Exterior rearview mirror or winglet for a vehicle having an electrical device attached to a housing

An exterior rearview winglet assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• an exterior shell including a first side oriented toward a front of the vehicle and a second side oriented toward a rear of the vehicle;
• a base bracket to couple the exterior shell to the vehicle;
• a first housing positioned in the exterior shell;
• a finisher being attached to the first housing and extending from at least a portion of the exterior shell at the second side of the exterior shell;
• and
• a first electrical device being directly attached to the first housing and the first electrical device being independent of attachment to the finisher to reduce an overall weight of the finisher,
• wherein the finisher defines a first opening to surround the first electrical device, and
• wherein the first housing includes a flexible latch, and wherein the first electrical device includes a rear portion, a clip, and a hook and locator mechanism for attachment to the first housing.

An exterior rearview winglet assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• an exterior shell including a first side oriented toward a front of the vehicle and a second side oriented toward a rear of the vehicle;
• a base bracket to couple the exterior shell to the vehicle;
• a first housing positioned in the exterior shell and being coupled to a housing bracket;
• a finisher being attached to the first housing and extending from at least a portion of the exterior shell at the second side of the exterior shell;
• and
• a first electrical device being directly attached to the first housing or the housing bracket and the first electrical device being independent of attachment to the finisher to prevent the finisher from decoupling from the exterior shell,
• wherein the finisher defines a first opening to surround the first electrical device,
• wherein the first opening and the first electrical device are oriented to face an exterior ground floor that surrounds the vehicle relative to a horizontal plane.

An exterior rearview winglet assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• an exterior shell including a first side oriented toward a front of the vehicle and a second side oriented toward a rear of the vehicle;
• a base bracket positioned in the exterior shell to couple the exterior shell to the vehicle;
• a first housing positioned in the exterior shell;
• a finisher being attached to the first housing and extending from at least a portion of the exterior shell at the second side of the exterior shell;
• and
• a first electrical device being directly attached to the first housing and the first electrical device being independent of attachment to the finisher,
• wherein the finisher defines a first opening to surround the first electrical device, and
• wherein the first electrical device is unattached to the finisher while positioned within the first opening to reduce an overall weight of the finisher.

An exterior rearview winglet assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• an exterior shell including a first side oriented toward a front of the vehicle and a second side oriented toward a rear of the vehicle;
• a base bracket to couple the exterior shell to the vehicle;
• a first housing positioned in the exterior shell;
• a finisher being attached to the first housing and extending from at least a portion of the exterior shell at the second side of the exterior shell;
• and
• a first electrical device being directly attached to the first housing and the first electrical device being independent of attachment to the finisher to reduce an overall weight of the finisher,
• wherein the finisher defines a first opening to surround the first electrical device, and
• wherein the first opening and the first electrical device are oriented to face an exterior ground floor that surrounds the vehicle relative to a horizontal plane.