Customer Reviews

American Red Cross Car Child View Mirror

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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!

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!

This is the BEST baby mirror. I first bought this type of mirror BEFORE the Red Cross put there name on the label. I look for years after to purchase another one. It is sooo simple to use, and it is a true mirror...not just a cheap piece of film. It is sooo reasonable priced too! My first mirror is still just as new as when I bought it almost 5 years ago, and with an autistic son, I do not plan on getting rid of it any time soon! THIS IS THE MIRROR TO BUY!!

Have owned a couple of these over the last decade, and they are awesome. Looking for one now and they are unavailable anywhere! Bring them back, please!

At first my husband was the one who wanted this. I really didn't care either way. I found this one by searching and ordered it for him. Now we both love it. Yes....the mirror is plastic and has a kind of fun-house view, but you can tell what is going on with your child in the backseat well enough. Great price, well worth it!

This is the third mirror that I purchased and tried. The first one would not work with my mirror and the second was such poor quality that the reflection is useless. The American Red Cross mirror is very simple to install and the mirror is of sufficient quality that I can see what my little doll is up to in the back seat. Because it has a ball socket connection, I was even able to turn the mirror vertically to see her whole car seat. Great product for the price!

We were given one of these previously and I accidentally broke the back. We immediately started searching for another. Great to see kids in back seat!

The idea of this mirror is awesome, the mounting mechanism is great. The downfall of this product is the mirror itself...it's very low quality. It's so blurry and almost like a funhouse mirror...it's pointless. If it was a clear mirror, it would be great. But it's such a poor quality that it's pointless to even use it. Too bad, the idea is a great one!

OK product. The image was much smaller and seemed much farther away than I had hoped for. In honesty, don't really use it because of this (it's angled up and I just use my review mirror :-/ ). OK if you are OK with smaller image that seems a little father away......