I had a semi-scary incident today, where someone was in my blind spot for a good few seconds when merging on to the motorway in the UK. I'm usually slow at changing lane, so it all ended well (I reacted just before the car's AI sounded an alarm), but it got me thinking about convex/aspheric/wide angle wing mirrors.
Does anyone have any information as to which wide angle wing mirror replacement is best for the Model 3?
From my search online, I have found three candidates:
Suma: Tesla Model 3
Hautopart: Wide angle side mirror glass for model 3/S/X/Y | Intelligentized Auto Parts | Hansshow
SmartTesla: SMTSLWS Wide-Angle Reduce Blind Area Side Mirror Glass With Heater for Model S Model 3 Model X Model Y 1 pair
After a lot of research, I have heard once or twice that the clear (not just blue tinted) glass ALSO reduces glare at night compared to the stock mirrors. Is this true? I'd rather go for the clear to allow for truer colours and better vision at night (some have complained that the blue tinted ones reduce night vision slightly).
I am also curious which offers the largest view out of the Suma, Hautopart and SmartTesla wing mirrors. Suma claim that "Our mirrors are R1000, whereas other mirrors are R1400. (The smaller the R-number, the wider the view).". Since I live in the UK, I'm guessing my 2019 Model 3P already has slightly convex mirrors as stock (Europe has different standards than the US for this kind of thing), so am I right in saying the R1400 is equivalent to the European size, or does it have a wider viewing angle? Are Hautopart's and SmartTesla's mirrors R1400?
Hautopart's mirrors ($80) are half the price of Suma's ($160) and SmartTesla's are even cheaper ($60), so if I can save money for not much loss of functionality, it would be good to know.
Does anyone have any information as to which wide angle wing mirror replacement is best for the Model 3?
From my search online, I have found three candidates:
Suma: Tesla Model 3
Hautopart: Wide angle side mirror glass for model 3/S/X/Y | Intelligentized Auto Parts | Hansshow
SmartTesla: SMTSLWS Wide-Angle Reduce Blind Area Side Mirror Glass With Heater for Model S Model 3 Model X Model Y 1 pair
After a lot of research, I have heard once or twice that the clear (not just blue tinted) glass ALSO reduces glare at night compared to the stock mirrors. Is this true? I'd rather go for the clear to allow for truer colours and better vision at night (some have complained that the blue tinted ones reduce night vision slightly).
I am also curious which offers the largest view out of the Suma, Hautopart and SmartTesla wing mirrors. Suma claim that "Our mirrors are R1000, whereas other mirrors are R1400. (The smaller the R-number, the wider the view).". Since I live in the UK, I'm guessing my 2019 Model 3P already has slightly convex mirrors as stock (Europe has different standards than the US for this kind of thing), so am I right in saying the R1400 is equivalent to the European size, or does it have a wider viewing angle? Are Hautopart's and SmartTesla's mirrors R1400?
Hautopart's mirrors ($80) are half the price of Suma's ($160) and SmartTesla's are even cheaper ($60), so if I can save money for not much loss of functionality, it would be good to know.
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