Obstructed rear view

[steveberger]

My rear seat head rests have been in the trunk since the day after I picked up my RL. Does the obstructed rear view mirror field of view bother anyone else enough to have removed the head rests? This was the only complaint I put on my Honda Survey.

[Dnucci]

I find the obstructed view annoying as well. I have not removed the headrests as my children sit back there all the time.

I did not think of this issue when Honda called me last weekend.

There was another thread that discussed this and options for larger / panoramic rear view mirror that improved the situation.

[mayfielh]

Compared to my CRV the view is much better. I took one head rest off to see if it made a big difference for me. It was a bit better, but I would have to ask the passengers in the back if the lack of a head rest bugs them.

[shovelhd]

The safety of my children surpasses any complaint I have with the rear window visibility. It's one of the main reasons I got out of the Ranger. The side mirrors are good enough for me after adding spot mirrors.

[denvrfan]

I also removed the headrests. They are now residing under the rear seat. It would be nice to have something to plug the holes that remain after their removal. I agree that rear visibility is greatly enhanced without 'em.

[STEVE FROST]

Yes I find the truck rear view challenged. I installed some small parabolic's on the outside rear view mirrors.
This helps but I used the smallest mirror available, I should have gotten the larger one .
I put them in the upper inboard corner as that area about the only thing you see in that area is sky.

Initialy it was like wearing bifocals for the first time but I got used to it, though you need to spend to much time looking at it do the small image size on the two inch model, I would recomend the larger three inch ones.

Steve

[vertrkr]

Same here, removed headrests, now under the seat. Wish they were all like the middle one. Added the panoramic rear view mirror, added a round convex mirror to bottom right corner of driver outside mirror. With all that it's pretty good, still want the backup camera though.

[Whaleya]

Mine are also removed. When I removed them I noticed some bad top stitching on them and need to bring them to the dealer.

I agree that they should go down all the way like the middle headrest.

For the side mirror I wish that they were rectangular - the missing lower inboard corner is the perfect place for a stick-on mirror.

-W

[Ridge]

Man, I just think the visibility is fine with the headrests in place. I have no problem with them where they are.

[LadyRidge]

As an old lady OTR trucker in days gone by...I only drive by the side mirrors. The only time I look in the rear view is to check to see that my lipstick isn't on my teeth!! Sorry..can't help you out with this one.