Rear View Mirror Adjustment.

This seams difficult to do, however I wish I could adjust the rear view mirror to a higher position (closer to the roof of the cab). Where it sits from the factory the mirror becomes a blind spot and is just in the way. does anyone have any ideas of how to proceed in making this adjustment ?

 

Top position isn't high enough?

 

Huh TIL that the rear view mirror has two pivot points. Almost like acouple weeks ago i found out the sunvisor extends.

 

You can also turn the arm part to the side upwards which raises the mirror. Hopefully this makes sense. It raised mine like a half inch or more.

 

Wow okay this was a dumb question. But thanks for the help

 

It’s still a little low for taller drivers in the upward most position.

I’ve had vehicles without the compass window feature, where you could just flip the mirror upside down, thereby giving an additional inch or two of clearance for your line of sight.

On some mirrors, the articulating arm can also be adjusted upward, but on the Tacoma it only adjusts up to horizontal.

Flipping the mirror on the Tacoma results in an upside down compass (not necessary, and there’s a compass in the dash if you need it) but it’s a tight fit against the headliner with the short windshield.

Perhaps the standard manual control anti-glare mirror is not as thick and has a control lever that can be moved away for clearance from the headliner to allow flipping the mirror. That would work better for taller drivers as a replacement.

Safety first.

 

Not dumb at all, just helped me out too. Lol!

 

Not dumb at all, I just learned something new myself!

 

I did this on my way to work. I didn't realize it could go up. I still wish it was further, but it's better than before.

 

and there’s a compass in the dash if you need it Where??

 

I think it has its own screen. Scroll to the right one or two times from your steering wheel control. It shows the current speed limit also.

 

Bird Dawg Indust. mirror riser, I bought one but haven't tried to install it yet. Supposedly it fits the 3rd gen., but I've got to look at it more closely and figure out how to move the wires.

 

Not on my truck! Wonder if you need the built in navigation.

 

This might be an OR or Sport feature. My SR5 doesnt have the compass screen.

 

The Bird Dawg riser definitely works in a 3rd Gen:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-rear-view-mirror-relocation.459684/page-4#post-17503098

It takes a bit of wiggling to get it in around the headliner and slid down but works like a champ.

 

Dang. It must be an option. I assumed they all had it.

 

Someone once said you can get a clock on the drivers display, but I don't see that either.

 

I'll look tonight. I don't remember a clock. The navigation screen can be adjusted to show a clock in one of the panels though. I do like that. It's nice and big.