Triumphrat

I'm trying to figure out which mirrors to buy for my 95 T-bird. Anyone have an opinion about which type is the safest ...apsheric, flat, or convex?

Sigi

P.S. thanks for all the replys on my previous question about Gas ..... Having a gas issue is not 'always' as funny as it seems.

[ This message was edited by: Sigi on 2004-09-10 01:05 ]

jimmyj900

I think it's a bit of a trade-off with convex mirrors. They give a wider field of view but distort distance, so if you're relying on the image in the mirror to estimate the distance of following traffic you're going to come up a bit shorter than you think.

As far as aspherical mirrors, that's a bit ambiguous. Aspherical simply means "not spherical" so I guess you're referring to a convex mirror with a variable radius. That would provide a variable ratio field of view with a variable distortion in distance and has the potential for being quite confusing.

Personally I'm an old fart that likes flat mirrors.

Jim

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zimtok

I would stick to the flat mirrors.
I had a broken mirror on my bike and I stuck a convex mirror over the broken one.

Sigi is correct, it makes it difficult to judge distance.

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