The Best Rear View Mirrors Let You Look Back Without Anger

Looking for a simple and easy way to add a reversing camera to your older vehicle? How about this, a mirror that's designed to look like your factory-fit mirror, but that integrates a small screen and a camera that mounts to your rear license plate bracket to give you a new look at the road. The mount is designed to slide onto your existing windshield mirror mount, the small clip found on older vehicles.

The rear camera offers six LED lights and a large sensor to help you see behind you when parking or reversing, and it even has guide lines to show the area directly behind you. On the mirror, the 4.3-inch screen has automatically adjusting brightness to make sure your camera is visible by day and not blinding you by night. Though buyers note that the mirror itself can't be dimmed, which may be bothersome to some, especially if you constantly use your mirror dimmer switch.

The opposite of a fancy rear view mirror packed with tech is this option from Shynerk. Simple, easy, effective, and it lets you see clearly the most important thing in your car. This baby mirror for your car, truck, or SUV, is designed to strap onto the seat headrest using simple straps and buckles that should fit any vehicle. Then the mirror is mounted on a ball that lets you position it to any angle, exactly how you need it to let you see your precious cargo.

The mirror, that lets you look back using your main car mirror or by turning your head, is a shatterproof design made from acrylic safety glass with a plastic frame. So that even in an accident, your baby doesn't need to worry about the mirror. At nearly 12 inches by eight inches, this is one of the larger mirrors on the market, and offers a convex surface to help magnify your view of your littlest one.

An absolutely massive mirror, measuring 15.8 inches by 3.2 inches, this option gives you an enormous field of vision of what's behind you. Even out your side windows depending on the vehicle. Instead of replacing your existing mirror, it simply clips on and gives you a wide-angle view of everything that's going on behind you—up to three times wider than your factory mirror offers.

Smaller sizes are offered, too, if you want an upgrade to the factory component but aren't ready for a mirror that's wider than your first TV screen. The mirror is made from glass and it has a blue tinted mirror that makes it clearer, but also helps to lower glare and reduce the effect of headlights of cars behind you. This mirror is flat for a true-to-life view, but convex glass is also offered to give an even wider angle at the risk of a distortion of the view.

A rear view mirror that can see through your vehicle or trailer doesn't exist yet, but this is the closest you might ever find. It's a rear view mirror for vehicles that either don't have one or can't use one because there is no visibility out the back. Ideal for cargo vans, RVs, trucks with trailers, and any other vehicle where the view to the back is blocked, this backup camera works like a digital mirror through a wireless camera connection to a camera you mount on the back of your vehicle or trailer.

Just minutes to install the dash-mounted monitor and a few more for the camera and your rear blind spot is gone. A total of 16 IR lights help the camera work better at night. The range is up to 30 feet through an RV or 190 feet in open air thanks to the 2.4 GHz wireless camera connection. Not having to run a wire from camera to screen makes for a much easier to use product.

This option boasts a large 12-inch screen that gives you the ability to see in front of and behind you at the same time thanks to a split-screen mode. An HD camera looking forward and one that you mount in the rear give you rear view mirror features that were beyond imagination a decade ago. Both cameras record simultaneously onto an SD card (with support for up to 128 GB).

The ability to loop record is built-in, and you can record a time-lapse video for road trip memories instead of just waiting for something bad to happen. Even without the cameras, this is a larger mirror than standard, but with the camera screen giving you the option of front, rear, or split views you should be able to see everything happening around you. A G-Sensor automatically records and locks the video if your car is bumped or involved in a more serious collision, while with an add-on GPS antenna you can get driving speed, date, and time.

For adding just that little bit of extra rear view, check out a set of blind spot mirrors like these from Utopicar. Instead of replacing your factory mirrors, which are the result of millions in safety and efficiency engineering, you can just add a small convex surface to expand your view to each side. While some cars come with these built-in from the factory, most don't and adhesive blind spot mirrors are a great addition.

Frameless for improved looks, this recommendation lets you see into your blind spot without turning your head as much as you would normally have to do. They can help reduce lane-change anxiety in heavy traffic. While most add-on blind spot mirrors are round, which wastes much of the surface of both the add-on and the factory mirror, these are contoured to offer more usable area while wasting less of the glass space. 3M brand adhesive makes sure that they'll stay on through hot, cold, and car washes.

A rear view mirror for those who tow on occasion, but aren't driving a great big full-size pickup that offers pull-out towing mirrors. These tow mirrors are designed to clip onto any factory rear view mirror to give you a view that's seven-inches wider. That's enough to see around your trailer and cargo so that you can actually spot what's behind you on the highway or when it's time to back up.

No tools are needed to install or remove these clip-on mirrors, making it quick and easy to go from tow to no-tow. At just one per package, you'll need two packages to cover both mirrors but these are an affordable option either way. Plus, if you forget how wide you are and clip one on a roadside obstacle, you don't need to buy more replacements than you need.

Couldn't find a pickup in the spec you wanted with the fancy top-level sliding tow mirrors? Why not add them later on with a kit like these, designed for the 2003-2006 General Motors trucks and SUVs. It's not an add-on, it replaces the mirror completely with a new assembly that can slide in for better fuel economy when you're empty and pull out for better visibility when you're towing.

The split-mirror lets you have two different viewing angles, while the power adjustment, LED turn signals, and heating elements for defrosting and defogging are a big upgrade over stock. Mirrors like these are offered for nearly every big pickup and body-on-frame SUV, so if you didn't get the features you wanted new (or want to upgrade your used truck), this is ideal. The mirrors also fold in when you're parked so that they aren't sticking out and blocking traffic or the sidewalk.

The WOLFBOX 12” mirror comes equipped with a 170-degree front 140-degree rear lens to provide drivers with an incredibly wide view that helps minimize blind spots. You can even view both at the same time with the mirror’s built-in screen split function.

Both front and rear cameras can record simultaneously in 1080p, though if you are just recording with the front camera the resolution jumps up to 1296P.

Special Features

Reversing Aid System: Displays rear camera as soon as you shift into “R” gear with guide lines for easy parking. You can also adjust the viewing angle of the image.

24-Hour Parking Monitor: Once you turn on parking mode, the cameras will automatically start recording when it senses shocks or attacks.

G-Sensor & Loop Recording: The dash cam supports manual trigger or automatic emergency recording with its built-in G-sensor. When storage is full, the cameras will automatically overwrite the earliest video segments with new files. This means you don’t have to worry about purchasing additional memory cards.

Lane Departure Warning/LDWS: If you turn on the LDWS feature, an alarm will sound if you drift into another lane.

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