Formentor wing mirrors different size ?

[KJA]

Hi Folks,

I hope you all doing well.
Still getting used to the car in a good way
Is it me or anyone else also noticed driving side wing mirror is bigger than passenger side ?

If you look from front of the car, definitely there is size / angle difference.

I used to have c200 amg line 2018 and that also had difference.

But previous Audi Q3 both mirrors were same size.

Any particular reason for not being symmetrical?

Thanks.

 

[Seastormer]

Hi Folks,

I hope you all doing well.
Still getting used to the car in a good way
Is it me or anyone else also noticed driving side wing mirror is bigger than passenger side ?

If you look from front of the car, definitely there is size / angle difference.

I used to have c200 amg line 2018 and that also had difference.

But previous Audi Q3 both mirrors were same size.

Any particular reason for not being symmetrical?

Thanks.

I remember my SEAT Biza's having the drivers mirror bigger and a different shape from the passenger side back in the 90's. The drivers was longer and not so tall as the passenger side, my dealer said they were all like that, and he showed me other's in the showroom the same. Maybe a Spanish ilk of old.

 

[Andy.M]

Wing mirror? How old are you?

 

[KJA]

How old you believe I would be ?

 

[SRGTD]

Wing mirror? How old are you?

@Andy.M - I‘m old so I do indeed remember wing mirrors - commonplace on cars in the 1970’s and earlier before car manufacturers started fitting door mirrors from the mid-late 1970’s.

 

[KJA]

As you grow old you have more wisdom + experience .
Anyway the reason I asked it just looks so asymmetrical only if you know what you are looking at.
For normal people they wouldn't even notice.

 

[Cupra306Form]

Wing mirror? How old are you?

I'd only ever call em wing mirrors, 59 yrs old. I still say tape something off TV when I mean digitally record it too.

 

[East Yorkshire Retrofits]

Hi Folks,

I hope you all doing well.
Still getting used to the car in a good way
Is it me or anyone else also noticed driving side wing mirror is bigger than passenger side ?

If you look from front of the car, definitely there is size / angle difference.

I used to have c200 amg line 2018 and that also had difference.

But previous Audi Q3 both mirrors were same size.

Any particular reason for not being symmetrical?

Thanks.

Fairly common these days for cars to have a larger mirror on one side

 

[Richiepoos]

I'm 44 and call em wing mirrors!

 

[Seastormer]

I'd only ever call em wing mirrors, 59 yrs old. I still say tape something off TV when I mean digitally record it too.

My mate still calls a portable radio a wireless.

 

[Andy.M]

Good to see theres a few of us old boys

Remember the faff adjusting wing mirrors? You would get out walk round the open door, adjust it, get back in and see if it was right then get back out and do it all again when it wasn't . The passenger side one was really a long walk around the front of the car. When they moved to door mirrors it was easy just manually wind down the window and stick your hand outside.
These kids of today don't know how easy they've got it.

 

[SRGTD]

Good to see theres a few of us old boys

Remember the faff adjusting wing mirrors? You would get out walk round the open door, adjust it, get back in and see if it was right then get back out and do it all again when it wasn't . The passenger side one was really a long walk around the front of the car. When they moved to door mirrors it was easy just manually wind down the window and stick your hand outside.
These kids of today don't know how easy they've got it.

I remember it well. I remember my father getting me to adjust the wing mirrors on his car while he sat in the driver’s seat and gave me a thumbs up when they were in the correct position.

No such issues for me with my first car - a well used 1970 British Leyland Mini that succumbed to the dreaded tin worm during my ownership. The only mirror that car had was the screen mounted rear view mirror. My second car (an HC Vauxhall Viva) had a driver’s door mirror - one that I bought from Halfords and fitted myself. Drilling holes in the door to fit it was a bit scary!

I remember when car manufacturers started fitting door mirrors that some lower spec cars made do with just a driver’s door mirror; a passenger side door mirror was an extra cost option.

Agree, the kids of today are spoiled with all the creature comforts in modern day cars.

 

[Wyld Stallyn]

Electric windows - in the front only (if you were lucky).

Central locking - reaching across to unlock the passenger door.

Radio Presets - 6 massive clunky buttons 4 for Medium Wave - 2 for Long Wave

ABS - A Big Speaker (one) often screwed to the dashboard on a bracket.

 

[un1eash]

Just checked and indeed our 310 has the same size wing mirrors but the passenger side doesn't fold out as far.

 

[Cupra306Form]

One hangs lower, perfecly normal. Now cough.

 

[KJA]

Guys Thanks
Amazing conversation
Interesting to read all your comments and yes how things have changed over time.

 

[Bear]

One hangs lower, perfecly normal. Now cough.

Potential post of the year.