American Red Cross Car Child View Mirror

by The First Years

Product Features

• Helps to observe child in rear seat at a glance
• Fits most standard rear view mirrors
• Attaches easily to rear view mirror
• Displays view of back seat, swivels as needed
• American Red Cross licensed product

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.8 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002HRFO3M
• UPC: 071463071753
• Item model number: Y7175
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,462 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The American Red Cross and The First Years have joined together to offer a collection of infant and toddler wellness and safety products that parents can trust. Helps to observe child in rear seat at a glance. Fits most standard rear view mirrors. Attaches easily to rear view mirror. Displays view of back seat, swivels as needed.

Product Description

The American Red Cross and The First Years have joined together to offer a collection of infant and toddler wellness and safety products that parents can trust. Helps to observe child in rear seat at a glance. Fits most standard rear view mirrors. Attaches easily to rear view mirror. Displays view of back seat, swivels as needed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Be Mounted on the Rear-View Mirror in My Car, But Made a Nice Visor-Mounted Mirror, October 16, 2009

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ReviewerWhoPrefersToBeAnonymous (California) - See all my reviews
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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 could interfere with. So this product couldn't be mounted on my rear view mirror.

Fortunately, I discovered that it can be mounted on sun visors. To reduce side-to-side movement, I chose to install one clip through the hole toward the far end (i.e., toward the middle of the car, where the visor can be attached to or detached from the ceiling). See Customer Image. To install this way, simply: (a) remove the elastic band from the clip without a socket, (b) push the "fingers" of the clip without a socket through the hole of the visor, (c) "thread" the elastic band through the hole, (d) re-attach the elastic band onto the hook of the clip without a socket, (e) stretch the elastic band and secure the clip with a socket to the free edge of the visor, and (f) attach the mirror to the socket. The advantages of installing on the visor are: (i) it does not interfere with forward vision, as would occur if the mirror is located under the rear view mirror, and (ii) it is a little closer to your head, so that the image is slightly larger than when mounted on the rear view mirror. As a disadvantage, when the visor is rotated too far outwards, the secondary mirror might reflect the sun into oncoming drivers' eyes.

In terms of optical quality, since the mirror is wide-angle and plastic, you're not going to get a "high resolution" image. However, it's good enough to see if your child is sleeping, has gotten food all over the back seat, etc. Buy this from Amazon.com!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars it's ok, August 26, 2009

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K. Roberts (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews
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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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Installed in 2 seconds, works great!, February 9, 2010

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M. Clarke - See all my reviews
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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!