Patent ID: 7325953

Claim:
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system suitable for use on a vehicle, the vehicle including a passenger compartment and a longitudinal axis, said mirror system comprising: an exterior mirror assembly adapted for mounting to a side of a vehicle; said exterior mirror assembly including a reflectance element, said reflectance element being moveably mounted on an actuator for providing remote positioning of said reflectance element; a turn signal light assembly fixedly mounted in said exterior mirror assembly separate from said reflectance element whereby movement of said reflectance element is independent of said turn signal light assembly; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a portion configured for facing rearward of the vehicle and another portion that wraps around the side of said exterior mirror assembly outboard the mounting of said exterior mirror assembly to the side of the vehicle; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a light source, said light source comprising at least one light emitting diode and a light pipe; wherein said turn signal light assembly comprises a turn signal light module; and said at least one light emitting diode emitting visible light having a luminous intensity of at least about 500 mcd and having a dominant wavelength of at least about 530 nm when operating, at 25 degrees Celsius, at a forward voltage of less than about 5 volts and when operating at a forward current of 20 milliamps.