Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel?

naterprius · 10-22-2004, 04:28 PM

When you look out your rearview mirror, do have severe distortion in the last inch or two along the bottom of the upper glass panel? It's driving me crazy, and I'm trying to see if all the Prii are the same...

Nate

IsrAmeriPrius · 10-22-2004, 04:33 PM

It is the same in mine. It bothered me for the first few days that I had the car. I have not noticed it since. I must have gotten used to it.

BobA · 10-22-2004, 05:10 PM

Are you sure it's not the mirror... I think my mirror is magnified... 'grills and bumpers look closer than they really are'... I think or HOPE...

Bob Andersen

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-22-2004, 05:19 PM

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Are you sure it's not the mirror... I think my mirror is magnified... 'grills and bumpers look closer than they really are'... I think or HOPE...

Yeah, mine too!

While sitting in traffic, I have fun slightly moving my head and warping the face of the person behind me. I'm easily amused.

naterprius · 10-22-2004, 06:19 PM

Boba, no, it's not the mirror. Are you telling me your glass is nice and clear all the way down? If so, I'm going to get a new rear window.

Nate

8AA · 10-22-2004, 09:36 PM

I can see the same distortion. If I had to guess, I'd say that the normal imperfections in glass are magnified because of the extreme angle of the rear window. I noticed it for the first week or so, and now I don't even think about it.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-22-2004, 09:48 PM

I'm hoping I interpretted Bob's humor appropriately in thinking that he was talking about tailgaters. There's another thread in which many of us who are accustomed to cars with trunks are shocked by how close cars are to the rear window.

At least that's what I meant when I said "mine too".

naterprius · 10-23-2004, 12:01 AM

Strangely, the glass isn't at that much of an extreme angle down there. Take a look at the glass from the outside. Why would it be distorted?

Anyway, it seems to be a common problem.

Nate

V8Cobrakid · 10-23-2004, 12:23 AM

The distortion on the prius is very minimal. This is one problem that really bugged me about other cars. My grandfathers 2002 Cadillac Deville has major distortion on each side of the front windshield. It makes me dizzy and gives me a headache. Our prius's are nearly perfect cars from what i've seen. Sure.. they have a little flaw here and there. But otherwise the "normal" problems of other cars are not seen in this car.

I never really noticed the distortion and sat there looking at it. When i first got the car i was more amused with the gas, break, and lack of gears. Very strange when you are comming from a car with a meaty 5.0L V8.

BobA · 10-23-2004, 12:42 AM

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I'm hoping I interpretted Bob's humor appropriately in thinking that he was talking about tailgaters. There's another thread in which many of us who are accustomed to cars with trunks are shocked by how close cars are to the rear window.At least that's what I meant when I said "mine too".

I have come from driving a '95 Dodge Dakota and my '51 Ford pickup... where I sat high and looked over a pickup bed to see the car behind me... I could look over the car behinds hood and see the driver.. I have not seen the driver in the car behind me since I've had the Prius... and to me cars look real close... I put convex spot mirrors on the outside mirrors and can see well off the sides...

Bob Andersen

10-22-2004, 04:28 PM	#1
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel? When you look out your rearview mirror, do have severe distortion in the last inch or two along the bottom of the upper glass panel? It's driving me crazy, and I'm trying to see if all the Prii are the same... Nate

10-22-2004, 05:10 PM	#3
BobA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Denver CO Posts: 731 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel? Are you sure it's not the mirror... I think my mirror is magnified... 'grills and bumpers look closer than they really are'... I think or HOPE... Bob Andersen

10-22-2004, 06:19 PM	#5
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel? Boba, no, it's not the mirror. Are you telling me your glass is nice and clear all the way down? If so, I'm going to get a new rear window. Nate

10-23-2004, 12:01 AM	#8
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel? Strangely, the glass isn't at that much of an extreme angle down there. Take a look at the glass from the outside. Why would it be distorted? Anyway, it seems to be a common problem. Nate

10-23-2004, 12:23 AM	#9
V8Cobrakid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: hell Posts: 2,894 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 5	Re: Distortion in bottom of rear upper glass panel? The distortion on the prius is very minimal. This is one problem that really bugged me about other cars. My grandfathers 2002 Cadillac Deville has major distortion on each side of the front windshield. It makes me dizzy and gives me a headache. Our prius's are nearly perfect cars from what i've seen. Sure.. they have a little flaw here and there. But otherwise the "normal" problems of other cars are not seen in this car. I never really noticed the distortion and sat there looking at it. When i first got the car i was more amused with the gas, break, and lack of gears. Very strange when you are comming from a car with a meaty 5.0L V8.

10-22-2004, 04:33 PM	#2
IsrAmeriPrius Progressive Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,338 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #6 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	It is the same in mine. It bothered me for the first few days that I had the car. I have not noticed it since. I must have gotten used to it.

10-22-2004, 09:36 PM	#6
8AA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 492 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I can see the same distortion. If I had to guess, I'd say that the normal imperfections in glass are magnified because of the extreme angle of the rear window. I noticed it for the first week or so, and now I don't even think about it.

10-22-2004, 09:48 PM	#7
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,498 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 165 Times in 106 Posts Friends: 23	I'm hoping I interpretted Bob's humor appropriately in thinking that he was talking about tailgaters. There's another thread in which many of us who are accustomed to cars with trunks are shocked by how close cars are to the rear window. At least that's what I meant when I said "mine too".

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