Lighting Device for Rear-View Device of Vehicle

A lighting device for an external rear-view device of a vehicle, comprising:

• a lighting unit having at least one light source and at least one light guide in optical communication with the at least one light source;
• a housing having two housing portions, wherein the lighting unit is arranged between the housing portions, wherein,
• when the lighting device is attached to the vehicle via the rear-view device, the two housing portions are in form of an upper housing portion and a lower housing portion,
• the upper housing portion and the lower housing portion form a groove therebetween on the outside of the housing,
• the upper housing portion or a bottom section of the upper housing portion defines a top edge, and the lower housing portion or a top section of the lower housing portion defines a bottom edge, and
• the groove is extending between the top edge and the bottom edge,
• wherein,
• the top edge is defined relative to the lighting unit as the top edge of the lighting unit, wherein the top edge is defined by an upper flange of the lighting unit,
• the bottom edge is defined relative to the lighting unit as the bottom edge of the lighting unit, wherein the bottom edge is defined by a lower flange of the lighting unit, and
• a virtual sphere contacts the top edge and the bottom edge, and provides a gap towards the at least one light guide such that the at least one light guide is positioned within the groove, and the top edge as well as the bottom edge are defining the outermost regions of the housing.