CIPA 11050 Suction Cup Rearview Mirror, Black, 8" W x 4" H

Like others, I got this for my boat, and it's been working great (have used it several times). The mirror is adjustable to many different positions, and it seems pretty well constructed. I've read other reviews where they say it broke during install, but I didn't have any problems at all...maybe they got a bad one, but mine seems tough. The suction cup is great, and even stays on when going over big wakes with my boat which can be quite a jarring experience. The size of the mirror is just about right. Not too big or small. It doesn't seem to get in the way too bad when driving the boat. Also it gives you a pretty good view of what's going on behind you. Overall, I'm very pleased with this item because it works good and didn't cost much money at all. There are other mirrors out there that cost 5 times as much and don't seem to do much more than this one.

I looked at all the other mirrors advertised and reviewed. Most mirrors are for cars and are made out of plastic with a reflective coating and don't give a great image. I believe this mirror might actually made of glass. I don't know if mirrors for cars cannot be made of glass due to regulations but I guess it does not apply to this product because it is for a boat. I use it in an RV because the RV has no rearview mirror. I needed a way to keep and eye on the kids without turning around. The field of view is perfect. The suction cup worked perfect and stayed on the windshield even when left up for several weeks. In side the accordian rubber boot is a series of nuckles to get the perfect bend and you can tighten the nuckles if you you need to. Over all this mirror worked perfect. Not only is this a value, but I could not find another mirror at any price that would do what I needed to do.

First off it works good. It allows me to see the tube towing behind the boat and occupants in the boat. Then the suction let loose while underway and it flew right off into the water ...bye bye. That being said I purchased something half the price and luckily still have it. So it's a good mirror but way over priced for what it is.

I spent a lot of time searching and reading reviews for backseat baby viewing mirrors, and I tried out several models only to return them to the store I bought them from. I couldn't get any of the suction cups to stick for more than a couple hours. After reading five 5-star reviews for this mirror, I was pretty confident in my purchase, and that this would be the mirror that would work for me. But, after trying and trying, I couldn't get it to stick on the window longer than a day. I realized that my car's back window has defroster lines in it, which were possibly keeping the suction cup from working properly. I wonder if that's why none of the mirrors I tried worked, but I can't be sure. I almost returned the mirror to amazon, and gave up hope, but when I realized it would cost me almost $6 to return it, I decided to keep it and try again. I resorted to holding it on with packaging tape (ghetto, I know) but even that didn't work. Finally, in desperation I Gorilla Glued it to the window, and now it stays put! So, Gorilla Glue gets 5-stars. ;) I gave this mirror 4 stars because even though I was unhappy with the suction cup, to be fair, it isn't intended to be on windows with defroster lines, or to sit in a hot car all day. The mirror itself is great. I can clearly see my infant and the side of my forward facing toddler. The mirror is a good size, and I can see very clearly into it. It is well constructed, and obviously of high quality. To sum it up, if you're looking for a mirror to use as a baby view mirror you should either keep looking (I doubt you'll find anything that'll stick if you haven't already, though) or consider permanently attaching the mirror. If you're willing to permanently attach a mirror though, then you could go ahead and buy a cheaper mirror and some Gorilla Glue.

I'm using it in place of the original rearview mirror in my van. It works! I gave up fixing my original mirror attachment to the windshield glass (adhesive method) using different adhesives. It took me time to think of a solution. I looked around on Amazon and found this mirror. Anyway, I'm pleased with the sharp view of this CIPA glass mirror. The suction attachment position for the angle of my windshield glass did not allow me to put the mirror where the "objects are closer than they appear..." etched line but it is upside down which does not bother me at all. The letters are barely visible. See the two photos. The mirror suction cup seems to work well been three weeks before it got a bit loose that vibrations of the van made the mirror vibrate a little so I knew it was time to give the suction cup a push to refresh the suction pressure. I'd guess after several years of being in the sun the plastic suction cup will need to be replaced (my van is always exposed to sun..never garaged). So far, mirror has not fallen off yet.

Second one purchased lost the first one. If you've a sunction issue wet it first this has worked very well for me. Use it on the windshield of my walk around boat.

I purchased this item based on a recommendation on my RV forum to use in my motorhome, so I could watch the coach behind me when I was driving, since I don't have a rear view mirror inside the coach. I couldn't put it on the windshield because I have an electric sunshade that it would interfere with, so I tried to put it on top of my dash, but it wouldn't stick. I then purchased an adhesive disk, also from Amazon, that is supposed to work with suction cup mounts exactly like this. I tried the two together, because I didn't want to stick the adhesive to the dash until I was sure it would work. No matter how I pushed the cup onto the disk, it wouldn't hold, so now I'm stuck with both a useless mirror and a useless disk.