Hard Dog Double Diagonal Photo Needed

My last Miata had a Hard Dog cage with a single diagonal.

For the next car, I'm just planning to go with a roll bar instead of a cage, since it will still see a little street use. I hate the look of the Double Diagonal, but rear visibility in my old car was near zero. Also, I'd like a little more rear travel for the passenger seat.

Can someone post a photo of an HDDD from a similar angle and let me know if you still have a useful view out of the rear view mirror?

Thanks.

This pic is from Raven Wing Performance.....can't see much of the rear view mirror in this shot...it is the hard dog M2 Hard Core in the pic.

I have a Hard dog Hardtop with the DD. When the top is down, my rearwards visibility is just fine.

Get the rear mirror from a 1996+ Miata and you'll gain the ability to adjust it up and down. Helps.

Keith wrote: Get the rear mirror from a 1996+ Miata and you'll gain the ability to adjust it up and down. Helps.

Both old and new cars are 96's.

From Betty

Sorry about the bike, that picture is the closest I have to the angle you wanted.

From Betty

That one is give you an idea of the view to the rear.

I had the HDDD in my '91 and the rear visibility (for me...5'8") was nil. My view was perfectly obstructed by the meeting point of the top bar and diaganol bars.

I ditched my stock mirror for one from a sebring with some built in lights and mounted it slightly lower than the stock mirror for some better visibility (mounted with a block of wood!). Then a week later a factory one popped up on eBay.

Thanks to everybody for their input.

I think that if the general consensus is that rearward visibility is no better with the DD, then I'll probably just go with the single. I know that when I ordered my cage, they were really helpful and seemed like they could build one to your preference.

Rear visibility is different. The view is framed by the two diagonals instead of cut in half. The DDs are far more popular. Play with the vertical height of the mirror, you should be able to come up with a setup that lets you see pretty well out the back.

Woody - I think you're in Northern VA? I have a scratched but good condition Hardcore DD that I forgot to get rid of when I sold my miata - PM or email me...

On Topic I had it in a '97, and was able to adjust my mirrors to get a good view of traffic, I just had to shift a little bit to get long-distance rear viewing, or up a hill...

anyone have a miata roll bar they want to get rid of?

Woody wrote: Can someone post a photo of an HDDD from a similar angle and let me know if you still have a useful view out of the rear view mirror?

Been ~5 years since I sold the car, but I don't remember having any problems seeing out the rearview mirror.

That was a '91 with stock seats, and I'm 6 feet tall.

Hope it helps,

Jon

There's the photo I've been looking for! Thanks Jon.