Argh, Anyone Else Hate Blind Spots On The Stagea?

[zoomzoom]

so heres the problem, no matter how much i adjust my mirrors theres always a nasty blind spot at the left rear window of the stagea, ive been suprised when i do a headcheck to find a small car totally out of view of my mirrors and only just in view of my eyesight. so has anyone had any luck with those extra stick on rear view mirrors or are there any kind of replacements for the standard side mirrors, or has anyone seen those large panoramic rear view mirrors before?

[RubyRS4]

All vehicles have blind spots.

Don't blame the mirrors for bad driving

j/k

[momo]

Well I do find it a pain in the arse, i cant get rid of it either, my windows are black so i cant see anything i just have to rock forward to sweep the mirror, My old panel van was worse. Black windows and no side mirrors. to change lanes i would check the car next to me , floor it and wait to see it in the rear vision then go.

[Stinky Rooster]

LOL

alll the better to chop you in teh pulsar fury, my dear

[Demoniak]

LOL

alll the better to chop you in teh pulsar fury, my dear

sif want a pulsar..dont think i could ever downgrade to a 4cyl again.. not enough grunt

I hear the middle finger is a great add-in for blind spots.. and the bollocks to back it up if you have to get out of your car for a bit of ol road-rage biffin.

[Stinky Rooster]

sif want a pulsar..dont think i could ever downgrade to a 4cyl again.. not enough grunt

rofl.

well, if any stagea's have the balls to enter SAUWA's timed track day, I will even be able to tell you how much they get chopped by a "gutless" 4 cyl

[JVP]

only bad thing about teh stag, is reversing out of my father in laws drive way, at night.

no street lights + stag tint = guessing where the f**k i am going.

or i could just reverse up his drive way, but thats inconvenient for me.

[chook]

so heres the problem, no matter how much i adjust my mirrors theres always a nasty blind spot at the left rear window of the stagea, ive been suprised when i do a headcheck to find a small car totally out of view of my mirrors and only just in view of my eyesight. so has anyone had any luck with those extra stick on rear view mirrors or are there any kind of replacements for the standard side mirrors, or has anyone seen those large panoramic rear view mirrors before?

do you have the flat mirror or the convex mirror on your LHS ? Mine was changed to a flat mirror at compliance, Frack knows why, couldnt see anything, changed it back with a new original convex one from Nissan, blind spot gone, thinking about changing the RHS one too.

[zoomzoom]

yep, both wing mirrors are flat

i found a stick on curved mirror at supercheap today which i could stick on the mirror, but its not as big as it could be

i have seen pics of stageas with what look to be aftermarket mirrors, i was wondering if there were bigger ones around

[Mr_RS4]

Speaking of pulsars I actually find less blind spots in my Stagea than my N13 Pulsar. But I've always hated hatch backs, there is always no vision between the hatch and the rear quater windows. And on an N13 thats quite a lot of space you can't see I actually find I see more out of the Stagea because of all the glass in the back, but I was also a courier driver for a couple of years and got used to having no vision out back or sides when carrying full loads etc...

But like someone else said all cars have blind spots, ever driven the last model Ford Focus. My mates girlfriend has one and man they might have not even bothered with the pathetic piece of rear glass they put in those, and another mate has a brand new Mondeo XR5 and they have more blind spots than I could count on 2 hands

[chook]

yep, both wing mirrors are flat

i found a stick on curved mirror at supercheap today which i could stick on the mirror, but its not as big as it could be

i have seen pics of stageas with what look to be aftermarket mirrors, i was wondering if there were bigger ones around

just get the real one from Nissan

[Sydneykid]

I adjust the LHS mirror so that I can see a car in the blind spot. I don't need to see a car in the left hand lane that is 2 car lengths behind me, I only need to see the one that I would hit if I changed lanes. Plus I also adjust the internal mirror so it is biased to the left. I don't need to see the RHS out of the internal mirror, the RHS outside mirror does that for me. So many cars I get into give 3 views of the same car, one in the RHS outside mirror one in the internal mirror and one in the LHS outside mirror. I don't need to see it 3 times to know that it's there. Each mirror does it's own job, very little overlap is required.

Try it, it works

Cheers

Gary

[ステージア]

just get the real one from Nissan

you mean these?

[zoomzoom]

ill take that pic down to nissan, though the last time i went down there, when i said stagea they had no idea what i was talking about. which is fair enough i guess. can i expect to be royally bent over on the price of this part?

[chook]

Here are the part #s

The first 3 down the list are without heaters and last one is with heater (for cold area cars). For S1s looks like you should use the alternate part # in the middle column.

[DaveB]

so heres the problem, no matter how much i adjust my mirrors theres always a nasty blind spot at the left rear window of the stagea, ive been suprised when i do a headcheck to find a small car totally out of view of my mirrors and only just in view of my eyesight. so has anyone had any luck with those extra stick on rear view mirrors or are there any kind of replacements for the standard side mirrors, or has anyone seen those large panoramic rear view mirrors before?

Yeah had to get the round stick-on blindspot mirrors, they helped a lot. But so many curves all over the place, I dunno, for some reason I find it much harder to see out of the stag' than the old bluebird (which was styled very "box"). I'll get used to it though I suppose.

[IMPORTD]

I can't see how you could drive along only checking your mirrors and not physically looking. Thats just crazy and lazy.

Most people sit in my blind spot and I'd probably have killed a few motorcyclists if I didn't check.

It's also good practice to be aware of other car's blind spots and not sit in them for fear of similar lazy drivers like yourself

[zoomzoom]

I can't see how you could drive along only checking your mirrors and not physically looking. Thats just crazy and lazy.

Most people sit in my blind spot and I'd probably have killed a few motorcyclists if I didn't check.

It's also good practice to be aware of other car's blind spots and not sit in them for fear of similar lazy drivers like yourself

well i hope thats not directed at me because thats a lot of assumption and plain misreading going on. if for some reason you believe i dont bother to headcheck then re-read

having blind spots on the car at all is a concern to me and the comment in another post that all cars have them isnt true. i also drive a 2008 impreza and while it has a tiny rear view, a combination of it and the excellent wing mirrors give it a large unbroken field of view out the back

in heavy traffic where i may be need to be monitoring 360 degrees, but keeping my head up and foward, being aware of what is around you but looking where you are going *in front of the the car* is the most important area to place your attention.

and btw, i AM a motorcyclist. i can guarantee you i am very aware of other drivers. i was before i even got on bikes

in an car with full vision i would never hit anyone around the car because i would know they were there in the first place, then headcheck to make sure they were not moving

back to the original point im trying to track down those panoramic rear view mirrors in the stores but i cant seem to find them, has anyone come across them?

[chook]

NISSAN, cost me about $60 a year ago. Part #s listed above. I am also not sure who she was having a go at...

[GoldZilla]

Surely you can get the cheapo sticky convex mini-mirrors in any parts place, right? Or did you want the full mirror like Chook mentioned?

On the subject of being aware of the blind spots of other cars, I totally agree with Kylie that it's something that every driver should know. Another thing I don't understand is how some people you see on the road can be stupid enough to drive directly beside a semi-trailer or truck, REGARDLESS of which side of that truck they are on. Trucks have potentially the biggest blind spots of all, so it makes you wonder, should a truck and car collide, whether the car driver would try and blame the truck driver for causing the accident...