Rexhall is one of the few manufacturers who put a window in the back of the coach. Not only do I like looking out in the morning, but it also allows me to use the rear view mirror to see that blind spot when a small car is right behind me, hidden from my side mirrors.
The problem is, the factory placement of the windshield mounted rear view mirror is in the wrong place- it allows you to see clearly the right shoulder of the road, but not directly behind you.
By moving the mirror to the passengers side of the windshield approximately 3 inches from the midline metal vertical support, and up about 2 inches, you can now see directly behind you. It is also very easy, either for you or for you local RV technician, to do.
Find a location where you can see behind you, and unscrew the mirror. Have your spouse or helper hold the mirror on the passenger windshield and move it to the optimal position while you are sitting in the driver’s seat. Then mark the spot with a laundry marking pen.
You can buy the small piece that glues to the windshield, glue it on, and screw on the mirror. Again, this is a very inexpensive thing for your technician to do for you.
Caveat:
Because the windshield bends during flight, how much depending on the airspeed, the image seen in the rear view mirror will move up and down as you speed up and slow down. So turning the mirror from a horizontal direction to a vertical direction (rotate it 90 degrees) also makes the mirror much more useful.
PS I have noticed on the newer models, the solution to this problem was to simply eliminate the windshield mounted rear view mirror. That certainly is one way to solve it. But if you are like me and want to have a maximum rear view, I would encourage you to install your own, as Ray has done.
Doug
doug@rexhalltips.com
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Since most of the gas chassis Rexhalls have rear windows, a lot of Rexhall owners have mounted rear view mirrors on the inside of the windshield. I thought the mirror would be a good idea, but the inside of the windshield was too far away to be practical for me.
Mounting something to the padded covering on the bottom of the front overhead cabinets and TV would probably cut the vinyl. A trip to a Craft store located what I needed, several wooden plaques for under a dollar each.
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Since
the hallway through the coach is off-center on the curb side, it
took some trial and error placement to get the mirror where it gave
the best view. I stained and finished the plaque to match the
woodwork and fastened it, with mirror attached, to the bottom of the
TV.
The same method was used to mount a Radar/Laser Detector to the bottom of the overhead cabinet.
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Ray Swanson