Rearview vehicle mirror with audio speakers

A combination rear-view mirror and audio speaker for a vehicle comprising:

• a body portion having a speaker aperture in a rear exterior side of said body portion, said speaker aperture including a recessed flange and a bore;
• a mirror coupled to a front side of said body portion;
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• a tweeter having a speaker flange and a terminal post with a plurality of signal terminals adapted for receiving an audio signal, said tweeter fixed to said body portion such that said tweeter is disposed at least partially within said speaker aperture, said recessed flange receiving said speaker flange and said bore receiving said terminal post, said tweeter adapted to produce a sound wave, said sound wave emanating from said tweeter in a direction away from the rear exterior side of said body portion.

An audio system for a vehicle having a windshield, said audio system comprising:

• a combination rear-view mirror and audio speaker for a vehicle having a body portion, a mirror, an articulating arm and an audio speaker, said body portion including a speaker aperture in a rear external side of said body portion, said mirror coupled to a front side of said body portion, said articulating arm coupled to said body portion at a first end, said articulating arm adapted for attachment to said vehicle at a distal end, and said audio speaker disposed at least partially within said speaker aperture and fixed to said body portion, said audio speaker adapted to produce a sound wave, said sound wave emanating from said audio speaker in a direction away from the rear exterior side of said body portion;
• an audio signal amplifier spaced apart from said combination rear-view mirror and audio speaker;
• and
• a wiring harness coupled at a first end to said audio signal amplifier and to said audio speaker at a second end.