Dengin

I recently (last week and today) test drove a GS350 and ES350 respectively, and was surprised to find that in both cars, the rearview mirror is blocking a significant part of my vision. I am 6'3", the seat is all the way down, titled back slightly but I want to keep good posture, and the mirror is right at eye level, which I can't stand. Surely I can't be the only tall person that drives a Lexus, so was wondering what anyone else's experience has been with this, or thoughts around this annoying feature. I currently drive a 2006 Avalon, same frame as the ES in other words, and the rearview mirror sits flush against the top of the windshield, the Lexus mirrors are a good 2" down.

jim256

Not an issue for me, but try again and see if the post holding the mirror also will move up and down. I believe you'll find two pivot points. Probably the same on your Avalon. Mine's well below the header but could move up.

dmanpizza

Dengin,
I completely agree with you. I am 6'1" and the mirror blocks out way to much of the forward vision.
My wife has the NX and it is not as bad as the ES but still an issue. This was also an issue on my previous
vehicle, a Toyota Prius. I believe they could make the mirror a bit slimmer and more adjustable. I have listed this issue on Toyota and Lexus surveys.

Nelexus88

My '14 ES350 mirror sits flush with the top of the windshield when both of the pivot points mentioned previously are adjusted to accommodate that. Although I am not as tall as you (6-0) I find some interior car mirrors are difficult to adjust to minimize that blind spot. A worse problem for me is when the passenger decides to use the sun visor in a city traffic situation, totally blocking the view to the right.

airgas1998

come on people..it's all in how your positioning your seat. i'm 6'1" and have no issue whatsoever of obstructive viewing.

lesz

I agree completely. If you use both of the adjustments available, the mirror position should not obstruct vision. I'm also a little over 6 feet tall, and I've not seen any issue at all.

I also agree that the passenger side visor can obstruct vision to the right, but I've found that to be the case with every vehicle that I've owned.

What I do find to block my vision more than I would like is the headrest when I need to look over my left shoulder to check if anything is behind and to the left of the car. While the blind spot monitor can give warnings and, when backing up, the rear view camera can give help, those are not things that I like to rely on.

Dengin

Thanks for the feedback everyone, apparently the sales person who was otherwise a very pleasant guy didn't know it could be adjusted in two points. I went back to the dealership today, adjusted the mirrors in both the GS and the ES and that made a huge difference. It's not quite flush against the top of the console but close enough and much better. Scheduled anther another test drive in both vehicles (love the look of the GS Crafted Line, but can appreciate the roominess of the ES) so we'll see how it works in traffic.