Re: Side Mirror Glass Replacement

Posted by patgreen On 2012/2/16 23:32:24

One thing I've wondered about is the type glass in car mirrors. Is there anything special in the optical properties--or are there different auto or house grades. I believe there might be and ask because I had a round mirror cut at a shop. They used ordinary household mirror material which I installed as a replacement on one side of a car. The image was small compared to the original mirror on the other side and was not nearly as good at coverage.

When the image appears smaller, the mirror is slightly curved, like a lens. Or your car is going way faster than you thought.....