Most of my previous cars have been Euro models, and I’ve always swapped out the mirrors for aspherical ones. I like quickly glancing at my driver’s mirror and confidently merging across multiple lanes when getting on the highway.
In the U.S., driver’s side mirrors must be flat by law, meaning convex or aspherical mirrors are not allowed on the driver’s side. In contrast, European models typically use aspheric on the driver’s side and convex on the passenger side. Japan appears to use convex mirrors on both sides.
I ordered a set of JDM mirrors from eBay. Unfortunately, the OEM part number isn’t printed on the US or JDM mirrors, so I don’t have the official JDM part number. However, the US driver’s mirror part number is 87961-6A570.
No Heated Mirror Symbol – The JDM mirrors don’t have the heated mirror symbol yet are heated. I checked with a forum member in the UK, and their heated mirrors also lack the symbol, so this seems to be a Toyota design choice outside of North America.
After swapping to the JDM convex mirror, I noticed that the most significant change is in the vertical field of view (which is kind of useless) rather than horizontal due to the shape of the Land Cruiser 250 mirrors.
US Mirror:
JDM Mirror:
JDM mirror on the left and US Flat mirror on the right. I broke a tab, removing the US mirror. Don't try this when it's 30F in your garage!
In the U.S., driver’s side mirrors must be flat by law, meaning convex or aspherical mirrors are not allowed on the driver’s side. In contrast, European models typically use aspheric on the driver’s side and convex on the passenger side. Japan appears to use convex mirrors on both sides.
I ordered a set of JDM mirrors from eBay. Unfortunately, the OEM part number isn’t printed on the US or JDM mirrors, so I don’t have the official JDM part number. However, the US driver’s mirror part number is 87961-6A570.
No Heated Mirror Symbol – The JDM mirrors don’t have the heated mirror symbol yet are heated. I checked with a forum member in the UK, and their heated mirrors also lack the symbol, so this seems to be a Toyota design choice outside of North America.
After swapping to the JDM convex mirror, I noticed that the most significant change is in the vertical field of view (which is kind of useless) rather than horizontal due to the shape of the Land Cruiser 250 mirrors.
US Mirror:
JDM Mirror:
JDM mirror on the left and US Flat mirror on the right. I broke a tab, removing the US mirror. Don't try this when it's 30F in your garage!
