Twisting the Clown Nose
 

A tip originating from stangmatt66:

What does twisting the clown nose do? other than tilting the mirror to another position?

...or is that supposed to be it?...:confused:

any interesting thoughts or facts? :D:D:D

Pisses Bozo off :)

i have a feeling this going to be another one of those threads...where it gets out of hand...

...oh well...:popcorn:

I guess I'm not quick enough :confused: :rofl:

When you twist the 'nose' it changes the angle of the mirror inside which in turn reduces the amount of glare from headlights behind you. If you have an automatic dimming rearview mirror than you do not have to worry about this.

...and the nose can't be twisted without breaking it.

:iagree:

ohhh....okay. it just seemed strange because after i twist it, it's completely useless...it's completely pointed in a place where i cannot see the rear window anymore...

thanks for the info :thumbup:

only works at night ;)

awww...:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

is there a correct position? left or right? or is it a matter of tilting up or down...

...this feature doesn't seem to be that useful...unless you want to use it as conversation mirror with the people in the back; but i don't like people staring at me when i drive :rofl:

The correct position is with the mirror in the down position, and adjusted for normal rear vision. When the mirror is tilted up, during daylight you will see the rear of the headliner. However, at night, you will see approaching headlights at approximately half brightness. You aren't intended to look out the rear window in the up position, just to see the reflected light. The path that the reflected light takes through the mirror housing causes the dimming effect.

I can't believe this isn't well known. My 1966 Mustang had the same feature, and it wasn't invented then, it had been around for years. Don't they teach this stuff in driver's ed? ;)

cool...very interesting...so it's supposed to be in the lower position...oops...!ouch:

thanks for the tip :thumbup:

What clown nose?

Twisting the 'Clown Nose' releases the balloons from the trunk :D