TRAMP 13
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Have a RT thinking about getting GTS have no problem with blind spots what about the GTS
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KenH
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Or just step on the GO pedal a little to ensure you cleared anything that might be in that lane. Personally, I don't find the GTS to be too bad for blind spots.
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King GTS
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I haven't had any blind spot issues.
Elite1
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You should be able to adjust your mirrors well enough to cover any bind spot. I usually test when I'm on the road and pull alongside someone and wait until I can't see them just by looking over at the mirror or slightly back. Then I start adjusting the mirror until I get the front of their car lined up and then move forward on them to check the front is visible all the way through a capable lane switch. Haven't had any problems with either side doing this. Really don't need to look to the side any more than if I were looking out he side window. By that time the car should be visible in the rear view.
CAP
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I have noticed a little bit more difficulty in the GTS, but my biggest problem is common in both the RT and GTS.
At a 4-way stop sign, cross traffic on the right is often fully concealed by the inside rearview mirror. I have moved the mirror up, down, in the middle. No help. I always look under the mirror now.
Pulled up to an "empty" 4-way, stopped, then started up. Immediately saw the HB cruiser as he broke out of my blind spot. I stopped and waved him across, watching his glaring face as he went through the intersection at 3 mph.
... and not the first time the blind almost got me in trouble.
At a 4-way stop sign, cross traffic on the right is often fully concealed by the inside rearview mirror. I have moved the mirror up, down, in the middle. No help. I always look under the mirror now.
Pulled up to an "empty" 4-way, stopped, then started up. Immediately saw the HB cruiser as he broke out of my blind spot. I stopped and waved him across, watching his glaring face as he went through the intersection at 3 mph.
... and not the first time the blind almost got me in trouble.
GTS Dean
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Elite1:
...and pull alongside someone and wait until I can't see them just by looking over at the mirror or slightly back. Then I start adjusting the mirror until I get the front of their car lined up and then ...
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Yeah, real easy on one of them creampuff Vipers with all the bells and whistles on 'em. Things like electric mirrors, remote rear hatch release, or glass side windows that roll up or down at the touch of a button fer cryin' out loud.
Sheesh! Some of you guys need to swap cars with a Gen1 owner for a couple of days sometime.
...and pull alongside someone and wait until I can't see them just by looking over at the mirror or slightly back. Then I start adjusting the mirror until I get the front of their car lined up and then ...
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yeah, real easy on one of them creampuff Vipers with all the bells and whistles on 'em. Things like electric mirrors, remote rear hatch release, or glass side windows that roll up or down at the touch of a button fer cryin' out loud.
Sheesh! Some of you guys need to swap cars with a Gen1 owner for a couple of days sometime.
dadsvpr
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i experience a blind spot with my gts to some degree. nothing a listtle gas or neck wrenching won't address.
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dadsvpr
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i experience a blind spot with my gts to some degree. nothing a listtle gas or neck wrenching won't address.
jason
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james97gts
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Little blind spot problem but not to bad. Always look twice.
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When I first got my GTS, I could only see the rear fender bulge in my right outside mirror. It seemed like the car had a HUGE blindspot. I thought my rear view mirrors were about useless at that time, unitl someone on this site turned me on to a different way to set your outside mirrors.
I start adjusting my mirrors by looking at the interior mirror, and noticing the extreme left and right field of view. Note reference objects to mark the limits of vision. (Tree, car, mailbox, et al)
With the exterior mirrors turned way out away from the car, I slowly bring them in until the reference objects just come into view, with a slight overlap.
This method gets a little getting used to, but reduces my blind spot drastically. At first, its a little un-nerving to look in the outside mirror, and not see the same field of view that you do through the interior mirror.
There really isn't any reason why you need to see the same thing in your interior mirror as you do in your outside mirrors, anyway. Why not use your outside mirrors to your fullest advantage?
I start adjusting my mirrors by looking at the interior mirror, and noticing the extreme left and right field of view. Note reference objects to mark the limits of vision. (Tree, car, mailbox, et al)
With the exterior mirrors turned way out away from the car, I slowly bring them in until the reference objects just come into view, with a slight overlap.
This method gets a little getting used to, but reduces my blind spot drastically. At first, its a little un-nerving to look in the outside mirror, and not see the same field of view that you do through the interior mirror.
There really isn't any reason why you need to see the same thing in your interior mirror as you do in your outside mirrors, anyway. Why not use your outside mirrors to your fullest advantage?
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