saw a while C-Coupe with 4 black grimmy rims :P. Is that You???
Vadim - The Euro mirrows sounds good but hard for me to commit that much $$$ sight un-seen. Have you installed one? I would like to have a look see. We both in Fairfax![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Xeon - You and me are oposite in view. I have no problem what-so-ever with my SUV ( the Montero) but plenty with the Coupe. This is funny![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
hPhan - I skinned this cat 100 ways and none seems to solve my "blindness". I tried any and all permutation I can think of involving the mirrow and the seating positions
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Yacoub - Yours is the only method I haven't tried. I guess I have to give it a shot now, huh
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OK - any one sticked one those thingy on his/her side mirrows? let me know how it work.
Thanks All
Peace
Vadim - The Euro mirrows sounds good but hard for me to commit that much $$$ sight un-seen. Have you installed one? I would like to have a look see. We both in Fairfax
![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Xeon - You and me are oposite in view. I have no problem what-so-ever with my SUV ( the Montero) but plenty with the Coupe. This is funny
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hPhan - I skinned this cat 100 ways and none seems to solve my "blindness". I tried any and all permutation I can think of involving the mirrow and the seating positions
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Yacoub - Yours is the only method I haven't tried. I guess I have to give it a shot now, huh
![Smilie](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
OK - any one sticked one those thingy on his/her side mirrows? let me know how it work.
Thanks All
Peace
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Re: It's Benzer again...
Originally posted by Benzer
Vadim - The Euro mirrows sounds good but hard for me to commit that much $$$ sight un-seen. Have you installed one? I would like to have a look see. We both in Fairfax
Vadim - The Euro mirrows sounds good but hard for me to commit that much $$$ sight un-seen. Have you installed one? I would like to have a look see. We both in Fairfax
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They are worth every penny of their price. PM me for location and time, you're very welcome to take a closer look.
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Get a performance pulley, the extra speed will keep you ahead of the pack. Seriously, learn to adjust the mirrors. Most people adjust the side mirrors so that they see part of their car. That's the wrong way, specially with the tiny mirrors we have you will have duplicate of what's in the inside mirror, a total waste. Set your inside mirror so that it's centered, then set the side mirrors so that when a car leaves the view of the inside mirror because it's too close on your side you pick it up on the outside mirror with minimal overlap. Your range of view will be immensly increased. If you have to turn your head to change lanes or merge on the freeway you are just an accident waiting to happen. A huge source of accidents is people turning their heads to either merge on the freeway or to make a right turn and don't pay attention to what's in front of them and when the guy in front of them stops you crash and it's 100% your fault no matter why the guy stopped. So don't turn your head more than about 30 degrees when dricing. Practice this, you'll see a huge improvement and no blind spots on any car.
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Re: It's Benzer again...
Originally posted by Benzer
Session - I work in Chantilly. I take rt 66 every Rush hour against the traffic. Once awhile I saw a while C-Coupe with 4 black grimmy rims :P. Is that You???
Session - I work in Chantilly. I take rt 66 every Rush hour against the traffic. Once awhile I saw a while C-Coupe with 4 black grimmy rims :P. Is that You???
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i live in fair oaks on the corner of monument dr. and rt. 29... you'll usually see me driving around there. i take the parkway to work in reston and i take reston pkway -> west ox rd. home.
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Originally posted by Buellwinkle
Set your inside mirror so that it's centered, then set the side mirrors so that when a car leaves the view of the inside mirror because it's too close on your side you pick it up on the outside mirror with minimal overlap. Your range of view will be immensly increased.
Set your inside mirror so that it's centered, then set the side mirrors so that when a car leaves the view of the inside mirror because it's too close on your side you pick it up on the outside mirror with minimal overlap. Your range of view will be immensly increased.
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No problem to report on the bind spots. I drive 1 hour on the road round trip every day (37 miles) in rush hour traffic 80% is 2 lanes in both directions, 15% is 3 or more lanes each way. I am 6' tall and sit vertical to left or right and slightly/confortably tilted toward the rear of the car. With mirrors adjusted properly, I have a fine view of the road. The side mirrors are a little smaller than my other cars, which takes a little getting used to. I have nothing but love for my 2003.
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No blind spots here. As soon as a passing car is out of view of the inside mirror, it's 1/4 visable in the side mirror. It took a little more effort to get the mirrors just right, but they work fine. I adjusted them in a parking lot: backing up and moving forward next to a parked car and tweeking the mirrors until the spot was eliminated.
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Re: It's Benzer again...
Originally posted by Benzer
OK - any one sticked one those thingy on his/her side mirrows? let me know how it work.
OK - any one sticked one those thingy on his/her side mirrows? let me know how it work.
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/thumb...y&prod_index=5
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Re: Re: It's Benzer again...
Originally posted by MB-BOB
Benzer, if you're tired of reading all the BS on how to adjust your mirrors, or how to spend hundreds replacing them, and just want a blind spot tack-on, my advice is to skip past the local K-Mart and visit a Brookstone Store. There you will find a small line of good quality, optically un-distorted blind spot mirrors made in Germany. They are not as cheap as K-Mart, but they are much better quality and therefore, much more useful. Here's their website...
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/thumb...y&prod_index=5
Benzer, if you're tired of reading all the BS on how to adjust your mirrors, or how to spend hundreds replacing them, and just want a blind spot tack-on, my advice is to skip past the local K-Mart and visit a Brookstone Store. There you will find a small line of good quality, optically un-distorted blind spot mirrors made in Germany. They are not as cheap as K-Mart, but they are much better quality and therefore, much more useful. Here's their website...
http://www.brookstone.com/shop/thumb...y&prod_index=5
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Originally posted by vadim
How is this advice not BS compared to others?
How is this advice not BS compared to others?
The self-adhesive mirrors I refer to were probably made in the same factory (Germany) as the european blind spot mirrors in your posts. They are distortion-free from edge to edge, and are a viable alternative to the very expensive euro-mirrors that we Americans should probably have received as stock.
Benzer already said he was probably not willing to spend the hundreds necessary to replace mirrors...
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
Benzer asked TWICE for advice concerning adhesive blind spot mirrors. IMO, the other posts, while informative, were off-topic to his particular question.
The self-adhesive mirrors I refer to were probably made in the same factory (Germany) as the european blind spot mirrors in your posts. They are distortion-free from edge to edge, and are a viable alternative to the very expensive euro-mirrors that we Americans should probably have received as stock.
Benzer already said he was probably not willing to spend the hundreds necessary to replace mirrors...
Benzer asked TWICE for advice concerning adhesive blind spot mirrors. IMO, the other posts, while informative, were off-topic to his particular question.
The self-adhesive mirrors I refer to were probably made in the same factory (Germany) as the european blind spot mirrors in your posts. They are distortion-free from edge to edge, and are a viable alternative to the very expensive euro-mirrors that we Americans should probably have received as stock.
Benzer already said he was probably not willing to spend the hundreds necessary to replace mirrors...
Slap-on convex spot mirrors are neither heated nor auto-dimming. They are universal - not tailored to this particular model. (Unlike these, the MB Euro mirrors, while also being convex, have variable curvature - their end areas "curve out" more than the rest.) I'm not even bringing up the aesthetic aspect.
Besides, $300 for a safety upgrade is not too much - you can easlily lose a lot more without them. I drive on the same roads as Benzer, as we live in the same area. The Euro mirrors are absolutely superb in rush hour stop-and-go traffic, especially if you need to quickly change lanes when your lane is standing still and the adjacent ones are flying by (happens all the time - don't know why
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I absolutely agree that the Euro mirrors must be stock in the US, though.
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Originally posted by vadim
Right, because he wasn't aware of the solution that MB offers for the Coupe. Slamming things you have never seen or tried is like discussing sexual intercourse positions with a virgin (and quite unexpected from a moderator).
Right, because he wasn't aware of the solution that MB offers for the Coupe. Slamming things you have never seen or tried is like discussing sexual intercourse positions with a virgin (and quite unexpected from a moderator).
One can buy the Brookstone mirror as an experiment, and if they don't like it, they can throw it away with yesterday's pizza, and say, "well, my neighbor spends that much on a pack of cancer sticks, so who cares." If one wants to spend as much as they would for a new set of four tires to replace their mirrors, that's an option, too, but it no longer qualifies as a cheap experiment.
But, that's NOT what Benzer asked. He simply wanted to know about the stick-on mirrors. I wasn't impuning anyone's manhood be calling the other suggestions BS... just not a direct answer to his question. Let's not get our knickers in a knot over this.
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
Let's not get our knickers in a knot over this.
Let's not get our knickers in a knot over this.
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whoa, what's w/ the apparel imagery? tommy wears an apron and you and vadim wears knickers?
whoa, what's w/ the apparel imagery? tommy wears an apron and you and vadim wears knickers?
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Originally posted by MB-BOB
Excuse me. You assume I haven't seen the euro-mirrors. I have. They are wonderful. They work. They are delivered in Europe as stock. They should be stock in America, but they aren't. Here they cost $350, installed (Duffer's thread). The tack-on mirror from Brookstone costs $7.50 (2% of your solution).
Excuse me. You assume I haven't seen the euro-mirrors. I have. They are wonderful. They work. They are delivered in Europe as stock. They should be stock in America, but they aren't. Here they cost $350, installed (Duffer's thread). The tack-on mirror from Brookstone costs $7.50 (2% of your solution).
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Benzer wrote on 08-30-2002 01:28 PM:
Hey Bob,
How do I delete this thread.... Or can you delete this thread for me.
I feel so sorry for having started this thread
It devideds the house for no good reason
Peace
Hey Bob,
How do I delete this thread.... Or can you delete this thread for me.
I feel so sorry for having started this thread
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It devideds the house for no good reason
Peace
I can delete this if you want. However, if I do, it will be perceived that I did so because I didn't agree with comments by a couple posters. So, you can delete it if you want, because you are the owner of the thread. Just open up the thread, go to your original first) post, then click on the "Edit" button in the lower right corner. On the next screen look to the top for a section that has "Delete" Check that box, then click the "Delete Now" button to the right. Since you started the thread, you will delete the entire discussion.
I hope you don't mind my sharing your PM on this thread. However, if you choose to delete the thread, I wanted to be sure that everyone knew it was your choice.
And please don't feel shy about posting threads. This is a place to freely share ideas, opinions, etc. It's all good, and everyone's opinions are welcome, including yours.
Bob
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Thanks MB Bob for the link.
I have had the same problem with my 2001 C-320 but mine is due to the defect that the mirrors sometimes do not return properly after reversing. Only solution will happen when some one is KILLED and MB gets "spanked" with a lawsuit!
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I have had the same problem with my 2001 C-320 but mine is due to the defect that the mirrors sometimes do not return properly after reversing. Only solution will happen when some one is KILLED and MB gets "spanked" with a lawsuit!