American Red Cross Car Child View Mirror

This inexpensive item consists of four pieces: (1) a plastic clip with a socket, (2) a plastic clip without a socket, (3) an elastic band to hold the clips together, and (4) the plastic convex (wide-angle) mirror itself (which measures about 4.5"x1.5" and has a ball on the back of it). Items #1-#3 are already connected to each other in the package, so it should be a simple process to attach the clips to your rear view mirror with the elastic, and then attach the mirror to the socket.

I would guesstimate that the clips can accommodate standard rear view mirrors with a depth of up to 3/4". Unfortunately, my car has a electrochromic one similar to CIPA 36500 Wedge Base Auto Dimming Rearview Mirror with Compass, Temperature and Map Light; it is about 1" in depth and furthermore has buttons underneath the "lip" that the bottom clip...Read more

Well, it is a cheap mirror so don't expect it to be great. The mounting part is great. It holds onto the rear-view mirror just fine and you don't have to worry about a suction cup coming off. The ball socket that lets you aim the mirror is a little loose, so that you need to tweak it almost every trip, but that's not a big deal. It's real disadvantage is the mirror surface itself. The mirror is convex so it covers a wide area (which is good), but the reflection is somewhat fuzzy. You get just a OK view of the child. It's hard to make out the child's expression, and I can barely see if his eyes are open or not. For the price it's a good deal, and I haven't had any luck finding a mirror this shape and without a suction cup attachment anywhere else.

I am SO pleased with this mirror (esp for the ridiculously low $$). I popped the mirror on to my rear-view in seconds and it was ready to go! I've been using for weeks now and have never had to readjust it when I get in the car (like some reviewers mentioned). The clarity of the mirror isn't perfect but I can tell exactly what my son is doing w/o turning around. It's certainly the quality I expected (& better) for the price. I can't believe I waited so long to get this. I'm a much safer driver now that I'm not turning around every time he whines!