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Originally Posted by joemosfet

The way I was taught...

You shouldn't see your car in your side mirrors without having to lean a little bit (for when backing into the garage, etc).

Many folks will angle their mirrors in such a way that they see a lot of their vehicle in the mirror, which actually reduces the amount of visibility into the lane next to you.

If you want, find a parking lot, find a spot where you can put a vehicle in your blind spot, and then adjust.

Originally Posted by BSX_Camaro

Your side mirrors should just barely, if at all, catch the rear of your car. The further "out" they are the smaller the potential blind spot is.

Originally Posted by KMPrenger

In the 5th gen, set your rear view mirror to your liking first.

Then, for the drivers side mirror, put your head close to the windows. Adjust the mirror until you can just barely see the "rear hips" of the car. Now, for the passenger side mirror...put your head near the center of the cabin between the two front seats...adjust that mirror similarly so you can just barely see the hips.

Now you should be very close. The goal is to have anything that comes out of the visibility of your rear view mirror, now just starts to appear in the side view mirrors. It worked great for me.

Great tips everyone! Interesting that everyone that has reported success in minimizing blind spots uses nearly the same approach to adjusting the mirrors.