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  1. chris marsh

    chris marsh F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

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    Hi guys, I just picked up a 348. Drove it from St. Louis, Mo. to Detroit on Saturday. Back roads. That was fun.

    I thought it was funny that it does not have a review mirror on the windshield and no evidence of glue residue.

    It does have these strange rubber mounts attached above where the rearview mirror should be. Does anyone know what these things are? I suspect they maybe for a radar detector or security system.
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    chris marsh, Apr 24, 2023
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    They’re for hanging your paramour’s bra and panties.

    no rear view mirror is odd.
     
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    The rear view mirror attaches to the glass. I forget what those rubber things are for there was a thread on it once and when you find out what they are for you go "ohh ya" then you forget 3 months later. It was like to hold sunglasses or something. o_O

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    I believe I read somewhere that the rubber "pins" are to temporarily support the shoulder belt with the mad mouse seat belts ?
     
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    Since you have no mirror it might be a good opportunity to purchase a new modern one with back up camera incorporated ?
     
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    What's a behind me does not matta!
     
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    That may have been it. Also jives with the belts being so long to reach there, which causes them to not retract well.
     
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    If you're tall, no rear view mirror really helps you look through right hand corners....

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    And then you can tear your man card in half. Ha ha. I kid, I kid.
     
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    You having trouble backing up with your 348? :)

    I never understand the fascination with backup cameras haha
     
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    That looks pretty clean actually. Truth be told, I would never by a new car without a rear view camera or CarPlay.
     
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    You can't. Rear cameras were mandated in the US for the 2019 model year.

    Even with the one car I own with a backup camera, I rarely use it.
     
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    It's handy when backing up to a trailer to connect. Especially a loaned one, where the connector location isn't familiar.

    That said, even I don't have a trailer hitch on my 348.
     
    Aeroflop, Apr 28, 2023
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