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The fish eye helps remove blind spots of C Pillar primarily. Is there a solution to remove the A Pillar blind spots especially on the driver side when turning right?

A probable solution that I am thinking is to stick the convex mirror inside the car on the opposite A Pillar (front passenger A Pillar). By doing this it will give the driver a view of the blind spot caused by driver side A pillar on his right side. The driver can glance into it while turning right.

Has anyone tried this solution?

I disagree with the logic for ditching the blind spot mirrors, I have used them on my Safari till recently (some naughty kids have since stolen them), it was a very useful accessory while parking at kerbs, i found it extremely useful in a vehicle like the safari which i must say has limited view of the world outside while parking.

The reasons given on website is load of crap, and does not have creditbility...the website has their own product to sell (they are offering $5 cash back for removing and opting for their product)...talk about credibility.

While the usefullness of this might be debatable, but certainly not the reasons pointed on the website.

+1 to installing it the way Glass has described.
i find it extremely useful on the right mirror. However, the one on left mirror seems too far and I can hardly make-out anything visible there. Perhaps, i should have installed it on the Inner-rearview mirror the way it is shown on the packaging (see pics below).

Two weeks ago, I picked up a pair (rotating type) from JC Road area for Rs. 120/-. The non-rotating type was being quoted at 80/-.
Sorry, i didn't note the shop name .. but its location is: 12.957878,77.581286 - Google Maps

The outer-rear-view-mirrors were clicked from driver's viewpoint. The external images were intended to explain the scene.
The stock left-ORVM covers area only upto the Slanted plant. The fisheye does a remarkable job there covering upto the tree between B and C pillars.
The only problem is.. this is a zoomed-in picture. From driver's seat, the image inside the left fish-eye mirror is very small and not as useful as it should've been.

The stock right-ORVM shows the house in the background and stops at a bush next to the tiny shed. No part of the shed is seen.
Yet again, the fish-eye has done a great job in revealing the scene. This one on the right mirror, being very near to the driver, provides excellent vision.

Well worth the investment.

A few days back I was driving a friend's car with these mirrors installed and found them to be very disturbing, maybe because I am not accustomed to them. I was always having the feeling that something was coming up beside me, only to look and find the fish-eyes. Got very irritating after sometime.

Interesting link on a related note....

Disco ball-inspired mirror gets rid of driver's blind spot - CNN

I have been using these mirrors for a while now and I must admit the are a boon in the highway esp. when the right ORVM in the laura is not convex.
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I totally vouch for these. I find it particularly useful when entering a road from an angle (Service road / by-lane etc) The original rear view mirror will only show you whats directly behind the car.

But since the convex add-on has a greater degree of coverage, you can actually see a useful part of the road you're entering.

Also handy on highways if you want to change multiple lanes to exit.

Here's a drawing to help you see things better. (Pun intended)

I would rather prefer to turn my head or crane my neck out to see the approaching vehicles when I join the roads like this.

The fish-eye mirrors give you a distorted view of oncoming traffic with absolutely no way to estimate their distance and angle correctly. I am certain I will crash if I have to rely on these alone.

The illustration is actually wrong.
1)The position of the white car is too late for getting any visual cues to avoid danger. It's almost in the middle of the road. Ideal method would be to slow down before joining the main lane and look out sideways for fast moving traffic through your front window glass.
2) None of the highways(new as well as the relaid ones) have such a design wherein the service lane joins the main lane in such an awkward manner.

While users of the add-on mirrors might find them useful, I personally find them very difficult to use- the field of vision is increased, but the image is smaller- you have to concentrate more to make out details. I am more of an old school driver- if you can't make out what is behind you, SLOW DOWN and crane your head to make sure. This is the reason I slow down to 3-4 kms/hr or stop when taking a turn at intersections when I can't see the traffic properly. I drive so sedately that sometimes truck-wallahs overtake me. But my record speaks for itself- zero collisions, scratches, or near misses in over six years of driving. Of course, I have been rear-ended at traffic lights a couple of times, but that was at a standstill.

So you get rid of your blind spots in such a road after you put your car's nose first into the road you are getting into?

The stick-on convex lenses are always a distraction and eats away major portion of your important visibility and it doesnt help you getting a reference as to how far away the following vehicle is, a reason why convex mirrors were never used RVMs even though they offer extended visibility of the following traffic.

The best solution that the manufacturers are moving towards, is this...



A convex lens on the outside of the conventional SVMs!

IMHO, except for points #2 & #3 most of the others pretty lame!

And this seems more like a business gimmick.

The dumbest logic I have ever heard of on that website. They are called blind spot mirrors for a reason. If positioned correctly they help you see what is in your blind spot without having to turn your head. I used the rectangular ones consistently in south Africa and Mozambique and found them most useful. It really works