How does the mirror work at night. Is there glare reduction from headlights built in?
2090252
Mirrow is very poor. It's just tinted plastic. I had a glass shop cut a real glass mirror the same size and hot glued it into place. Works perfectly. The electronics work fine.
2090253
This mirror works great. I had it installed in both of my cars and I couldn't be happier.
2090254
As far as I can tell, it's just a mirror. But I also haven't noticed a problem with glare. Wish I could give a more informed answer.
130238
depends on the light source -- will reflect direct light/sun but no glare in indirect lighting
1109255
It's a real mirror but you can't adjust it for night so headlights are bright. Had to adjust it so it was pointing towards the roof at night. Also beware of counterfeit ones with no brand name
1736024
Yes, noticeable difference at night. The glare of bright lights is diminished, however, it also mutes darkness. I agree with others that its more difficult to see people, animals, or objects on or along side of road. For me, these work best driving towards bright sunlight.
935393
Truthfully, have not noticed if it does, but would like to hear from others if the experience has been different. As to their effectiveness during the day and night time, no problem during daylight, but at night time a strong source of lighting is needed for the ones that I have if you want to be able to see anything. There may have been an improvement (?) after the ones that I purchased.
1644788
Johnathan, The dimming works fine. The only issue and it really isn't a problem that my visor on my Miata has to be readjusted if I pull it down due to the size (width) of the new mirror. The extra size of the mirror is great, you really don't have any blind spots and in a low car that can be a problem. I love the mirror.
1370449
This mirror has no lighting. I have mine in a well lit area and it works great.
1162839
If you have the auto-dimming rearview, there is a black "box" where the mirror mounts to the windshield. Basically, it just means the "U" they cut out for the mirror is big enough to accommodate that. If you had a "regular mirror" it won't affect the installation of this shade at all.
840834
This visor is not polarized so I don't think you will be able to see clearly through it at night. I love mine for the sun's glare, but I do NOT look through it to drive. I tilt it to block the afternoon sun from my eyes, but always have vision through my car's windshield and not the visor. I hope this was helpful.
1220203
not that I notice. I really like this mirror. I took it off the other day to just see how it was before, and I thought "how in the world did I drive without this?"
1921553
I don't really have a glare issue, so not sure BUT, at night, the lights from cars seem to be more diffused, yet more spread out. That is, there is more lighted area in the window, as if the adhesive spreads out the light to a bigger surface area than if it was just the plain glass, but the light is softer. Hope this helps.
1179372
This mostly diffuses light and is good for privacy issues. So you still get quite a bit of light coming thru, tho not glare. At night, headlights are even more diffused, so the light is more 'spread out' than if it came thru the clear glass. You sort of end up with more light than without it - it's more spread out versus a more focused headlight. What it does best, is serve to give you privacy. You can't see in, you just see shadows and shapes. This is more for privacy than to reduce glare. But it does help with the glare some.
2188817
Yes you can see it, but as others have said, you need to flip the little lever on your existing mirror to tilt it down - the one that you use when someone is behind you at night to dim their lights.
2129344
No, it has not. But it can be compensated by the darker reflection. I mean, the OEM mirror may show you an Image with 90% of its real bright, this will be darker, maybe 25% to 30%. It could be a problem in really dark spaces. About glare from other cars during the night, don't worry about that is enough dark for reducing glare as OEM mirror, I think even better. I bought one 3 months ago and I have no glare problems.
1827534
I find that it's not really an issue. Since the mirror is convex, it makes everything a lot smaller, including the high-beams of the jerk behind you. So it's not as bright and annoying.
89848
Does not have a night setting you get by rotating the mirror. The mirror works well at night too!
70330
I really like this mirror. Drove at night on the freeway with it for the first time last night. Absolutely no issues. Clear as a bell. Highly recommended.