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Old 03-04-2016, 08:49 AM
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When I bought my Yamaha cart new in 2011 from TV golf cart, I had the bigger square mirrors added. They were about $50 at the time, they might be standard now. One thing I learned real quick was they were high and whenever I was in a turn it created a blind spot directly behind the mirror. I was going along the MMP at BV where you turn the corner sharply onto O'Dell and while in the turn a cart traveling the opposite way appeared out of nowhere, that's when I realized these mirrors needed lowering.

I took the cart back to the LSL sales office and they apparently knew about the problem. They lowered the mirrors so that the top is no higher than the black hinge line through the windshield is the top of the mirror. Now when I scan the horizon while in a turn, I'm not seeing any blindspots. They plugged the holes on the support beam so that it looked professional, as much as could be, where the mirrors were attached and moved them down about 10 inches.