Patrick,
I am not at all sure. The way traffic laws in the US come and go, and vary
from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, that's a really good question.
I do not believe placement was ever mandated.
I think driver's side view drives and passenger's side view were mandated at
different times and for different reasons. At one time as a kid in Ohio an
officer, as he was writing me a ticket, explained side view mirrors were not
necesary unless the rearview mirrow (inside) was blocked.
The other thing I'm not sure about is with grandfathering. Are the laws
governing the mirrors on a 65 Healey, and seatbelts as well, the ones for when
the car was built in 1965 or the current 2013 laws?
Greg
--- On Mon, 7/1/13, Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> From: Patrick & Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Where to put my mirrors.
> To: "'Robert Blair'" <rnbmail@yahoo.com>, healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 3:44 AM
> G'day
>
> I have noticed that a lot of US cars have the mirrors placed
> right down the
> front of the front guards (fenders to you blokes).
>
> I know it was a legal requirement in Japan for such a
> placement, but was it
> the same in the US?
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
> Blue Mountains, Australia
> One Austin-Healey with mirrors about 6 metres in front of
> the windscreen.
> One Austin-Healey without any external mirrors (it looks
> better that way)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Robert Blair
> Sent: Monday, 1 July 2013 5:18 PM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net;
> Greg Mandas
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Where to put my mirrors.
>
> Greg - On the door... I am 6 ft and the same mirrors are
> fine.
>
> [ps, they are not 6 inch SUV mirrors........]
>
> You just need to get the adjustment right.
>
> Have someone move the mirror while you sit in your driving
> position and lock
> them there.
>
> Front fender mirrors spoil the fender line....
>
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>
> Robert N. Blair
> Yellow 65BJ8
> RNBmail@yahoo.com
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>
> --- On Fri, 6/28/13, Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] Where to put my mirrors.
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Friday, June 28, 2013, 7:41 PM
>
>
> Team,
>
> I have have what I believe are called Lucas style mirrors.
>
> Like these: http://www.victoriabritish.com/Features/T6/T6MR1.htm
>
> They are mounted on the doors just aft of the wing vents.
>
> They are useless. I get a good view of the rear tires and
> that's as high as
> they go.
>
> I'd like to move them, but to where? I thought on the
> fenders out over the
> tires was cool but the body shop guy says they're not that
> functional out
> there and it visually screws up the lines of the fender
> which are an
> important design element of the BJ8.
>
> Lastly, I am 6'0" tall. I had to get the rearview
> mirror extension to raise
> it up enough to see out the back.
>
> All that being said, where do I put the mirrors.
>
> Greg
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