What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Scrappycrow]

... the headlights just blind you from the right side haha.

Time for some proseletyzing I do every time this subject comes up anywhere!

The reason you're getting blinded by headlights in your side mirrors is because you were "taught" (actually "told" -- there's a difference) to adjust your side mirrors so you can see the sides of your vehicle, most likely by someone in your life who you hold in high regard (Dad, Grandpa, whoever), but who didn't explain why it's supposedly best to do it that way. People take umbrage when someone says dear 'ol Grandpa gave bad advice, but no matter how you came into using it, it's not a good technique, no matter who told you or how traditional it is. Having the mirrors like this not only allows glare from vehicles behind you, it wastes coverage.

I strongly suggest the technique laid out in the attached document. What you'll be doing is angling your side mirrors further out than traditionally done, creating a small blindzone sliver next to the car, while reducing the blindzone to your periphery. If you do it correctly, a vehicle moving from your rear view mirror will come into view in the side mirror before it disappears from the rear view mirror, and will appear in your peripheral vision before it disappears from the side view mirror. It'll also prevent you from seeing cars in the lane behind you (or close in angle on the sides), reducing headlight glare.

Use this method for at least a couple of weeks of driving, no matter how much you hate it initially. Some folks can't get over a feeling that they "need to know where my car is" and immediately quit, without giving it an honest try.

Try it -- I think you'll like it!

 

[mountie]

Time for some proseletyzing I do every time this subject comes up anywhere!

The reason you're getting blinded by headlights in your side mirrors is because you were "taught" (actually "told" -- there's a difference) to adjust your side mirrors so you can see the sides of your vehicle, most likely by someone in your life who you hold in high regard (Dad, Grandpa, whoever), but who didn't explain why it's supposedly best to do it that way. People take umbrage when someone says dear 'ol Grandpa gave bad advice, but no matter how you came into using it, it's not a good technique, no matter who told you or how traditional it is. Having the mirrors like this not only allows glare from vehicles behind you, it wastes coverage.

I strongly suggest the technique laid out in the attached document. What you'll be doing is angling your side mirrors further out than traditionally done, creating a small blindzone sliver next to the car, while reducing the blindzone to your periphery. If you do it correctly, a vehicle moving from your rear view mirror will come into view in the side mirror before it disappears from the rear view mirror, and will appear in your peripheral vision before it disappears from the side view mirror. It'll also prevent you from seeing cars in the lane behind you (or close in angle on the sides), reducing headlight glare.

Use this method for at least a couple of weeks of driving, no matter how much you hate it initially. Some folks can't get over a feeling that they "need to know where my car is" and immediately quit, without giving it an honest try.

Try it -- I think you'll like it!

( I didn't read the attachment )...... In an automobile, ( more important in a large truck ).... Your door mirrors are used to assist in a maneuver. ( backing up, obviously ).... Along with changing lanes.... But.. you don't want to spend too much time looking in those mirrors.... Just a quick glance, to 'see' if SOMETHING is in the mirror... ( you don't have to know what that 'something' is.....

So, if 'something ' is in the mirror, ..don't change lanes.... If nothing is in the mirrors, you are clear.

When I drive a large truck, and in a car, , the view in the door mirrors...... Just a tiny bit, of the side is in the mirrors ( for a perspective ).
Most of the mirror is away from your vehicle, to fill in your blind spot.
If a spot light is aimed at that mirror, in your eyes,.... then that spot light will be from a vehicle, that is at least, 20 feet to your left or right side. ( approximately )

 

[Rocket Man]

I also didn’t need to read that attachment and I agree that most people don’t aim their side mirrors correctly. The way I’ve always done it, I do not get blinded by headlights from the cars behind me. My mirrors are aimed so I can see the vehicles to the back side of me, not behind me. That’s for the center rear view mirror, which is the only one on my vehicles that needs to have the auto dimming. On multi lane roads/ highways the bright lights generally only last a few seconds from vehicles that pass through that space but they don’t generally stay in that spot for long and the headlights don’t blind me when they do. Now let the debate begin.

 

[Doubeleive]

my windows are tinted so even when I am required to pull a a-hole move and they purposely put there highs on it has no effect
I only tried to add "auto-dim" to my 00 at the time because it didn't have it but I upgraded the rest and tried to see if I could make it work and burnt the liquid inside
so I just stayed with adding turn-signal, heat, power-fold and called it good.

 

[j91z28d1]

There was an old car and driver article from the early 90s that said you know where the side of your car is you don't adjust your mirror so you'll look at the side of the car. haha.

but in reality it's a curved mirror with today's glaring headlights blasting you in the face. especially 10 hours into a 16 hour drive when you have a head ache brewing. there's no adjustments short of folding it in that helps. believe me, I've tried haha. it just drills a hole in your brain. they should have had it dim too.

 

[j91z28d1]

my windows are tinted so even when I am required to pull a a-hole move and they purposely put there highs on it has no effect
I only tried to add "auto-dim" to my 00 at the time because it didn't have it but I upgraded the rest and tried to see if I could make it work and burnt the liquid inside
so I just stayed with adding turn-signal, heat, power-fold and called it good.

I have tint, can't live without it. but still annoying the don't dim.

 

[j91z28d1]

I also didn’t need to read that attachment and I agree that most people don’t aim their side mirrors correctly. The way I’ve always done it, I do not get blinded by headlights from the cars behind me. My mirrors are aimed so I can see the vehicles to the back side of me, not behind me. That’s for the center rear view mirror, which is the only one on my vehicles that needs to have the auto dimming. On multi lane roads/ highways the bright lights generally only last a few seconds from vehicles that pass through that space but they don’t generally stay in that spot for long and the headlights don’t blind me when they do. Now let the debate begin.

you guys must not be very light sensitive. I have the static cling type of tint cut to to fit my c6 mirror for long trips. keep it on the glove box because even with window tint it's brutal.

 

[mountie]

Nice to have remote adjust..... ( especially on a dark interstate w/ a moron behind you with their brights

 

[Doubeleive]

you guys must not be very light sensitive. I have the static cling type of tint cut to to fit my c6 mirror for long trips. keep it on the glove box because even with window tint it's brutal.

I know when I am traveling at night and pull up behind some cars I know am blinding the ish out them not on purpose it's just the level of the vehicle versus the level of mine, usually said vehicles will then move out of parking in the fast lane....

 

[Grady_Wilson]

Time for some proseletyzing I do every time this subject comes up anywhere!

The reason you're getting blinded by headlights in your side mirrors is because you were "taught" (actually "told" -- there's a difference) to adjust your side mirrors so you can see the sides of your vehicle, most likely by someone in your life who you hold in high regard (Dad, Grandpa, whoever), but who didn't explain why it's supposedly best to do it that way. People take umbrage when someone says dear 'ol Grandpa gave bad advice, but no matter how you came into using it, it's not a good technique, no matter who told you or how traditional it is. Having the mirrors like this not only allows glare from vehicles behind you, it wastes coverage.

I strongly suggest the technique laid out in the attached document. What you'll be doing is angling your side mirrors further out than traditionally done, creating a small blindzone sliver next to the car, while reducing the blindzone to your periphery. If you do it correctly, a vehicle moving from your rear view mirror will come into view in the side mirror before it disappears from the rear view mirror, and will appear in your peripheral vision before it disappears from the side view mirror. It'll also prevent you from seeing cars in the lane behind you (or close in angle on the sides), reducing headlight glare.

Use this method for at least a couple of weeks of driving, no matter how much you hate it initially. Some folks can't get over a feeling that they "need to know where my car is" and immediately quit, without giving it an honest try.

Try it -- I think you'll like it!

I have had a CDL for about 3 decades.
I adjust my mirrors on my cars like I do when I was operating a rig for years.
The biggest issue these days is manufacturers are making their headlights brighter and aiming them higher.
I absolutely hate convex side mirrors, if I could, I would replace every convex right side mirrors on my vehicles with a flat mirror and a spot mirror.
My mirrors are not so I 'know' where my vehicle is at but so I know where everything is at around my vehicle and so I can effectively back up, with and without a trailer.
Mirrors adjusted as you suggest would be useless with a trailer. When towing you should be able to see a sliver of your trailer and check your trailer every few minutes.

My mirrors are adjusted as I was taught in commercial driver's school.

We will have to agree to disagree with this one.