Odd wing mirrors

[DriftworksJames]

bit of a strange one.... I've had the car (1988 260E) for a couple of weeks now and noticed my wing mirrors are 2 different shapes
The drivers one is longer than it is tall, whilst the passenger one is taller than it is long......
Is this a special MB feature or just a previous cheapskate owner who replaced a broken one with the wrong part???

thanks,
James

 

[fuzzer]

bit of a strange one.... I've had the car (1988 260E) for a couple of weeks now and noticed my wing mirrors are 2 different shapes
The drivers one is longer than it is tall, whilst the passenger one is taller than it is long......
Is this a special MB feature or just a previous cheapskate owner who replaced a broken one with the wrong part???

thanks,
James

Nope , not a cheepskate owner .. its normal.

Dunno why tho .

 

[DriftworksJames]

cheers
how strange........ can't think of any other car with that setup.........

 

[fuzzer]

cheers
how strange........ can't think of any other car with that setup.........

Older ferrari's just didnt have a passenger wing mirror ..

 

[Shude]

Dunno why tho .

I think it is a strange interpretation of some German regulation about mirrors having to provide a certain amount of viewing area. Mirrors are curved differently these days so you can get around the problem.

If I had an old-school benz with different sized mirrors, I'd be tempted to replace the shorter one with a LHD equivalent

 

[DriftworksJames]

cool.
Another mystery solved, and all in under 8 minutes too
cheers guys

 

[fuzzer]

cool.
Another mystery solved, and all in under 8 minutes too

Thats what all the girls say

 

[andy_k]

the two mirrors are shaped that way for a reason - the drivers side is wider giving a better viewing angle for overtaking etc - you can see farther out into the traffic. The passenger side is taller and gives more of a vertical view when you are reversing - simple really and incredibly logical

Andy

 

[230K]

Hi

Are they not shaped differently because one is electric and one is manual?

230K

 

[andy_k]

Hi

Are they not shaped differently because one is electric and one is manual?

230K

not from what we were told - purely to do with field of view


Andy

 

[bazza]

Hi

Are they not shaped differently because one is electric and one is manual?

230K

Later W124's have twin electric mirrors and can be retrp fitted into earlier W124's amd W201's



Bazza

 

[pepper&boulou]

I think it is a strange interpretation of some German regulation about mirrors having to provide a certain amount of viewing area. Mirrors are curved differently these days so you can get around the problem.

If I had an old-school benz with different sized mirrors, I'd be tempted to replace the shorter one with a LHD equivalent

I like the mirrors just the way they are, it makes the car quircky and unique.

 

[Howard]

I like the mirrors just the way they are, it makes the car quircky and unique.

Exactly !!! :bannana:

 

[watsone91]

My wifes e200 has a small mirror on the passenger side and everything in the car is on the opposite side of my 220 ignition switch indicator stalk bonnet catch ?? wonder why perhaps some clever person on the forum can explain ...