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Originally Posted by LAWLence
I just installed a pair that I received over the weekend. Don't understand why our cars don't come with these in the US... it is very unsafe to have to turn your head while making a lane change at highway speeds.
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Congrats...I agree totally with the sentiments of your post....and I too have been replacing my US side mirrors with the optional wide angle/aspherical Euro mirrors over the past decade...and I feel the e53 actually needed them...not just as an option..because the original mirrors just don't offer a good view of what's next to the vehicle. When I first got my X...I was afraid to change lanes in heavy traffic because I was never sure if someone was in the blind spot without craning my neck.
Im sure one of the biggest reason the US DOT won't approve the aspherical mirrors because not having the 1:1 reflective view that US drivers have been used to would freak many of them out...just like most friendsor mechanics that have driven my cars.
Only if they new that once they used them on a regular bases...they'd come to know how much better the aspherical mirrors are.
The only time I miss the 1:1 reflective driver's side mirror is when yu drive past that fine young lady on a nice summer day...and you'd like to catch the double-take...the aspherical mirror pushes her reflection too far away.
