Broadway sport racing mirror placement recommendation
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Broadway sport racing mirror placement recommendation
For those of you that use Broadway or other racing mirrors on top of your existing rear view mirror:
PROBLEM:
Once installed on most cars, your passenger can't extend her sun visor all the way because it will hit the Broadway mirror mess up the angle. Your diver side sun visor mobility is also limited by the Broadway mirror.
SOLUTION:
Install the mirror off-center so that it's attached left most on the existing mirror. This will allow clearance for your passenger to move the sun visor to it's complete extension. The driver side will also have less limitations. From the front of the car, it may look awkward that it's off-center, but it's worked for me.
PROBLEM:
Once installed on most cars, your passenger can't extend her sun visor all the way because it will hit the Broadway mirror mess up the angle. Your diver side sun visor mobility is also limited by the Broadway mirror.
SOLUTION:
Install the mirror off-center so that it's attached left most on the existing mirror. This will allow clearance for your passenger to move the sun visor to it's complete extension. The driver side will also have less limitations. From the front of the car, it may look awkward that it's off-center, but it's worked for me.
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Why would you get a broadway mirror instead of getting Euro Convex mirrors? 
Euro convex are less obtrusive, nobody can tell the difference except when you look closely at the side view mirrors, and broadway mirrors are usually found in JDM's.
Euro convex are less obtrusive, nobody can tell the difference except when you look closely at the side view mirrors, and broadway mirrors are usually found in JDM's.
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By the way this thread isn't about using racing mirrors. It's just a recommendation on helping people who already do.
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B/c i had it on my rav4 and decide to plop it onto the c when i got it. Some family and friends say convex gives them a headache b/c they're not used to it so i figure why not just use a flat one.
By the way this thread isn't about using racing mirrors. It's just a recommendation on helping people who already do.
By the way this thread isn't about using racing mirrors. It's just a recommendation on helping people who already do.
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broadway has models in different lengths...
u can get one that's short enough to use visors on both sides...
but if u have auto-dimming stock rearview mirror, y do u need broadway?
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why cover up the auto dimming mirror that is already pretty good with something that looks like a cheap tack-on (b/c it is!)?
even if it's for the sideview mirrors, why would you do that? they're (at least the drivers' side is) autodimming and they're heated as well...
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For those who haven't tried a Broadway, it's worth a shot.
