Vehicular lighting system

An improved interior lighting system for a vehicle comprising:

• an interior mirror assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of a vehicle;
• said interior mirror assembly including a mirror reflective element;
• said interior rearview mirror assembly further including a light assembly, said light assembly configured so as to illuminate an area inside the vehicle when said interior mirror assembly is attached to said interior portion of the vehicle and when said light assembly illuminates;
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• said light assembly comprises a single non-incandescent light source, said single non-incandescent light source comprising a single high-intensity power light emitting diode having a luminous efficiency of at least about 1 lumen per watt when said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated and wherein said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated at a forward current of at least about 100 milliamps.

An improved lighting system f or a vehicle, said lighting system comprising:

• an accessory module assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of a vehicle;
• said accessory module assembly configured to illuminate an area inside the vehicle when said accessory module assembly is attached to said interior portion of the vehicle;
• said accessory module assembly comprising a single non-incandescent light source, said single light source comprising a single high-intensity power light emitting diode emitting light for illuminating the area with a luminous efficiency of at least about 1 lumen/watt when said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated and wherein said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated at a forward current of at least about 100 milliamps;
• a heat dissipation element adapted to dissipate heat from said single high-intensity power light emitting diode;
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• a power resistor.

An improved ground illumination system for a vehicle comprising:

• an exterior mirror assembly adapted for attachment to an exterior portion of a vehicle;
• said exterior mirror assembly including a mirror reflective element;
• said exterior rearview mirror assembly further including a light assembly, said light assembly configured so as to illuminate a ground area adjacent the side of vehicle when said exterior mirror assembly is attached to said exterior portion of the vehicle and when said light assembly illuminates;
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• said light assembly comprises a single non-incandescent light source, said single non-incandescent light source comprising a single high-intensity power light emitting diode having a luminous efficiency of at least about 1 lumen per watt when said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated and wherein said single high-intensity power light emitting diode is operated at a forward current of at least about 100 milliamps.