admin said:
Yes, that new little curved mirror within a mirror is the mirror spotter. Basically, it's a tiny wide angle mirror in the corner of your side view mirrors to help see objects in your blind spots. Now THIS would be easily added to our pre-09s
Mirror mods:
Back on the Trailblazer forums, many of the earlier models came without the "mirror turnsignals" like what was on the high-end TB's. On those forums, there was a very well written how-to for buying the bulb assembly, clear or amber mirror replacement piece, and a disassembly and wiring guide for where to tap into the wire set on each door to enable this feature.
I did this mod to our old Trailblazer and was quite impressed with the results. Increased safety and lane changing visibility via a mod that cost about 25 bucks in spare parts.
Similarly ... I could see that this 'mod' could be beneficial to older traverse or other Lambda model trucks that do not have the spot mirror feature and would like to have it. Unfortunately though, it seems that this mod is quite costly, as it would involve replacing the entire mirror assembly.
I see that the heated/spot mirrors that now come standard on all 2010 and 2011 Traverses could probably be retrofitted to earlier trucks, even Acadias that don't have the spot feature as well. It's a safety feature that really helps see along the "blind spots" that are present in such a long large truck.
Our 2011 has these, and although they take a little 'getting used to' at first, I find them helpful to be aware of cars hiding out in the tough to see areas on multi-lane expressways and the such.
There looks to be an aftermarket for these, namely by the brands of Kool Vue ($155 each, unpainted) and Autotrust Gold ($168 each, unpainted, 5 year warrantee)
http://www.familycar.com/store/?Ntt=chevrolet+traverse+kool_vue+mirror&oes=true
http://www.familycar.com/store/?Ntt=chevrolet+traverse+autotrust_gold+mirror&oes=true
And some seemingly OEM solutions:
http://store.ritewayauto.com/autoparts/results/make/CHEVROLET/model/TRAVERSE/type/MIRROR
Of course... there's those who will say "but why replace the whole mirror assembly when you can buy those stick-on spot mirrors and place them yourself?"
To each their own, right?