Miata Mailing List: June 1994, Message #223
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   From: mikef@mer-mail.ctron.com (Michael Friedman)
Subject: Visibility
   Date: Fri, 10 Jun 1994 17:04:30 -0400

I picked up my Miata (White '90 with "B" package) yesterday, and
drove it 200 miles with the top down.  What a blast. The car delivers
what it promises!

The problem:  I am tall (6'2") and sit with the seat ALL the way back.
This is comfortable, but places my head behind the side window.  With
the top up, I cannot see to the left (a little better to the right)
to change lanes etc on the highway.  The mirror does not adjust it's
field of view enough to fix the problem.  This blind spot is serious,
especially as the top will only be up in lousy weather when visibility
will be further limited anyway.

My old Triumphs has triangular "corner windows" in the top to cure
this problem.  The Miata top is solid from the rear all the way around
to the door window.  (I notice the hard top's rear window wraps
around to the sides, and look like it would cure most of my 
problem.)

The question:  Is there an aftermarket kit or modification to add
corner windows to the Miata's soft top?  Do others have this problem?
If so - what have you done?

My immediate "stop gap" cure will be a wide angle mirror added to the
left door mirror (a K-Mart (no editorializing please!) item for about
a buck).

Thanks in advance for the input...

Mike Friedman