very heavy and sturdy feeling [SEP] i bought this for my wife because i walked into her old one she never puts it back and it brokeit installs in seconds as long as you have a drill and screwsit is much sturdier than the one i brokethe magnification was a bit startling of course that has nothing to do with anything being wrong with the mirrorthe price was quite a bit higher than the last one i bought at a discount store but this one seems well made