Adjustable vs. Tesla & Fixed Headrest: Which Leo&Ella Mirror Fits Your Car?
Before you buy a Leo&Ella baby car mirror, check one thing: what kind of headrest your rear seat has. The two mirrors hold on in different ways, and the right one depends on whether there's a gap under the headrest.
Two Headrests, Two Mounts
Most rear seats have a headrest that slides up and down on two metal posts, leaving a gap between the headrest and the seatback. The Adjustable mirror uses that gap: it has two straps with buckles, one around the headrest and one over the top and back under it, through the gap. Buckled tight, it stays put on bumpy roads.
Tesla seats, and some other cars, mold the headrest into one piece with the seatback. There are no posts and no gap, so there's nowhere to thread a strap under. The Tesla & Fixed mirror skips straps entirely: a continuous elastic loop slides over the headrest like a sleeve and grips it all the way around. No buckles, no Velcro, no tools.
From the side: the Adjustable mirror's second strap runs over the top and back under through the gap, while the Tesla and Fixed mirror's elastic loop wraps around a headrest that has no gap.
Not sure which one you have?
Look at the back of your rear seat. Two metal posts with a visible gap under the headrest means Adjustable. One continuous seatback with no gap, like most Teslas, means Tesla & Fixed Headrest.
At a Glance
30 sec
to buckle on the Adjustable mirror
10 sec
to slide on the elastic loop
360°
rotation on both
Which One Should You Order?
- Adjustable: for the two-post headrests in most sedans, SUVs, minivans and trucks. Comes in Large and Medium.
- Tesla & Fixed Headrest: for Tesla Model 3, Y, S and X, and any seat with a molded-in headrest. The loop fits adjustable headrests too, so it's also the easy pick if you move the mirror between cars. Shop the Tesla mirror.
What Fits a Fixed Headrest?
A fixed headrest is one that is molded into the seatback, with no posts and no gap under it. Strap-and-buckle mirrors need that gap, so they have nothing to hold on to. For a baby car mirror for a fixed headrest, choose the Tesla & Fixed Headrest mirror: its elastic loop slides over the headrest from the front, so it doesn't need a gap. It also fits adjustable headrests, which makes it the one to buy if your cars differ.
Driving a Tesla? The model-by-model fit guide for the Model Y, 3, S and X covers where the mirror sits.
Large and Medium buckle onto two-post headrests in under 30 seconds, and the Tesla and Fixed mirror slides its elastic loop over either kind of headrest in under 10.
Both mirrors use convex, shatterproof acrylic and rotate 360°, so you get the same wide view of your baby. The only difference is how they hold on.
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