Abstract: A rear view mirror having a planar mirror means and a convex mirror means disposed in angular disposition relative thereto. The convex mirror means has one end substantially co-planar with the plane of the planar mirror means and its other end, due to the angular orientation of the convex mirror, is spaced apart from the plane of the planar mirror. The spaced apart end of the convex mirror is disposed near to the vehicle driver and the substantially co-planar end is therefore disposed remote from the driver. The housing for the convex mirror has tabs approximately equal to the thickness of the planar mirror so that said tabs and the opposed longitudinal edges of the planar mirror means can be slidingly received within predetermined ones of a pair of transversely opposed co-planar channel defining members that together, with interconnecting end plates, collectively define the housing means for both the planar mirror means and the convex mirror means.