LittleLife Light-Up Car Mirror

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This isn’t to say that baby car mirrors are bad. It’s just important to know that they come with a few safety considerations, including the following:

From there, we narrowed down a few different categories that these products fall into, including a camera option, and considered additional features, such as lights, music, and remote controls. We also thought about where exactly these would be installed in your car and made sure to note the type of headrest needed. The Britax and several others don’t have that distortion even though they are somewhat convex as well. Skip Hop mirror. Smiley face markings get in the way. Another baby car mirror that comes with the desirable LED lighting is by the FITNATE brand. Unlike the Munchkin alternative above, it has a more subtle design that maximize the view of your baby on the rear seat. When you’re with your baby, it’s likely you'll rarely have your eyes off them which is why baby car mirrors are essential for any parent when travelling in the car. Straps: Straps that attach both horizontally and vertically ensure the mirror stays where you position it, even if you hit bumpy roads.If you only want a forward facing baby car mirror, the Diono See Me Too is the best option. It’s designed to attach to your car’s rearview mirror and includes a universal attachment that installs in a matter of minutes. Considering the affordable price tag and its high quality construction, the ONCO baby car mirror is by far the best all-round option. It provides a clear view of your baby, installs securely to the rear headrest with ease and it certainly won’t disappoint when compared to similar priced alternatives. It is smaller than the Britax or Itomoro at 10″ x 7″. This is an adequate size to fully see the car seat and baby, and not so small that it requires precise positioning to get the viewing angle right. Our Editor’s Choice award and top recommendation go to the Britax Baby Car Mirror. It performed best overall in our battery of tests. It adjusts easily, swiveling on a ball joint. We found that it stayed in place, not moving from its set position, in our vibration testing. However, in our strike testing, as you see below, it did change position. We did not have to re-adjust it in normal driving, even with sudden stops. Britax baby car mirror test

The funbliss Baby Car Mirror earned our Budget Choice award for its low price point and excellent durability. The Britax Mirror has very limited installation instructions but it only took about two and a half minutes to unbox and strap onto the headrest in our minivan. The mounting plate has both a vertical and horizontal strap and connects easily to an adjustable headrest. Like the other mirrors we tested, it doesn’t attach securely to a fixed headrest because you are limited to wrapping a single strap horizontally. Clear reflection in the Britax baby car mirror

The camera attaches with velcro straps to the vehicle headrest. It was challenging to pull the straps through and stretch them enough to get them attached with only two hands. Once attached we weren’t worried about it coming loose. Strap attachments: Since you can't actually crash-test the mirror yourself, you'll need to use your best judgement about whether or not it will be able to withstand the force of an impact. "You want to find the most securely connected mirror you can — ideally straps that go around the headrest horizontally as well as over it vertically, [secured] either with strong Velcro or clips that could hopefully hold up to the forces of a crash," says Loeb.

Weight: Lightweight mirrors may be more likely to stay secured in the event of collision, and would be less dangerous even if they became a projectile object.

What is a baby car mirror?

A simple baby mirror that gets the job done better than some of the flimsier competition in our lineup With an extra-large convex surface for a wide-angle view of your baby, the shatter-resistant mirror gives you and your baby a distortion-free view of each other We mounted the mirrors on a vibration platform with much more substantial movement than a normal vehicle. None of the mirrors experienced much position change even in this exaggerated vibration environment. Baby mirror vibration testing Visibility Baby car mirrors are available with a remote control night light built-in to the mirror to make it easy to see your baby when driving in the dark. The addition of a night light can also provide additional reassurance to your baby when travelling in the Car mirrors can be soothing to parents who get anxious when they can’t see their baby. But it’s important to use them correctly to ensure a safe ride.