Exterior rearview mirror system

An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror system comprising:

• an exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror system;
• said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising an electro-optic mirror reflective element housed by a mirror shell formed of plastic;
• said mirror reflective element comprising an electro-optic medium sandwiched between two substrates;
• a mirror reflector established at a surface of one of said two substrates;
• a turn signal display element provided in a moldable form and integrated into said mirror shell;
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• wherein said turn signal display element comprises a plurality of printable light emitting diodes and is operable to function as a turn signal indicator that illuminates when a driver of the equipped vehicle activates a turn signal system of the equipped vehicle.

An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle, said exterior rearview mirror system comprising:

• an exterior rearview mirror assembly configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle equipped with said exterior rearview mirror system;
• said exterior rearview mirror assembly comprising a mirror reflective element housed by a mirror shell formed of plastic;
• said mirror reflective element comprising a substrate and a mirror reflector established at a surface of said substrate;
• a turn signal display element provided in a moldable form and integrated into said mirror shell;
• said turn signal display element comprising a plurality of a printable light emitting diodes and operable to function as a turn signal indicator that illuminates when a driver of the equipped vehicle activates a turn signal system of the equipped vehicle;
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• wherein said plurality of printable light emitting diodes comprises at least one printable light emitting diode operable at greater than 10 lumens/watt.