Attachment system for an exterior cover of a vehicle mirror assembly

An attachment system for an exterior cover of a vehicle mirror assembly, said attachment system comprising:

• a carrier plate having a plurality of mounting tabs;
• an exterior cover having a plurality of attachment sockets releasably engaging said mounting tabs;
• a bezel extending around a perimeter of said carrier plate including a bezel lip extending along select portions of said bezel, and a cover lip receiving slot extending along select portions of said bezel not including said bezel lip;
• a cover lip included on said cover extending along select portion of a perimeter edge of said cover, and a bezel lip receiving slot extending along select portions of said perimeter edge not including said cover lip;
• wherein said cover lip is received into said cover lip receiving slot of said bezel and said bezel lip is received into said bezel lip receiving slot of said cover so that an exterior surface of said bezel is aligned generally flush with an exterior surface of said cover when mounted to said carrier plate;
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• whereby said cover is securely and releasably mounted to said carrier plate.

An attachment system for an exterior cover of a vehicle mirror assembly, said attachment system comprising:

• a carrier plate having a plurality of mounting tabs disposed on a first side of said carrier plate and a bezel disposed around a perimeter;
• a cover having a plurality of attachment sockets disposed on an interior side for engaging said mounting tabs;
• a spring clip carried in each of said attachment sockets engaging said mounting tabs so that said cover is securely and releasably mounted to said carrier plate;
• a bezel lip disposed along a first bezel corner portion and a second bezel corner portion;
• a cover lip receiving slot disposed along a first bezel vertical edge and a second bezel vertical edge;
• a cover lip disposed along a first cover vertical edge and a second cover vertical edge;
• a bezel lip receiving slot disposed along a first cover corner portion and a second cover corner portion;
• wherein said cover lip is received into said cover lip receiving slot of said bezel and said bezel lip is received into said bezel lip receiving slot of said cover so that an exterior surface of said bezel is aligned generally flush with an exterior surface of said cover when mounted to said carrier plate.